Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2015 a speech in Iowa
The woman named Wisconsin’s 2010 "outstanding teacher of the year" was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under "seniority and tenure rules" that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes.
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By James B. Nelson • February 16, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on February 2, 2015 Twitter posts
"Scott Walker to cut $300 million from universities, spend $500 million on a pro basketball stadium."
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February 6, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2015 a speech
Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote."
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January 30, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 13, 2015 a news release
Middle-class Americans "pay a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires."
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January 25, 2015
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on November 19, 2014 a tweet
The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley."
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By James B. Nelson • January 16, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 31, 2014 a meme circulated on Facebook
Milwaukee "incarcerates 1.2% of white men" and has "incarcerated over 50% of black men in their 30s."
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January 15, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on December 17, 2014 an interview
Under the "cromnibus" law, taxpayers must guarantee "incredibly risky" derivatives deals made by the nation's largest banks.  
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January 7, 2015
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on December 8, 2014 an opinion piece
"Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 17, 2014
Glenn Grothman
Glenn Grothman
stated on November 30, 2014 an interview
"We’re borrowing 20% of (the federal) budget."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 3, 2014
Joy Pullmann
Joy Pullmann
stated on November 11, 2014 an opinion piece
Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech
"The nation as a whole has created jobs at a rate that is two times the rate that we have created jobs here in Wisconsin under Gov. Walker."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 30, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech
Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
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October 28, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on October 21, 2014 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker is "forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion."  
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October 24, 2014
Republican State Leadership Committee
Republican State Leadership Committee
stated on October 9, 2014 a radio ad
"95 percent of job creators say Wisconsin is headed in the right direction."
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October 24, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 17, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Walker cut funding to local governments in Wisconsin, contributing to the "second-largest increase in violent crime" in the Midwest.  
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October 23, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year."
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October 16, 2014
Brad Schimel
Brad Schimel
stated on October 1, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"An overwhelming majority of Republican and Democrat law enforcement leaders have endorsed Brad Schimel."
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By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 11, 2014 a TV ad
Says Scott Walker cut "taxes for the wealthiest" and raised taxes "on 140,000 Wisconsin families."  
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September 25, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a TV ad
Says opponent Mary Burke says she "supports Obamacare unequivocally and wants to expand it."
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September 23, 2014
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on September 8, 2014 a news release
"Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus."
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September 11, 2014
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