Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Wisconsin AFL-CIO says Scott Walker budget means ‘no weekend for workers’

By Sarah Hauer

July 21, 2015

Says "Scott Walker’s bad budget includes: No weekend for workers."

Mark Pocan says most states don’t have workplace protection from sexual orientation discrimination

By Sarah Hauer

July 9, 2015

"In a majority of states, you can now marry freely, but can still be fired for who you love."

Ted Kanavas says spending on private school vouchers makes up tiny piece of all education spending

By Sarah Hauer

July 2, 2015

"Less than 1 percent of all the education dollars that we spend are spent on private (school) voucher programs."

Scott Walker says Wisconsin fares better than nation on veteran unemployment

By Sarah Hauer

June 23, 2015

"Nationally, the unemployment rate for veterans is far greater than the national unemployment rate," and Wisconsin is "one of those rare examples where unemployment is…

Group says Scott Walker bans employees from talking about climate change

By Sarah Hauer

June 16, 2015

Says Scott Walker runs a state government that bans "employees from talking about climate change."

Mark Pocan says 25 percent of Americans have changed email, phone habits due to surveillance issues

By Sarah Hauer

June 15, 2015

"Twenty-five percent of people in the country have said they changed their email and phone habits because of" the collection of data allowed by the…

Dale Kooyenga says graduation rates have risen since Republicans took over in Wisconsin

By Sarah Hauer

June 10, 2015

Since Republicans took over after the 2010 election, "the graduation rate in Wisconsin has gone from 86 percent to 88 percent. The black graduation rate…

Do two Milwaukee Public Schools rank among Wisconsin’s top three high schools?

By Sarah Hauer

June 4, 2015

"Two of the top three (rated) public high schools in Wisconsin — Ronald Reagan College Prep and Rufus King International — are MPS schools."

Are there more U.S. Senators than Wisconsin residents who would benefit from GOP estate tax plan?

By Sarah Hauer

May 20, 2015

"There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break."

Latest Fact Checks By Sarah Hauer

Wisconsin AFL-CIO says Scott Walker budget means ‘no weekend for workers’

Mark Pocan says most states don’t have workplace protection from sexual orientation discrimination

Ted Kanavas says spending on private school vouchers makes up tiny piece of all education spending

Scott Walker says Wisconsin fares better than nation on veteran unemployment

Group says Scott Walker bans employees from talking about climate change

Mark Pocan says 25 percent of Americans have changed email, phone habits due to surveillance issues

Dale Kooyenga says graduation rates have risen since Republicans took over in Wisconsin

Do two Milwaukee Public Schools rank among Wisconsin’s top three high schools?

Are there more U.S. Senators than Wisconsin residents who would benefit from GOP estate tax plan?