GOP Lawmaker Is Suing Newspaper Into Bankruptcy for Reporting on Homophobic Slur

The newspaper with a staff of four says it can’t afford the legal bills from State Sen. Cory Tomczyk’s ongoing lawsuit.

A small newspaper in northern Wisconsin may be sued out of existence because a Republican lawmaker in the state is continuing to bring defamation litigation against it, over the publication’s decision nearly two years ago to publish a story about him using a derogatory and hateful slur against gay people. During a county board hearing in 2021 on promoting diversity and inclusion in Wausau…

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