Latest Fact Checks By James B. Nelson

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says out-of-staters account for “almost all” in Madison protests

By James B. Nelson

February 24, 2011

When it comes to protesters in Madison, "almost all" are now from outside of Wisconsin.

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill asks “everyone to tighten their belts”

By James B. Nelson

February 22, 2011

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in his budget repair bill "is showing that no stone goes unturned as he asks everyone to tighten their belts."

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U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan compares Madison to Cairo, calls protests over collective bargaining changes “riots”

By James B. Nelson

February 18, 2011

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s move to limit collective bargaining rights has led to "riots" at the Capitol -- "It's like Cairo has moved to Madison…

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Wisconsin state Sen. Alberta Darling says unions in the private sector bargain “for the most part” only on wages

By James B. Nelson

February 17, 2011

Limiting labor negotiations to only wages is "how it is for the most part in the private sector."

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Milwaukee County executive candidate Chris Abele says elected officials drive taxpayer-funded luxury cars

By James B. Nelson

February 14, 2011

Says Milwaukee County elected officials drive around in luxury cars "on your dime." 

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Majority Leader Scott Suder says a letter from four Assembly Democrats “scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy”

By James B. Nelson

February 13, 2011

Four state Assembly Democrats "scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy" by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green…

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Milwaukee County Board Chairman Lee Holloway says building code violations at his rental properties involve only exterior issues

By James B. Nelson

February 7, 2011

The city building code violations on my properties only involve exterior issues; "within the households, it’s fine."

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Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway says Mitchell International Airport is the busiest in the country

By James B. Nelson

January 30, 2011

Mitchell International Airport is the "the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country."

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A chain e-mail claims Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to raid the state employee retirement system to balance the state budget

By James B. Nelson

January 21, 2011

Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.

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Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says Americans have ‘emphatically’ rejected the federal health care reform bill

By James B. Nelson

January 20, 2011

"We had a debate on whether ‘ObamaCare’ was the way to go to fix up health care and the American voters said no -- emphatically."

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Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman says recent research shows that the benefits of 4-year-old kindergarten don’t last

By James B. Nelson

January 16, 2011

"Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."

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Acting Milwaukee County Executive Lee Holloway accuses city of padding budget with inspection fees

By James B. Nelson

January 10, 2011

The City of Milwaukee "uses the building inspection area as a revenue base."

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