MADISON, WI – Democrat David Crowley campaigns on making Wisconsin more affordable, but throughout his time as Milwaukee County Executive, he’s made things more expensive for his constituents.

A new fact-check by The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveals that Milwaukee County has the highest sales tax in Wisconsin at 0.9% after “David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor, signed the county-level legislation that put the 0.9% tax into effect.”

Thanks to Crowley, every family in the county—regardless of income—must pay more simply to afford basic goods. All this while Crowley openly supports tax breaks to data centers and spending on woke DEI and Green New Deal agenda items.

If Crowley is elected this November, he’ll push the same costly agenda across Wisconsin and make our state even less affordable for everyone who calls it home.

And in case you’re wondering how he felt about making life unaffordable for the people of Milwaukee County, here’s Crowley at the bill signing for the sales tax hike:

Read the full fact check here and below:

Yes

Milwaukee County has the highest county sales tax in Wisconsin at 0.9%.

Every other county with a sales tax charges 0.5% on top of the statewide 5% rate.

Two counties – Waukesha and Winnebago – do not have a sales tax, according to a chart from the state Department of Revenue.

The City of Milwaukee is currently the only city with its own sales tax of 2%. Both the 0.9% county rate and 2% city rate went into effect Jan. 1, 2024.

Separately, Milwaukee has tourism-related taxes that support the Wisconsin Center District, including a 0.5% rate for restaurant meals.

The 0.9% county and 2% city sales taxes stem from a bipartisan 2023 law that sought to help Milwaukee avoid a financial crisis.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, the Democratic nominee for governor, signed the county-level legislation that put the 0.9% tax into effect.