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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on June 2, 2014 an interview
"Part of the increase in the cost (of higher education) has been because state support has dropped. We now spend, under Governor Walker, more on corrections than we do on higher education."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 27, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and garbage."  
False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 26, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 a television ad
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
"Already in Wisconsin we have seen fewer people pursuing education as a career" due to the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • June 13, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2014 a campaign commercial
"Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • June 4, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 29, 2014 an email blast
Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on May 27, 2014 a radio commercial
Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 30, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on May 21, 2014 a letter
Says opponent Mary Burke told reporters she would have "required workers to give up bargained-for healthcare and retirement benefits like Gov. Walker."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 29, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on May 6, 2014 a forum
The Wisconsin school voucher program "has no research that shows that it’s going to improve student learning."
Mostly True
May 28, 2014
Miami Seaport Alliance
Miami Seaport Alliance
stated on May 14, 2014 a TV ad
David Beckham’s soccer stadium would get a "special tax deal that lets them off the hook for $2 million in taxes every year for 30 years."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2014
Campaign for Liberty
Campaign for Liberty
stated on April 29, 2014 a petition.
"Estimates for adopting Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion show it will cost Virginia taxpayers $902 million through 2022."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • May 19, 2014
Nicholas Mattiello
Nicholas Mattiello
stated on April 6, 2014 a television interview
The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 11, 2014
Eric Cantor
Eric Cantor
stated on April 22, 2014 a TV ad.
Dave Brat "worked on Democrat Gov. Tim Kaine’s Council of Economic Advisors while Kaine tried to raise our taxes by over $1 billion."
Mostly True
By Nancy Madsen • April 28, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on April 2, 2014 a tweet
Charlie Crist "raised taxes in 2009 and won't rule out raising taxes again."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on March 31, 2014 an online petition
"Greg Abbott said it would be a ‘waste’ to expand pre-k to all Texas children."
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • April 7, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview
A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.
False
April 6, 2014
Republican Party of Virginia
Republican Party of Virginia
stated on March 26, 2014 a tweet.
Gov. McAuliffe's budget would "raid school, other $$ 4 Obamacare in VA."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • April 6, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on March 18, 2014 a campaign email blast
"Glenn Hegar promised to eliminate the property tax."
False
By Sue Owen • April 3, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 26, 2014 an email from his campaign
"Charlie Crist signed into law an automatic 15 percent annual tuition increase that put college further out of reach for many Floridians."
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
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