Who has more lakes: Minnesota or Wisconsin?
By Eric Litke
May 23, 2019 "Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."
Have 1M Wisconsinites “voted to raise their own property taxes”?
By Eric Litke
, Mica Soellner
May 17, 2019 "More than a million Wisconsinites have voted to raise their own property taxes because Republicans have failed to fully fund our public schools for the…
Bernie Sanders: ‘Exploitative’ payday loans in Wisconsin average 574% annual rate
By Eric Litke
May 14, 2019 Says Wisconsin payday loans have a 574% average annual interest rate, "exploitative lending that keeps Americans trapped in debt"
Yes, small businesses account for 99% of all Wisconsin companies
By Eric Litke
May 7, 2019 "99.4% of businesses in Wisconsin are small businesses," and they employ "nearly half of our workforce."
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou says extreme weather suspended work last year
By Eric Litke
May 2, 2019 "We suspended the (Foxconn) work around October, November last year because the weather there was snowy and icy cold."
Trump says Wisconsin poverty rate is lowest in 22 years. It’s not.
By Eric Litke
April 30, 2019 "The poverty rate for Wisconsin families has reached the lowest rate in 22 years."
GOP blames Evers’ budget for potential property tax hike
By Eric Litke
April 12, 2019 "Governor Evers' budget would increase property taxes by the largest amount in a decade"
Steineke hits, misses on claim Evers won’t meet
By Eric Litke
April 10, 2019 Says GOP leaders have "made overtures to meet on a regular basis," but Gov. Tony Evers has "refused to even meet with us."
Nygren says Wisconsin Republicans have cut taxes by $8B, still grown revenue
By Eric Litke
March 21, 2019 "Over the last eight years, we’ve shown that even though we’ve cut taxes by $8 billion, revenues continue to grow."
Republicans botch claim comparing tuition for immigrants, veterans
By Eric Litke
March 13, 2019 In-state tuition available "for non-U.S. citizens after three years … veterans have to wait five years."
Evers reverses course on pledge to ‘raise no taxes’
By Eric Litke
March 5, 2019 On not pursuing higher taxes
Evers claims drug crimes account for 75 percent or more of state prison population. Not even close.
By Eric Litke
February 22, 2019 "Drug-related offenses make up as much as 75-85 percent of inmate populations" in Wisconsin