Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Devin LeMahieu was correct in saying Minnesota increased its state budget by nearly 40%. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/minnes… #wipolitics

Fact-checking Democratic Party chair on MKE radio: Has Joe Biden appointed more Black women as federal appeals court judges than all other presidents combined? Yes. Checking GOP WI Sen. Devin LeMahieu: Did Minnesota raise its state budget by nearly 40% in 2023? Yes. gigafact.org

National Democratic chair Jaime Harrison was correct telling MIlwaukee's 101.7 The Truth that Joe Biden has appointed more Black women as federal appeals court judges than all other presidents combined. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/05/presid… #wipolitics

.Eric Hovde tells @wisgop convention that US interest payments on debt exceeds military spending. Wisconsin Watch checked that claim recently. wisconsinwatch.org/2024/03/us-deb… #wipolitics

Washington, DC allows noncitizens to vote in municipal elections, US Rep Bryan Steil tells Wisconsin GOP convention. That law has been in place since 2022, Wisconsin Watch found. wisconsinwatch.org/2023/09/has-th… #wipolitics

For a future story, young MKE voter to me: “I vote left, but if Biden wants my vote, I want to see steps taken to prevent what's going on in Gaza….People are saying, I don't want to vote for Trump, so I'll vote for Biden. But I don't think Biden is fit to run for another term.”

Bice: State Rep. Myers exited school job after numerous complaints from families jsonline.com/story/news/pol… via Journal Sentinel

Fact-checking whether: Trump wants to criminalize women who get an abortion (No); there was widespread fraud in WI in the 2020 election (No): whether 20,000 people in WI with the same phone number voted in the 2020 election (No). wisconsinwatch.org/author/tkertsc… #wipolitics

Strong debut LP today from Milwaukee alt-country Ladybird, including this stomper. youtu.be/xYkpC4ztKv0?si… #MilwaukeeMusic

.Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck to me for a future story: Men manage 98% of mutual fund assets, she says. 'There's a lot of research that says diversity leads to better results. But inertia is a powerful thing, comfort is a powerful thing.” #finance #investing

The subject of memories came up during my chat with a wine guy at my local liquor store. 'The past is a powerful drug,” he said.

Wisconsin GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany expects US House committee to pursue contempt case against Attorney General Merrick Garland for refusing to release Joe Biden special counsel interview recordings. youtu.be/Cf_r7pFTnYs?t=… #wipolitics

.Vice President Kamala Harris Kamala Harris to DL Hughley in Milwaukee, calls for $25,000 down payment grants for first-time home buyers who are from families that don't own homes. youtube.com/watch?v=p2T2oI… #wipolitic -

My dad and I were sitting in my sister's backyard when we were startled by a police officer. She showed me a 1-second video of my car doing a rolling stop and wrote me a ticket. Search Marquette Lawyer Magazine for the rest of the story and a look at surveillance in the US.

FIB -- as in 'F****** Illinois B******: My look for Milwaukee Magazine at the origin of Wisconsin's term of non-endearment for its neighbor to the south. With comments from John Gurda, Door County Historical Museum, Ted McClelland and Charlie Berens. milwaukeemag.com/where-did-the-…

For Marquette University Law School magazine, how police used a doorbell video to write me a traffic ticket, and a look at how surveillance is being used around the country. law.marquette.edu/assets/marquet…

Joe Biden to Milwaukee's Sherwin: Donald Trump has 'sort of lost his mooring. He seems like the guy who just doesn't know what the hell he's doing anymore.' youtu.be/8EI5Wp-ZbUc?t=… #wipolitics

In pivotal Wisconsin, Joe Biden reaching out to Black voters through interview with Sherwin on 101.7 The Truth radio in Milwaukee. x.com/1017thetruth/s… #wipolitics

'We should use all the technology available to us' to fight reckless driving, speeding and red-light runners, including red-light cameras and drones, plus universal driver ed and perhaps heavier penalties, Milwaukee state Rep. LaKeshia Myers says. youtu.be/CAEG2vEZ3X4?t=… #wipolitics

Milwaukee state Rep. LaKeshia Myers tells Jane Matenaer that law enforcement data systems don't tell officers who encounter a driver with a suspended license whether the driver has ever been licensed. youtu.be/CAEG2vEZ3X4?t=… #wipolitics