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Latest Fact-Checks On Mary Burke

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Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 8, 2014 in a news release:
"In Wisconsin, a woman only earns 80 cents for every $1 a man earns."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • April 23, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 5, 2014 in a campaign email:
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s repeal of a 2009 law has left Wisconsin as "one of five states without an equal pay law protecting women from gender discrimination in their paycheck."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • April 13, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 in a jobs proposal:
"Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 in a report:
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 30, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 21, 2014 in an interview:
"Our state economic development agency under Walker, WEDC, actually isn’t even using the funds that are appropriated to it."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • March 23, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 in a TV ad:
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%  
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • March 7, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 19, 2014 in a speech:
Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 20, 2014 in an interview:
"We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 in an interview:
Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Kertscher • January 16, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on December 13, 2013 in an interview:
"Scott Walker raises nearly 70 percent of his money from out of state"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 22, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on November 5, 2013 in an interview:
"The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions.
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • November 24, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on November 6, 2013 in an interview:
"You've seen where we're now going from a $700 million surplus to getting into the next biennium with almost a $750 million deficit."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 19, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 13, 2013 in an interview:
"We’re 49th in the United States in new businesses created."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 20, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 7, 2013 in a video:
Says her actions as Wisconsin commerce secretary brought the state "84,000 more Wisconsin jobs than we have today."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 9, 2013
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