Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Rebecca Blank
Rebecca Blank
stated on February 12, 2015 a public meeting
UW-Madison "spent down reserves" as it was told to do two years ago and, facing new state budget cuts, has "no more reserves to spend down."  
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February 20, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 17, 2014 his State of the State address
"Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 20, 2015
Paul Stekler
Paul Stekler
stated on January 24, 2015 an oped column
Louisiana’s film incentives program is so big "they actually shot an upcoming film initially titled ‘Don’t Mess With Texas’ in New Orleans!"
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 7, 2015
X posts
X posts
stated on February 2, 2015 Twitter posts
"Scott Walker to cut $300 million from universities, spend $500 million on a pro basketball stadium."
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February 6, 2015
Joy Pullmann
Joy Pullmann
stated on November 11, 2014 an opinion piece
Scott Walker "couldn’t get his own party" to back more than a 500-student increase in Milwaukee’s school choice program, but in Indiana, "Mitch Daniels’ voucher program is approaching 30,000 students two years after opening."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 21, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech
Says Scott Walker "gave $6 million in tax breaks to a corporation and told them that they can keep that money even if they lay off half their workforce."
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October 28, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 17, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Walker cut funding to local governments in Wisconsin, contributing to the "second-largest increase in violent crime" in the Midwest.  
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October 23, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 8, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker's "tax plan, the average Wisconsin taxpayer got just $11 a month. But corporations got $610 million in tax cuts. Millionaires got at least $1,400 per year."
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October 16, 2014
Kay Hagan
Kay Hagan
stated on October 7, 2014 a debate
Says Thom Tillis "has cut $500 million from public education."
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By Lauren Carroll, Max Fischer-Zernin • October 8, 2014
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on September 16, 2014 a news release.
"Hospitals have already begun layoffs, a direct result of Republican inaction" on Medicaid expansion.
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By Nancy Madsen • October 6, 2014
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on September 8, 2014 a news release
"Wisconsin does not have a deficit. Thanks to Republican reforms, the 2014 budget will begin with a $443 million surplus."
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September 11, 2014
Wendy Davis
Wendy Davis
stated on August 23, 2014 a TV ad
Greg Abbott was "charged with overseeing the state cancer research fund. But he let his wealthiest donors take tens of millions of taxpayer dollars without proper oversight. They showered Abbott with gifts and free vacations."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 31, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 10, 2014 a fundraising email
"All Aboard Florida is receiving millions in Florida taxpayer dollars."
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By Amy Sherman • August 7, 2014
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."
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By Devon Waugh • June 27, 2014
EMILY's List
EMILY's List
stated on June 16, 2014 a television ad
"Thom Tillis cut almost $500 million from education."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 19, 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."
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By Joshua Gillin • April 3, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on February 26, 2014 a radio interview.
State Medicaid expansion "will save our treasury $1 billion over the next eight years."
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By Nancy Madsen • March 30, 2014
Todd Staples
Todd Staples
stated on January 13, 2014 a campaign email blast
"Savings that I achieved" helped fund cameras on the border. "As a result, more than 21,500 arrests have been made and 46 tons of narcotics confiscated."
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By Sue Owen • February 6, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 19, 2014 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."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 20, 2014 an interview
"We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2014
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