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Jim Sullivan
Jim Sullivan
stated on January 31, 2011 a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
"We currently have one guy who is in charge of painting the entire Milwaukee County parks system."
Half-True
February 4, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 27, 2011 comments at a bill signing ceremony
Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on January 28, 2011 a news release
"Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican-controlled state legislature have added over $140 million in new special interest spending"
Pants on Fire!
February 1, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on January 21, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
Regulations on developers have thwarted construction on county-owned land in Milwaukee’s downtown Park East corridor.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 31, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 21, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
Mitchell International Airport is the "the third busiest airport in the world and the number one busiest in the country."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 30, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2011 the GOP response to the State of the Union address
"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 25, 2011 a campaign TV ad
Says he "helped lead an outside audit that’ll save (Milwaukee County) taxpayers over $200 million."
False
January 27, 2011
Cory Mason
Cory Mason
stated on January 13, 2011 a news release
"Republican (small business tax cut) bill spends $80 million for better Google searches, not job creation"
Mostly False
January 26, 2011
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on January 19, 2011 a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform
On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform.
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • January 25, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on January 12, 2011 a meeting with Journal Sentinel reporters and editors
"We’ve saved over $100 million of (health care) costs" in Milwaukee County. "I did that."
Mostly True
January 24, 2011
Chain email
Chain email
stated on January 20, 2011 a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site
Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • January 21, 2011
Jim Sensenbrenner
Jim Sensenbrenner
stated on January 16, 2011 an interview after a town hall meeting
"We had a debate on whether ‘ObamaCare’ was the way to go to fix up health care and the American voters said no -- emphatically."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • January 20, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 5, 2011 a news release
In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 18, 2011
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on December 29, 2010 a news release
"Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 16, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on December 27, 2010 a television interview
Says 15,000 IRS employees "have to be added to administer ‘ObamaCare’ and look at the tax implications."
Mostly False
January 14, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 4, 2011 a news conference announcing his candidacy for Milwaukee County executive
"I have fought for our shared values without being an ideologue or a partisan"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 13, 2011
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on December 19, 2010 a television interview
Says he "had to impose tougher cost controls on state employees than" any previous Wisconsin governor.
Mostly True
January 11, 2011
Lee Holloway
Lee Holloway
stated on December 28, 2010 a speech at his swearing-in ceremony
The City of Milwaukee "uses the building inspection area as a revenue base."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 10, 2011
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
stated on January 4, 2011 a news release
Wisconsin’s lawsuit rules are so anti-business that the state’s system is "one of the most promiscuous" in America.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 9, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 7, 2010 a luncheon speech at the Milwaukee Press Club
The state is able to sharply curtail contract bargaining rights for state employee unions.
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • January 7, 2011
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