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Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 7, 2011 a campaign radio ad
"I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 11, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 31, 2011 a campaign news release
Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 9, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 1, 2011 the State of the State speech
Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 8, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on December 15, 2010 a news conference with reporters
"I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 4, 2011
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on December 9, 2010 an interview with a newspaper editorial board
"We continue to see these isolated incidents of people trying to vote five, six times a day."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2010
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on December 15, 2010 a comment made during his radio show
Says the University of Wisconsin football program is spending almost all of its Bowl Championship Series payout on a Rose Bowl junket for politically connected officials
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2010
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on December 3, 2010 a news release
"I have always been focused on reining in the deficit."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 13, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 30, 2010 a program at the Marquette University Law School
"It’s illegal for a state to say we’re simply going to cut off (union contract) negotiations. There’s a legal requirement that you are involved in good faith bargaining."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 7, 2010
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 a news release
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2010
Dave Obey
Dave Obey
stated on November 18, 2010 a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 19, 2010 a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit
Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 29, 2010
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on November 16, 2010 a Twitter post
Says President Obama has grown the federal government payroll by 141,000 workers and wants to add 125,000 more.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 24, 2010
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 17, 2010 a news release
"Because of (U.S. Sen.-elect Ron) Johnson’s leadership, Senate Republicans adopted a caucus ban on earmarks."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 22, 2010
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