evidence: Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address "The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent." Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin had a "record-breaking year" for tourism in 2023. Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X "2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia" Andrew Clyde stated on May 12, 2021 in a House hearing "Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit." Sara Meaney stated on May 24, 2020 in a TV interview "Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion." Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." [...] Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin had a "record-breaking year" for tourism in 2023. [...] Sara Meaney stated on May 24, 2020 in a TV interview "Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion."