Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Elise Stefanik
Elise Stefanik
stated on November 7, 2025 a television interview
Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes.
Half-True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 11, 2025
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 8, 2025 a television interview
Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 22, 2025
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 5, 2025 a television interview
The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years.
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 1, 2025
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 28, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • January 15, 2025
Jay Rothman
Jay Rothman
stated on December 1, 2024 TV interview
“The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.”
True
By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024
Greta Neubauer
Greta Neubauer
stated on April 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter
“The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.”
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • April 24, 2024
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 18, 2024 a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H.
“Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 23, 2024
Julian Bradley
Julian Bradley
stated on December 8, 2023 X, formerly Twitter
"Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief."
Mostly True
By Hope Karnopp • December 19, 2023
Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
stated on November 2, 2023 a post on X
Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.”
False
By Ayden Norcross • November 21, 2023
Jim Justice
Jim Justice
stated on September 12, 2023 a post on X
“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Half-True
By Max Cohen • October 20, 2023
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 5, 2023 a interview
Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida.
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • September 8, 2023
Nick LaLota
Nick LaLota
stated on March 29, 2023 a press release
“For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.”
Mostly True
By Cameron Carr • June 19, 2023
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on May 9, 2023 a news conference
The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 18, 2023
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 7, 2023 a tweet
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Sarah Bahari • May 9, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 8, 2023 Twitter
The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2023
Joan Ballweg
Joan Ballweg
stated on January 24, 2023 Twitter
"Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure."
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • March 14, 2023
Fentrice Driskell
Fentrice Driskell
stated on March 7, 2023 a press conference
"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."
True
By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on December 27, 2022 Twitter
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023
Devin LeMahieu
Devin LeMahieu
stated on January 3, 2023 Senate address
"In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion."
Mostly True
By Vanessa Swales • February 3, 2023
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on January 23, 2023 a speech.
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
Mostly True
By Warren Fiske • January 25, 2023
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