Latest Fact Checks By Dave Umhoefer

Did FDR oppose collective bargaining for government workers?

By Dave Umhoefer

August 14, 2013

Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."

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Group says Wisconsin jobless rate was on the rise while Paul Ryan advocated for immigration increases

By Dave Umhoefer

August 9, 2013

"Unemployment has been on the rise throughout Wisconsin" as Paul Ryan stepped up his advocacy of "immigration increases."

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Wisconsin Sen. Dave Hansen says state budget forces someone making $12,000 a year to pay $4,000 in health insurance costs

By Dave Umhoefer

July 26, 2013

The Republican-authored state budget includes a provision "forcing people earning as little as $12,000 to buy private health insurance that could cost them as much…

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Twists, turns in tale of County Executive Chris Abele and residency rules

By Dave Umhoefer

July 21, 2013

On residency requirements for public workers

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Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says it takes 25 years to obtain citizenship legally and just 13 years for illegal immigrants under Senate bill

By Dave Umhoefer

July 7, 2013

"Currently, it takes up to 25 years to obtain U.S. citizenship legally" but the Senate bill "would allow immigrants who came to the United States…

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Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke says 4 homicides a year in Milwaukee would be a record when he was a kid

By Dave Umhoefer

July 3, 2013

"When I was growing up as a kid in the city of Milwaukee, if we averaged 4 homicides a year in the entire city that…

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Vos says study shows defendants skip court appearances more frequently in Wisconsin than in other states

By Dave Umhoefer

June 24, 2013

A study of private bail bond systems "showed that Wisconsin has a higher no-show rate than other states" of defendants skipping court appearances.  

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Taylor says alleged advantage to bail bonds is not backed by any evidence

By Dave Umhoefer

June 23, 2013

"There is no statistical evidence that bail bonds increase the likelihood of those awaiting trial returning to court for their scheduled hearings."

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Scott Walker says success in office reflected in 2-point drop in unemployment rate from time he decided to run for governor

By Dave Umhoefer

June 16, 2013

Says the success of his economic agenda is supported by the fact "we went from unemployment at 9.2 percent when I decided to run for…

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty says law aims to discourage contributions to groups Soglin disagrees with

By Dave Umhoefer

June 12, 2013

Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he…

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Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin’s ranking as a place to do business improved from 43 to 17 on his watch

By Dave Umhoefer

June 9, 2013

"Our ranking in terms of the best and worst states to do business in was 43 four years ago, and we just moved up to…

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Mike Tate says Cheetos cost less than an apple in some Milwaukee neighborhoods

By Dave Umhoefer

June 3, 2013

"A bag of Cheetos costs less to buy than an apple," and in some Milwaukee neighborhoods "good luck trying to find an apple or a…

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