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- ↑ "Violent crime rates increased in all but two Wisconsin cities between 2008 and 2017", PolitiFact , Eric Litke, February 20, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
- ↑ "GOP lawmaker suggests Wisconsin electors choose presidential winner". WISN. 2020-11-10. Retrieved 2020-11-11.
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