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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Lou Greenwald
Lou Greenwald
stated on July 15, 2012 an interview on 6abc’s “Inside Story”
Says "the money is in the budget" to give a tax break to "everyone," including people making more than $1 million.
False
By Bill Wichert • July 18, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on July 8, 2012 an article
Funding the federal health care law without a tax hike will "require the state to cut nearly a quarter of its annual budget."
False
By Eric Stirgus • July 16, 2012
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on July 9, 2012 news conference remarks
Says she "stood up to" Gov. Scott Walker on tax cuts "for wealthy corporations" while her congressional opponent voted with Walker.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 13, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on June 3, 2012 a news release
Cuts in local government and school funding in John Kasich’s budget caused "many communities to seek school levies, local tax increases, layoffs."
Half-True
By Tom Feran • July 11, 2012
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 26, 2012 a video posted on YouTube
Says state Sen. Paul Sarlo "said in February on NJTV, ‘there will be no tax increases in this budget’" and "voted the other night in the Senate Budget Committee to raise income taxes $800 million."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2012
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on June 8, 2012 his speech at the Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says cuts by Gov. Rick Perry's administration left "12,000 teachers without a job."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • July 6, 2012
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on June 20, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away through tax breaks increased by a whopping $3.4 billion."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 6, 2012
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on June 4, 2012 a speech
By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 5, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on June 14, 2012 a radio appearance
The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 4, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 2, 2012 comments on CNBC
The Medicaid expansion is "going to cost Florida $1.9 billion a year."  
False
By Aaron Sharockman • July 2, 2012
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on June 6, 2012 a radio interview
"Before Act 10, the total cost of public sector employees’ employment was 29 percent higher than that in the private sector. After the act, it’s still 22 percent higher."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • July 2, 2012
Dan Ramos
Dan Ramos
stated on June 13, 2012 a speech in the Ohio House
Lorain "is the poorest urban school district in the state of Ohio."
False
By Joe Guillen • July 2, 2012
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
True
July 1, 2012
Helio Melo
Helio Melo
stated on June 7, 2012 a House floor debate
"People who wash cars at home will use approximately 80 percent more water than they do in a car wash."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr., Tom Mooney • July 1, 2012
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on June 9, 2012 her speech at Texas Democratic Party State Convention in Houston
Says because of Texas lawmakers’ choices, "hundreds of thousands of women no longer have access to basic medical care, life-saving cancer screenings and contraception."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • June 27, 2012
Shawn Lindsay
Shawn Lindsay
stated on June 21, 2012 a campaign press release
Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget."
False
By Janie Har • June 26, 2012
Vincent Prieto
Vincent Prieto
stated on June 17, 2012 an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
Says Gov. Chris Christie’s proposed budget is "the biggest spending budget in the history of the state of New Jersey. It is the largest in the nation at this point in time."
False
By Erin O'Neill • June 25, 2012
Steve Buckstein
Steve Buckstein
stated on June 18, 2012 in a tweet, online post
"Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"
Mostly True
By Janie Har • June 22, 2012
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on May 7, 2012 a press release
"Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings measures to balance the budget to reduce revenues."
Mostly False
By Chris Joyner • June 22, 2012
Michael Chippendale
Michael Chippendale
stated on June 11, 2012 speech on the RI House floor
Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska."
True
By Tom Mooney • June 22, 2012
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