POLITIFACT WISCONSIN

PolitiFact: Kids crossing 'condemned' bridges

Tom Kertscher
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

To illustrate Wisconsin's transportation needs, state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout, a Democrat who represents the rural Alma area northwest of Madison, made a startling statement.

Children are crossing "condemned bridges in the middle of the winter to get to the school bus," she said.

PolitiFact Wisconsin, in examining the statement, finds some truth and some distortion.