Do most Wisconsinites support Medicaid expansion, paid parental leave, lead pipe replacement and marijuana legalization?
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Yes.
Polls in recent years have found that a majority of Wisconsin residents support expanding Medicaid, paid vacations, replacing lead pipes and legalizing marijuana.
In November 2022, the Marquette Law School poll found that 73% of registered voters support requiring employers to give new parents paid leave. A majority of Democrats, Republicans and Independents supported mandatory parental leave.
On the issue of legalizing marijuana, 64% expressed support — with most coming from left-leaning voters, according to the October 2022 Marquette poll. 82% of Democrats expressed support, compared to 67% of independents and 43% of Republicans.
In 2019 Marquette polls, 70% of registered voters said the state should accept federal funding to expand Medicaid coverage, and 74% of registered voters agreed that the state would fund lead-water pipe replacements because of the health risks .
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Sources
Marquette November 2, 2022: Marquette Law School Survey | parental leave
Marquette Oct 12, 2022: Marquette Law School Survey | Legalization of marijuana
Marquette April 10, 2019: Marquette Law School Survey | The majority supports legal marijuana
Marquette September 10, 2019: Marquette Law School Survey | water quality problems
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Jacob Alabab-Moser joined Wisconsin Watch as fact-checker in September 2022 as part of an effort by the Gigafact Project in partnership with various state-level news outlets to combat misinformation in the 2022 midterm elections. Jacob has several years of experience as a fact checker and research assistant at various organizations, including the Gigafact Project. He holds a BA from Brown University and is pursuing an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
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