Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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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
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
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 4, 2022 a news release.
“The proposed (Virginia) House budget cuts hundreds of millions in funding for public education…”
False
By Warren Fiske • April 12, 2022
Pam Helming
Pam Helming
stated on March 8, 2022 a radio interview
"Almost half of every dollar that we spend on gas, it goes to New York State."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 17, 2022
Caleb Rowden
Caleb Rowden
stated on September 22, 2020 an online campaign ad
Says he “fully funded Missouri K-12 education for the first time in state history.”
False
By Minh Connors • October 16, 2020
Illinois Rising Action
Illinois Rising Action
stated on June 23, 2020 a TV ad
“While voters were distracted, (Gov. J.B.) Pritzker gave huge pay raises to his politician buddies.”
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • July 3, 2020
Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
stated on May 7, 2020 a letter
"States like New York, Illinois and California have been vocal in their demands for funding to bail out their pension systems, which were failing long before the COVID-19 outbreak, and other programs that aren’t related to this crisis."
False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 19, 2020
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2019 social media posts
"California's Attorney General, Xavier Becerra is putting together plans to raise property tax revenue by eliminating the only thing keeping some people's property tax from sky rocketing, Prop 13."
False
By Chris Nichols • January 24, 2020
Deb Butler
Deb Butler
stated on January 5, 2020 a tweet
Says NC Senate leader "expressed disdain" for the NC House budget vote on Sept. 11.
False
By Paul Specht • January 17, 2020
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 18, 2019 a speech.
 "Five years ago, when I took office, our state was mired in debt - a $2.4 billion debt left over by Republicans."  
False
By Warren Fiske • June 25, 2019
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet
"West Virginia spends more tax dollars on public education than all but 13 other states and the District of Columbia."
False
By Mylana Chico, Rebecca Jerome • May 10, 2019
Susana Mendoza
Susana Mendoza
stated on February 13, 2019 a campaign ad
Says Bill Daley, as part of former Gov. Bruce Rauner’s transition team, wrote "the blueprint" for record Springfield gridlock.
False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • February 17, 2019
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on July 22, 2018 a candidates forum
"Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent."
False
August 6, 2018
Sydney Batch
Sydney Batch
stated on May 23, 2018 a newsletter
"Yesterday afternoon the Republicans in the General Assembly used the nuclear option to pass North Carolina's over $20 billion budget."
False
By Paul Specht • May 25, 2018
Stokes County school teacher
Stokes County school teacher
stated on May 10, 2018 a Facebook post
"I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2018
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on March 31, 2018 a statement on the state budget
This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
False
By Dan Clark • April 9, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2018 a press conference
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
False
By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2018 a tweet
"The state is set to recapture an additional $500 million in Robin Hood payments from taxpayers and not one penny of it will go to public education in Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 23, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on October 21, 2017 a Capital Public Radio interview
Californians pay "the highest electricity bills" in the nation.
False
By Chris Nichols • November 16, 2017
Delaine Eastin
Delaine Eastin
stated on October 16, 2017 an interview on Capital Public Radio
Since 1965, California has built "six (college) campuses but 23 prisons."
False
By Chris Nichols • November 9, 2017
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