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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Forbes blog
Forbes blog
stated on April 22, 2012 a blog post
"The University of Florida announced this past week that it was dropping its computer science department ... Meanwhile, the athletic budget for the current year is $97.7 million, an increase of more than $2 million from last year."
Half-True
By Kim Wilmath • April 24, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican U.S. Senate debate
Says that when adjusted for inflation and population growth, state general revenue spending has decreased 10.7 percent on his watch.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 20, 2012
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on April 13, 2012 a Republican US Senate debate at WFAA-TV, Channel 8, in Dallas.
David Dewhurst "has never once cut one penny from the state budget."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
Susan Combs
Susan Combs
stated on April 4, 2012 a public appearance.
The 2011 Legislature did not cut Texas public school funding.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 12, 2012
Elizabeth Ames Jones
Elizabeth Ames Jones
stated on April 9, 2012 a web video.
Says she balanced a $10 billion budget shortfall without raising taxes.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
True
By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
Jefferson Smith
Jefferson Smith
stated on March 10, 2012 a candidates' forum.
Says "at the state level we're spending more on tax expenditures than we are on public safety, health care and education combined."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 10, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 19, 2012 a television interview
"We gave every public employee in the state the freedom to choose whether or not they want to be in a union."
False
By James B. Nelson • April 9, 2012
John Burzichelli
John Burzichelli
stated on March 28, 2012 an interview on NJTV
Says in the governor’s proposed budget "the use of that, what is called one-shots, is a 500 percent increase over the last Corzine budget."
Mostly False
By Erin O'Neill • April 9, 2012
AFSCME
AFSCME
stated on April 3, 2012 a web site posting
Says gubernatorial recall candidate Tom Barrett supported passage of Gov. Scott Walker’s bill stripping collective bargaining of state employees.
False
By James B. Nelson • April 6, 2012
Scott Lingamfelter
Scott Lingamfelter
stated on February 22, 2012 a news release.
Tim Kaine "reduced higher education funding by 25 percent when he was governor, driving up tuition..."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 4, 2012
Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams
stated on March 27, 2012 a speech before the Atlanta Press Club
"We have the lowest per-capita spending of any state in the nation" except for South Dakota.
Mostly True
By Willoughby Mariano • April 3, 2012
John Elkhay
John Elkhay
stated on March 21, 2012 a rally.
If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • April 1, 2012
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on February 29, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "for the duration of this recession not a single person in government middle management has lost (a) job or taken a pay cut."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 30, 2012
Nan Orrock
Nan Orrock
stated on March 7, 2012 a speech
"The state [food stamp call center] program is administered from foreign shores."
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • March 28, 2012
Harold Metts
Harold Metts
stated on March 14, 2012 a news release
Says when Rhode Island Lottery was proposed, "state residents were enticed to vote for it with the promise that the money would be used for education." 
False
By Edward Fitzpatrick • March 28, 2012
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview
The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."
True
By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2012
John McKeon
John McKeon
stated on March 4, 2012 an interview on My9 News' “New Jersey Now”
Says "the governor took away a billion dollars of rebates, so in real dollars, our property taxes have gone up 20 percent."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • March 19, 2012
Kathleen Falk
Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 an appearance at Marquette University
Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 18, 2012
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on February 17, 2012 a newsletter
"While 9,000 state employees were added to the state’s payroll, Oregon’s revenue forecasts dropped by more than $4 billion."
Half-True
By Janie Har • March 16, 2012
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