Latest Fact Checks By James B. Nelson

Rep. John Klenke says Wisconsin ranks 48th in venture capital investment

By James B. Nelson

November 6, 2011

Wisconsin ranks 48th out of all 50 states in venture capital investment.

Read More

Bloggers say Gov. Scott Walker is taking a pay raise while freezing salaries for state employees

By James B. Nelson

October 28, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to freeze pay for state employees includes a 5.4 percent raise for himself.

Read More

Miller says nearly 14,000 Wisconsinites have lost their job since Governor Walker and the Republicans took over in January

By James B. Nelson

October 19, 2011

"Nearly 14,000 Wisconsinites have lost their job since Governor Walker and the Republicans took over in January."

Read More

One Wisconsin Now says Gov. Scott Walker is charging the public $50 to hear his views on jobs

By James B. Nelson

September 30, 2011

Members of the public are being charged $50 to hear Gov. Scott Walker and a dozen members of his administration talk about jobs and the…

Read More

Gov. Scott Walker says Wisconsin is broke and $3 billion in debt

By James B. Nelson

September 22, 2011

"Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."

Read More

Email claims physical fitness tests will be required for Wisconsin Department of Corrections staff

By James B. Nelson

September 10, 2011

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.

Read More

Wisconsin Democratic Party says Republican Representatives Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are making people pay for access to them

By James B. Nelson

September 6, 2011

"(U.S. Reps.) Paul Ryan, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble are … shutting down town hall meetings, or making their constituents pay to attend them."

Read More

Republican candidate Jonathan Steitz says Democrats approved a budget that left the state $3 billion in debt

By James B. Nelson

August 24, 2011

The 2009-11 state budget that Democrats approved left Wisconsin taxpayers $3.6 billion in debt.

Read More

Wisconsin Club for Growth says Rep. Sandy Pasch did nothing to stop fraud in the Wisconsin Shares child-care subsidy program

By James B. Nelson

August 5, 2011

Says state Rep. Sandy Pasch "did nothing to stop" people from scamming the Wisconsin Shares child-care subsidy program and voted against funding for fraud investigators.

Read More

The Progressive Change Campaign Committee and Democracy for America say an elementary school was closed because of budget cuts supported by Sen. Luther Olsen (R-Ripon)

By James B. Nelson

August 2, 2011

A Waushara County school closed because of state budget cuts supported by Republican Wisconsin state Sen. Luther Olsen.

Read More

Wisconsin Republican Party says more than half the nation’s job growth in June came from Wisconsin

By James B. Nelson

July 28, 2011

Says "over 50 percent of U.S. job growth in June came" from Wisconsin.

Read More

Wisconsin Family Action says Wisconsin Rep. Fred Clark ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist

By James B. Nelson

July 24, 2011

Says state Rep. Fred Clark (D-Baraboo) ran a red light and seriously injured a bicyclist.

Read More