Fact Check Posts – Page 2

John Cox
stated on October 19, 2017 a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed.

"It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation."

By Chris Nichols • November 1, 2017

Luther Strange
stated on August 29, 2017 a campaign website

"Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."

By John Kruzel • September 22, 2017

Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing

In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."

May 31, 2017

Richard Corcoran
stated on May 12, 2017 a tweet

It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."

By Amy Sherman, Kristen M. Clark • May 17, 2017

Mike Gallagher
stated on September 12, 2016 a TV ad

Says Tom Nelson "backed higher taxes on Social Security, costing Wisconsin seniors $95 million."

September 30, 2016

SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana
stated on August 25, 2016 a YouTube video

"In an interview with the Chicago Tribune's Editorial Board, Comptroller Leslie Munger says that in order to balance a budget, the state would have to 'cut social services completely.'"

By Kevin Hoffman • September 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton
stated on July 23, 2016 a campaign rally in Miami, Fla.

Says unlike Tim Kaine, who "invested" in education, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "slashed education funding."

By Lauren Carroll • July 24, 2016

Michael Roberson
stated on March 3, 2016 in a candidate forum on March 3, 2016

Nevada lawmakers "permanently cut taxes for over 95 percent of Nevada’s businesses."

By Riley Snyder • March 29, 2016

American Future Fund
stated on January 28, 2016 a campaign ad

"Kasich’s budget raised taxes by billions, hitting businesses hard and the middle class even harder."

By Nadia Pflaum • February 12, 2016

John Kasich
stated on January 29, 2016 comments on Fox News

Ohio’s credit rating is "as high as you can get, AA+."

By Nadia Pflaum • February 8, 2016

Steven Landes
stated on December 24, 2015 a constituent survey.

Medicaid expansion "could cost the Commonwealth of Virginia over $1 billion a year..."

By Sean Gorman • January 11, 2016

Terry McAuliffe
stated on December 10, 2015 a radio interview.

Says he faced "a record budget deficit" in Virginia in 2014.

By Warren Fiske • December 21, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on July 27, 2015 an interview

Says his political opponents "brought 100,000 protesters into our state."

July 30, 2015

Jim Steineke
stated on June 18, 2015 a tweet

Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011.

By James B. Nelson • June 26, 2015

Hillary Davis
stated on May 6, 2015 a hearing at the General Assembly

"The profit [from automated traffic enforcement cameras] is going to the private corporations, not to the city or state."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 14, 2015

Alex McMurtrie Jr.
stated on May 7, 2015 a campaign flyer.

State legislators "quietly shifted $2 billion from education to road building" in 2013.

By Warren Fiske • May 18, 2015

Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 a budget hearing

Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.

By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015

George P. Bush
stated on January 30, 2015 remarks at a "school choice" rally outside the Texas Capitol

A "majority of our students are trapped in" underperforming schools.

By W. Gardner Selby • March 12, 2015

Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 4, 2015 a news release

Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget "would sell off Wisconsin’s state parks."

By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2015

Scott Walker
stated on March 1, 2015 an interview

The University of Wisconsin System "will be much more affordable than just about any other campus in America" because "going forward we have a cap on it tied to inflation."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 2015

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