Yes. A 0.1% sales tax in Milwaukee County and its adjoining counties raised $609 million over 24 years for construction of a new stadium for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.
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Fact briefs address widely circulating claims about current events and policies that can be answered yes or no.
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Was Wisconsin’s public school spending the third-slowest growing in the nation between 2002 and 2020?
Yes. Wisconsin had the third-slowest increase in PreK-12 education spending per student in the nation between 2002 and 2020, according to a Wisconsin Policy Forum analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Has the term ‘mentally retarded’ been removed from federal law?
No. Although Rosa’s Law, passed in 2010, removed some references to “mental retardation” in federal law, others remain.
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Did the Wisconsin Assembly vote to require law enforcement officers in Milwaukee public schools?
Yes. A bill approved May 17, 2023 by the Wisconsin Assembly in a vote of 56 to 36 includes a provision that would require Milwaukee Public Schools to hire 25 school resource officers to be present at schools.
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Would a Wisconsin bill hold teachers liable for using ‘obscene’ materials in school?
Yes. Lawmakers Rep. Scott Allen, R-Waukesha, and Sen. André Jacque, R-De Pere, announced May 9, 2023 that they are seeking co-sponsors for two bills on “obscene materials” in public schools in Wisconsin.
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Is the closing Cardinal Stritch University ranked first among Wisconsin colleges based on alumni salary?
Yes. The most recent rankings by GradReports.com, released in March 2021, ranked Milwaukee-based Cardinal Stritch University first among Wisconsin colleges for alumni salary.
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Has Paul Ryan endorsed Ron DeSantis for president?
No. Wisconsin Republican Paul Ryan has not formally endorsed Florida Gov. DeSantis as of May 24, 2023.
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Did a recent review of studies find that diet soda does not help long-term weight loss?
Yes. The World Health Organization on April 12, 2022 published a review of 283 studies on non-sugar sweeteners used in products such as diet soda.
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Does Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin vote with Joe Biden’s agenda 95% of the time?
Yes. Sen. Tammy Baldwin voted on legislation in line with President Joe Biden’s position 95.5% of the time during the 117th Congress (2021–22), according to data analysis by FiveThirtyEight.
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Did Wisconsin Republicans block a state sales tax exemption for menstrual products and breastfeeding equipment?
Yes. On May 2, 2023, the Republican-controlled budget committee of the Wisconsin Legislature, the Joint Committee on Finance, voted to exclude the sales tax exemption for menstrual products proposed in Gov. Tony Evers’ 2023-25 budget.
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Is Tom Tiffany rated Wisconsin’s most conservative US House member?
Yes. The latest annual legislative scorecard from the American Conservative Union ranked Rep. Tom Tiffany the most conservative of the eight-member Wisconsin U.S. House delegation.