Republican Leah Vukmir tweeted on Jan. 24 that since Republicans took control of the legislative and executive branches of government in 2011, they have saved Wisconsin taxpayers more than $8 billion. Vukmir is a member of the Wisconsin State Senate  from Brookfield. She is running in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. The Observatory addressed the claim to see if the Republican-controlled government has already saved taxpayers more than $8 billion since the party took control in 2011. Since Republicans took control of state government in 2011, taxpayers have saved more than $ BILLION! That's real money for Wisconsin families. #wisots #wiworking #wiright 
Have Republicans saved Wisconsin taxpayers over $8 billion? We check.
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