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Featured Statements

Sara Meaney
stated on May 9, 2019 in a WTMJ radio appearance:

"Wisconsin, many people may not be aware, actually has 15,000 freshwater lakes. … More than Minnesota."

By Eric Litke • May 23, 2019
Matt Flynn
stated on November 4, 2017 in a news release:

Under Scott Walker, "average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle."

By Tom Kertscher • November 17, 2017
Andy Gronik
stated on July 11, 2017 in an interview:

Wisconsin is "dead-last in creating new businesses" for "three years in a row."

By Tom Kertscher • July 26, 2017
Scott Walker
stated on March 23, 2017 in a radio address:

"Wisconsin’s economy is in the best shape it’s been since 2000."

By Tom Kertscher • April 13, 2017