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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on October 18, 2011 a news release
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "actions are directly responsible for killing at least 15,000 jobs."
False
October 24, 2011
Tommy Thompson
Tommy Thompson
stated on October 4, 2011 a campaign fundraising email
"During my tenure as governor, Wisconsin’s overall tax burden went DOWN."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 23, 2011
George Nee
George Nee
stated on October 19, 2011 a pension forum
"This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 23, 2011
Building a Better Ohio
Building a Better Ohio
stated on September 15, 2011 a campaign commercial
Says the reforms in state Issue 2 "will save taxpayer dollars"
Mostly True
By Peter Krouse • October 17, 2011
Christine Whitman
Christine Whitman
stated on September 19, 2011 an interview on NJTV
"The proudest accomplishment (of my tenure) was leaving the state with a $1.2 billion surplus, which was the largest we’d ever had, and getting spending under control and a balanced budget."  
Mostly True
By Caryn Shinske • October 17, 2011
Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on October 11, 2011 the Blooomberg/Washington Post Republican presidential debate.
Says Rick Perry increased spending in Texas by more than 50 percent.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 14, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 26, 2011 a television interview
Says he never called teachers "thugs" and has said nothing but "great things" about them during the fight over his curbs on unions
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 13, 2011
Nick Tsiongas
Nick Tsiongas
stated on September 6, 2011 newspaper commentary
"Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget."
True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • October 9, 2011
Committee for Our Children's Future
Committee for Our Children's Future
stated on September 20, 2011 a television ad
Says Gov. Chris Christie "cut spending (by) $1 billion" and provided "$850 million in new education funding."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • October 6, 2011
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
stated on September 22, 2011 a radio address
"Republicans enacted the most drastic cuts to K-12 public schools of any state in the nation."  
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • October 5, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on September 27, 2011 a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Says his administration balanced "two budgets with over $13 billion in deficits without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • October 2, 2011
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on September 17, 2011 a speech
Wisconsin's new state budget includes "a 15 percent increase for road construction and yet we’ve got local towns tearing up" paved roads and replacing them with gravel.
False
October 2, 2011
Mitt Romney
Mitt Romney
stated on September 22, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Orlando.
Says that illegal immigrants get a $100,000 break on University of Texas tuition over four years.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • September 28, 2011
Keep Conservatives United
Keep Conservatives United
stated on September 1, 2011 an online video ad.
Says Rick Perry is "spending more money than the state takes in, covering his deficits with record borrowing."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2011
Brent Barton
Brent Barton
stated on August 13, 2011 a guest column
Says credit rating agencies realize that our instability stems in large part from Oregon’s kicker system.
Mostly False
By Janie Har • September 23, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a fund-raising letter
"Wisconsin is broke," and "state government is $3 billion in debt."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 22, 2011
Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
stated on September 7, 2011 a TV show
One Wisconsin school district "is so worried about losing state funding that it has stopped giving milk to elementary school kids during snack time."
Half-True
September 19, 2011
Hetty Rosenstein
Hetty Rosenstein
stated on August 31, 2011 a press release from the Communication Workers of America
"The average state pension, including managers, is $23,000 a year; and just $14,000 for local government workers."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • September 18, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 2, 2011 a campaign fundraising letter
"I asked the unions to pay into their own health care insurance ... and they said I was being unreasonable. I requested that they contribute toward their own pensions ... and they screamed it was unfair."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 16, 2011
Ron Paul
Ron Paul
stated on September 12, 2011 a Republican presidential debate in Tampa
"170,000 of the jobs" created in Texas under Gov. Rick Perry "were government jobs."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 14, 2011
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