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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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