Latest Fact Checks By James B. Nelson

Gov. Scott Walker says the policies of Democrat Jim Doyle cost the state 133,000 jobs

By James B. Nelson

September 18, 2013

Says potential Democratic opponent Mary Burke "implemented the policies of Jim Doyle. Those are the policies that, in his last term, saw the state lose…

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Sen. Chris Larson says Wisconsin agency can’t account for the creation of a single job

By James B. Nelson

June 20, 2013

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. "cannot account for creating one single job."

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Rep. John Nygren says the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is a proven job creator

By James B. Nelson

June 19, 2013

The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation is a "proven job creator."

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Gov. Scott Walker says Democrats using Obama and Baldwin campaign offices to plan against him

By James B. Nelson

May 6, 2013

"Obama for President and Baldwin for Senate have kept their campaign offices up and running in Fox Valley, Eau Claire and La Crosse with their…

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MacIver Institute says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is more than halfway to goal of creating 250,000 private sector jobs

By James B. Nelson

April 17, 2013

"Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal."

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Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner says 75 percent of closed air traffic towers are in Republican districts

By James B. Nelson

April 3, 2013

"75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."

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Wisconsin Rep. Evan Goyke says proposed Gogebic mine would be larger than his Assembly district

By James B. Nelson

March 22, 2013

"The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."

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Talk show host Vicki McKenna says proposed rules on bullets would essentially ban deer hunting

By James B. Nelson

March 10, 2013

A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."

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Wisconsin regulations ranked “worst in the world” for mining, business group says

By James B. Nelson

February 15, 2013

Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."

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Talking gun control and Sandy Hook, Gov. Scott Walker says person was killed near a school with bow and arrow

By James B. Nelson

January 28, 2013

"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."

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Milwaukee County Board chairwoman touts decrease in county portion of average tax bill for city of Milwaukee home

By James B. Nelson

December 19, 2012

Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of…

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker erased his pledge to create jobs, state Democratic chairman Mike Tate says

By James B. Nelson

December 17, 2012

"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."

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