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Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 28, 2014 a TV ad
"Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • September 7, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 20, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Scott Walker gave Wisconsin job creation money to his cronies: corporate friends who contributed to his campaigns" and got $570 million in job-development incentives
False
By Dave Umhoefer • September 3, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign TV ad
"Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on August 31, 2014 a direct-mail piece
"Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools."
Mostly False
August 31, 2014
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on August 14, 2014 various blogs and Internet comments
Wisconsin is "dead last in income growth" among midwestern states during Gov. Scott Walker’s term.
True
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on July 9, 2014 a news release
Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 3, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on June 24, 2014 a web video
When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • June 27, 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."
Half-True
By Devon Waugh • June 27, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on June 18, 2014 a speech
"The typical Wisconsin worker makes $5,000 less each year than our neighbors in Minnesota" under Gov. Scott Walker’s policies.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 18, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on April 30, 2014 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker "has made Wisconsin 2nd in the nation in losing jobs."
False
By James B. Nelson • June 2, 2014
Mike Tate
Mike Tate
stated on April 18, 2014 an interview
Welcome to Wisconsin road signs have "always been made in Wisconsin," but Scott Walker "is outsourcing them" to an out-of-state company and "paying more money for them."
False
April 30, 2014
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 1, 2014 a news release
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 9, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a jobs proposal
"Wisconsin wages are declining at double the rate of other states."
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • March 31, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 25, 2014 a report
"Wisconsin now ranks among the top 10 states for out-migration."  
Mostly False
March 30, 2014
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 an email
With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."  
Mostly False
March 10, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on March 5, 2014 a TV ad
Under Scott Walker, Wisconsin "unemployment's up" from 4.8% to 6.2%  
Pants on Fire!
March 7, 2014
Brett Hulsey
Brett Hulsey
stated on January 9, 2014 a radio interview
"Every year since Gov. Walker and the Republicans have been in control of the Legislature we’ve created fewer jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics."
False
By James B. Nelson • January 31, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release
"The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 7, 2014 an interview
Scott Walker's income "tax plan is a tax hike. It increases taxes for nearly 80% of the people in the state."
Pants on Fire!
January 16, 2014
Kathleen Vinehout
Kathleen Vinehout
stated on December 5, 2013 a speech
"If you make the average amount of people in Wisconsin, $50,000, you got $1.60 less a week in taxes" under the state income-tax cut, but "it didn’t show up in your paycheck."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 14, 2014
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