Latest Stories By Hope Karnopp

This story has been updated to include new information. Republicans in Wisconsin have often repeated the phrase “every state is a border state.” For evidence, they’ve recently turned to Prairie du Chien, a city of about 5,500 people across the Mississippi River from Iowa. U.S. Rep. Derrick Van Orden and U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde […]

When former President Donald Trump takes the stage in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention, he’ll be returning to a city and a state that has been the subject of many of his false claims. Many of Trump’s claims that PolitiFact Wisconsin has checked are about the 2020 election: From whether he won the state […]

At former President Donald Trump’s two rallies in Wisconsin this year, voters have heard mixed messages on voting early.  Republican leaders from the state — including U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson and party Chair Brian Schimming — have urged supporters to “bank” their vote by using mail-in ballots or early voting locations.  Trump, however, hasn’t taken the […]

Lawmakers in the state Capitol have wrapped up their legislative work and are now in campaign mode.  As you hear from politicians who are seeking your support, they may highlight the work they did to pass bills into law — that is the primary purpose of state lawmakers, after all.  The end of a legislative […]

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde has made his current stance on abortion public: He supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother, and also thinks voters should decide the issue. Hovde made his position clear when asked by PolitiFact Wisconsin to respond to a radio ad that targeted his stances on […]

With a new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court, public employee unions in Wisconsin launched a lawsuit last month seeking to overturn Act 10.  The landmark law, passed in 2011, curtailed union bargaining power and cut take-home pay for workers, as they had to contribute more to their retirement and health insurance.  Republicans immediately […]