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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Trump’s Flawed Claim that Tariffs Made the U.S. Its ‘Richest’
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In arguing for more tariffs on goods imported to the United States, President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. was its “richest” or “wealthiest” during the late 1800s and early 1900s because of tariffs. In multiple ways, his claim is wrong or misleading.…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
No evidence that eliminating school choice is on Susan Crawford’s agenda
With less than a month until Election Day, the race that will determine the ideological control of Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is full speed ahead. Liberal Dane County Judge Susan Crawford and conservative Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel, who also served as state attorney general under former Gov. Scott Walker, are blasting each other on issues…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Both Sides Spin Who Would Benefit from Extending Trump Tax Cuts
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. With the Republican-controlled Congress moving forward with President Donald Trump’s call to extend the 2017 individual tax cuts, Democrats and Republicans are spinning the facts about who would benefit. Several Democrats have framed the tax cuts as exclusively benefiting billionaires, while Trump has suggested everyone…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated
Donald Trump has promised that millions of people are going to be deported during his second term, and when it comes time to find people to deport, Dane County could find itself a target. That’s based on comments made by U.S.Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, during a meeting of the House Judiciary Committee just days before…