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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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William Barclay
William Barclay
stated on December 1, 2022 in a radio interview:
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 13, 2023
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on October 25, 2022 in a debate:
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • November 5, 2022
Deidre DeJear
Deidre DeJear
stated on August 13, 2022 in remarks at the Iowa State Fair:
“$1.5 billion of your taxpayer money is sitting in an account” that can be used for other purposes.
Mostly False
By Lyle Muller • August 29, 2022
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on April 4, 2022 in a news release.:
“The proposed (Virginia) House budget cuts hundreds of millions in funding for public education…”
False
By Warren Fiske • April 12, 2022
David Perdue
David Perdue
stated on March 29, 2022 in an ad:
“A secret backroom deal" gave "away hundreds of millions of tax dollars to a Soros-owned company."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • April 8, 2022
Jennifer Konfrst
Jennifer Konfrst
stated on March 21, 2022 in a press release:
Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
True
By Lauren White • April 7, 2022
Pam Helming
Pam Helming
stated on March 8, 2022 in 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
Don Huffines
Don Huffines
stated on February 12, 2022 in an ad:
“Under Greg Abbott’s leadership, Texas is putting taxpayer dollars into Chinese companies.”
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • February 24, 2022
Robert Reich
Robert Reich
stated on November 24, 2021 in a tweet:
“Norway spends about $30,000 per child on early childhood care, Finland spends $23,000, Germany $18,000” and the U.S. $500.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • December 11, 2021
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on September 13, 2021 in Instagram:
“The Walker-Kleefisch administration slashed $800 million from public schools."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • October 22, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on September 22, 2021 in Public statement:
On tax cuts and repealing Wisconsin’s personal property tax on businesses.
Half Flip
By D.L. Davis • October 5, 2021
Glenn Youngkin
Glenn Youngkin
stated on August 10, 2021 in radio interviews.:
On ending Virginia's income tax.
Half Flip
By Warren Fiske • August 25, 2021
David Suetterlein
David Suetterlein
stated on August 9, 2021 in a floor speech.:
The General Assembly gave Gov. Ralph Northam “a $1 billion blank check.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • August 16, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on July 21, 2021 in a TV ad:
“Under Terry McAuliffe (there was a) record investment in education.”
Mostly False
By Warren Fiske • August 2, 2021
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on June 15, 2021 in Twitter:
“Wisconsin is 49th in public health spending.”
Half-True
By Madeline Heim • July 9, 2021
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on June 10, 2021 in a tweet.:
“I inherited the largest budget deficit in the history of the state from the Republicans.”
Pants on Fire!
By Warren Fiske • June 15, 2021
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
Wisconsin Republican Legislative leaders
stated on April 7, 2021 in Twitter:
Wisconsin’s 2019-21 budget produced the first positive general fund balance since 2000, and the governor’s proposed 2021-23 budget would return it to a deficit.
True
By Madeline Heim • May 25, 2021
Wisconsin Assembly GOP
Wisconsin Assembly GOP
stated on May 7, 2021 in Twitter:
“Republicans on the Joint Finance Committee removed more than $8 billion in spending increases from Gov. Evers' budget proposal.”
Mostly True
By Haley BeMiller • May 18, 2021
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on April 21, 2021 in Twitter:
A new state agreement with Foxconn “will save Wisconsin taxpayers $2.77 billion.”
Half-True
By Haley BeMiller • April 30, 2021
Rick Gundrum
Rick Gundrum
stated on March 29, 2021 in Twitter:
Says Gov. Tony Evers’ 2021-22 state budget "increases taxes $1 billion +"
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • April 6, 2021
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