Politifact Wisconsin: What to do with the state's youth offenders facility
It has been on Democrats' radar for years: What to do with the state's youth offenders facility plagued with documented abuses.PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at a claim questioning Milwaukee Mayor Tom...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: Is Gov. Evers' budget increasing taxes, deficit?
It will cost state taxpayers $83 billion over the next two years to pay for things like roads, education and raises for state employees. But does that mean higher taxes and a bigger state...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: President Trump's claims on the economy
President Donald Trump played up his record on the economy at a rally in Green Bay over the weekend.PolitiFact Wisconsin puts a couple of claims thru the 'Truth-O-Meter'."When Donald Trump was in the...
View ArticleSen. Ron Johnson claims small businesses make up over half of state's workforce
When do Wisconsin's small businesses make big news? When U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson sends out tweets talking up jobs and the economy.Before he jumped into politics, Sen. Johnson started up a business in...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: Are interest rates as high as Bernie Sanders suggests?
Triple-digit interest rates for short-term loans can give you sticker shock, but are they really as high as presidential candidate Bernie Sanders suggested in a recent tweet?Vermont Senator Bernie...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: Does Wisconsin actually have more lakes than Minnesota?
Many will head to a lake or lake house this Memorial Day weekend, but which state has more lakes? Wisconsin or Minnesota?Politifact Wisconsin tries to set the record straight on a claim from our...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: Digging into Rep. Pocan's tweet on Trump, Mueller
President Trump claims 'no collusion, no obstruction.' Special Counsel Robert Mueller suggests no witch hunt, no exoneration. So what does PolitiFact Wisconsin say about a claim involving both...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin: Are state prison guard numbers on the decline?
The state prison population is going up, while the number of prison guards is going down. What's going on?PolitiFact Wisconsin looks at that claim and why it matters.In a recent tweet, .. state...
View ArticleThe top four most-clicked PolitiFact Wisconsin stories for May
Who has more lakes - Wisconsin or Minnesota? That question loomed large for PolitiFact Wisconsin fans.We talked with Greg Borowski at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about the top four most-clicked on...
View ArticleFirst democratic presidential debate announced
The stage is now set for the first Democratic presidential debate - right here on TODAY'S TMJ4The 20 candidates that made the cut will be split into two nights of two hour debates in Miami.The first...
View ArticleDid Gov. Tony Evers deliver on his campaign promises with first budget?
Now that Gov. Tony Evers has signed his first budget, PolitiFact Wisconsin went back to look at Evers' campaign promises to see how they matched up to what he accomplished.President Trump Going To...
View ArticlePresident Trump claims portion of U.S. auto business lost to Mexico
Trade and tariffs are a big issue for manufactures in Wisconsin.PolitiFact Wisconsin takes a look at a claim about Mexico and the auto business made by President Trump while in Milwaukee.Bill Would...
View ArticlePolitiFact Wisconsin's Truth-O-Meter on a claim from presidential candidate...
Democrats have been vocal about migrant detention camps, but is the situation worse than Japanese internment camps during World War ll?Ben Carson Visits Milwaukee To Introduce Program 'To Combat...
View ArticleGroup checks immigration claim by Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson
Immigration is a big issue heading into an election year.Charles Benson, Panel Break Down Democratic DebatePolitiFact Wisconsin checked a claim by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson that millions of Central...
View ArticleAre tax breaks benefiting billionaires the most?
A political group plans to drop $100 million in key battleground states including Wisconsin to influence the outcome of the 2020 election.PolitiFact Wisconsin put one of its new online ads to the...
View ArticleWhich presidency has experienced more mass shootings: Obama or Trump?
As mass shootings are back in the news, so is the finger pointing by political parties. Back-to-back shootings in El Paso and Dayton have the country wondering what is going on and is there someone to...
View ArticleDid Gov. Tony Evers want to keep Republican-appointed leader of WEDC?
Many Democratic lawmakers are not big fans of the state's jobs agency set up under former Gov. Scott Walker.Wisconsin Students Soon Could Be Required To Learn CursiveThat's why PolitiFact Wisconsin was...
View ArticlePutting crime data from the 53206 zip code in context
There is one zip code in Milwaukee that politicians often use to make a point about crime, education, or the challenges facing the city.But does it distort what's happening in that neighborhood?...
View ArticleMilwaukee mayor faces police funding challenges with newly proposed budget
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said that dozens off police officer positions are on the line in his next budget."If a sales tax is approved next April, I will be able to avoid serious cuts to the...
View ArticleMayor Barrett talks boosting the budget for security at the 2020 DNC
The Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee is now less than 300 days away, and security costs are expected to be a big bill.Milwaukee Mayor Faces Police Funding Challenges with New Proposed...
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