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Chris Larson
stated on November 9, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

Says expanding Medicaid in Wisconsin would save the state $530 million, which could pay for 3,287 K-12 teachers, or 7.8 educators per district.

By Ricardo Torres • February 16, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on February 13, 2024 in a campaign ad:

Under Joe Biden, there are “record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs.”

By Louis Jacobson • February 15, 2024

Kelda Helen Roys
stated on February 1, 2024 in Public appearance:

Minnesota incarcerates “about a third of what Wisconsin does.”

By Laura Schulte • February 14, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on January 29, 2024 in an interview with Univision Noticias:

Postpartum Medicaid coverage expanded from three states to 43 states because of the Biden administration.

February 8, 2024

Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 21, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter:

“Wisconsin had over 1,400 opioid overdose deaths in 2022.”

By Laura Schulte • February 6, 2024

Scott Walker
stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview:

"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."

By Hope Karnopp • February 2, 2024

Tony Evers
stated on January 23, 2024 in Speech:

“In April last year, our state unemployment rate hit a record low of 2.4%. Last year, Wisconsin had an all-time lowest number of unemployed workers ever in modern history.”

By Sophia Voight • February 2, 2024

Kamala Harris
stated on January 22, 2024 in a speech:

“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”

By Samantha Putterman • January 30, 2024

Ron DeSantis
stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall:

Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 4, 2024

Nikki Haley
stated on December 14, 2023 in a town hall in Atkinson, New Hampshire:

“We’ve had more Americans die of fentanyl than the Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam wars, combined.”

By Grace Abels • December 19, 2023

Jill Billings
stated on November 14, 2023 in Assembly floor speech:

“With school-based professional social workers, the recommendation is 400-to-1, and in Wisconsin, we’re almost triple that.”

By Tyler Katzenberger • December 13, 2023

Marianne Williamson
stated on November 7, 2023 in an event in Manchester, N.H.:

“We sell arms to 60% of the world's autocrats. We are the world's largest arms exporters."

By Louis Jacobson, Renee Romo • November 14, 2023

Ted Cruz
stated on November 6, 2023 in An interview on CNBC:

“We produce a lot more wind energy in Texas than California does.”

By Sarah Bahari • November 14, 2023

Melissa Agard
stated on July 27, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered "essential."

By Sophia Voight • November 3, 2023

Melissa Agard
stated on October 17, 2023 in Public appearance:

“Since 1981, the state Senate has only rejected five executive appointments. The GOP today is more than doubling that number.”

By Hope Karnopp • October 25, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on October 8, 2023 in an Instagram post:

“Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.”

By Sara Swann • October 18, 2023

Brian Krassenstein
stated on October 12, 2023 in a post on X:

It has been U.S. policy “for at least 79 years" to require Americans who intend to be evacuated from overseas to sign a promissory note.

By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2023

Mike Oliverio
stated on August 29, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“A few years back,” Mitchell Stadium in Bluefield, W.Va., “was voted the best high school football field in America.”

By Adrianne Dering • September 28, 2023

Instagram posts
stated on August 7, 2023 in an Instagram post:

"Beyonce paid $100K for Maryland Metro to run later following weather delays for her concert.”

August 9, 2023

Donald Trump
stated on July 15, 2023 in a speech:

Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.

By Amy Sherman • July 18, 2023

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