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Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 an interview on WLNE's "On the Record"
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on October 13, 2014 television attack ad
"Jason Carter’s plan: increase spending by $12.5 billion."
False
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • October 20, 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."
Half-True
October 16, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad
Says Charlie Crist "is embroiled in a fraud case for steering taxpayer money to a de facto Ponzi scheme."
False
By Amy Sherman • October 13, 2014
Allan Fung
Allan Fung
stated on September 29, 2014 a TV commercial
In the 38 Studios deal, "Wall Street investors took a risk, and went bust."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 12, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 15, 2014 candidate forum
The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
True
By Nancy Badertscher • October 8, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate
Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Max Fischer-Zernin • October 8, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on September 16, 2014 a news release.
"Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction" on Medicaid expansion.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
stated on September 25, 2014 a news conference
Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office." 
Mostly False
October 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 an interview
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 2, 2014
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on September 26, 2014 a news release
Scott Walker was elected governor on a promise not to take campaign contributions "from the date of his inauguration until the signing of the state budget," but broke it by taking nearly $5.6 million.  
False
September 29, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 television ad
Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."
Mostly True
By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on September 16, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott cut education by over a billion dollars, meaning thousands of teachers "lost their jobs" and "class sizes went up."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 22, 2014
Jeff Amason
Jeff Amason
stated on September 1, 2014 interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB
"The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years."      
True
By Nancy Badertscher • September 22, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
September 19, 2014
Lois Frankel
Lois Frankel
stated on September 12, 2014 a fundraising email
Recently Rick Scott "closed 30 women’s health care centers across the state."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman • September 18, 2014
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on August 28, 2014 a press release
"As chair of the Senate Education Committee, I led the charge to restore most of the education cuts from last session."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 an interview
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
Mostly True
September 14, 2014
Matt Mackowiak
Matt Mackowiak
stated on September 8, 2014 an opinion column
In Texas public schools, "we spend an average of $12,000 per pupil per year."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 12, 2014
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