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The Trump administration wants to rescue WIC now, but has suggested cuts in 2026
October 16, 2025

“Trump’s budget called for a $300 (million) cut” to the Women, Infants and Children program.

New SNAP
Yes, about a quarter of every dollar spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers
July 30, 2025

“Nearly 25 cents of every $1 spent via SNAP goes to farmers and ranchers.”

toy company products made in China, Illinois, 4-11-2025
Are most toys and Christmas goods sold in the U.S. manufactured in China? Data supports that
May 9, 2025

“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.

FSU campus, 4-17-2025
Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows
By Loreben Tuquero April 22, 2025

“Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.”

Cory Booker during his long Senate floor speech
Has consumer confidence fallen, as Sen. Cory Booker said? Two key surveys say yes
By Louis Jacobson April 3, 2025

"The consumer confidence in this country has gone way down."

Empty classroom image from Shutterstock for Project 2025 check, 9-6-2024
MPS does indeed have a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee
By D.L. Davis March 3, 2025

“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”

Classroom desks
Do 90% of Wisconsin school districts ban cellphones during class time?
By Hope Karnopp February 28, 2025

“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.

Imagen de la Corte Suprema en D.C. 12-17-24
Candidate right that Wisconsin does not require judges to recuse because of past legal work
By Hope Karnopp February 19, 2025

Wisconsin does not “require judges to automatically recuse just because they have done some kind of legal work in the past as a lawyer.”

Wisconsin voters in Oak Creek, Wis., 11-5-2024
Yes, Wisconsin makes it harder to vote than most other U.S. states
By Madeline Heim January 28, 2025

Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.

Voter ID sign on Super Tuesday in North Carolina, 3-5-2024
Wisconsin Republicans say voter ID laws are supported by 70% to 80% of the public
By Hope Karnopp January 23, 2025

Voter ID "is supported, if you look at any poll, by 70 to 80% of the public."

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol, 12-17-2024
Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson December 19, 2024

Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”

University of Wisconsin-Madison graduation, 5-12-2018
Would the UW System’s $855 million budget request bring Wisconsin closer to the national average?
By Hope Karnopp December 12, 2024

“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget…

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