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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on June 25, 2011 a newspaper column and other statements
Says new GOP Wisconsin Assembly members "voted to take funding away from their public schools in their districts to give it to private Milwaukee voucher schools."
False
July 13, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on July 1, 2011 an e-mail to state employees
"A recent study revealed that, across the nation, taxes would have to be increased by an average of $1,300 a year just to support the currently unsustainable public employee pension systems. In Florida, that dollar figure translates to $813 a year."
Half-True
By Becky Bowers • July 12, 2011
Jim Whelan
Jim Whelan
stated on July 5, 2011 a press release
"In our proposal, we would have expanded school aid across the board … Governor Christie slashed school aid in this budget, preferring instead to extend a tax break for millionaires over funding in the classroom."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 11, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 21, 2011 a television interview
Says many public-employee unions falsely told their Wisconsin members his budget-repair bill sought 12 percent to 13 percent of their incomes for health insurance premiums.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • July 10, 2011
Stephen Sweeney
Stephen Sweeney
stated on June 23, 2011 an interview on New Jersey 101.5 FM
Says the average government worker won't be impacted in the first two years under the reform of state health benefits.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 10, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum
"We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."
True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 9, 2011
Gary Sasse
Gary Sasse
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on 10 News Conference
Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2011
Herb Conaway Jr.
Herb Conaway Jr.
stated on June 20, 2011 a rally at the Statehouse
"This governor has cut funding repeatedly for people who have AIDS, who need drugs to save their life."
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 8, 2011
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on June 24, 2011 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "includes tax breaks for corporations and the rich that will cost the state of Wisconsin taxpayers $2.3 billion over the next decade."
Half-True
July 6, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on June 16, 2011 a television interview on On the Line
"Only the State of New York spends more money on Medicaid than the State of New Jersey."
False
By Bill Wichert • July 5, 2011
Charles Perry
Charles Perry
stated on June 24, 2011 a Texas Tribune interview.
Says $6 billion projected to accumulate in the state’s rainy day fund is already used.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 4, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 21, 2011 an appearance on national TV
Two years ago we had "the largest structural deficit ever in Wisconsin."
False
By James B. Nelson • July 3, 2011
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on June 20, 2011 an interview
Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit "for the first time in decades."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • July 3, 2011
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
New Jersey Democratic State Committee
stated on June 2, 2011 a press release
Gov. Chris Christie owes the state money "for amenities like extra Gorgonzola cheese for his staff on these trips."
False
By Bill Wichert • July 3, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on June 16, 2011 an interview
Says Wisconsin’s 2011-13 state budget contains "no fee increases"
Pants on Fire!
July 1, 2011
Dan Kapanke
Dan Kapanke
stated on June 28, 2011 in a fundraising email
"Protesters caused $7.5 million in damage to the Wisconsin State House"
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • June 30, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on June 18, 2011 a speech.
Says the 2012-13 state budget "leaves $6 billion in a rainy day fund."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 30, 2011
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on June 24, 2011 an interview
On pay for fired Milwaukee police officers  
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • June 28, 2011
Democratic Party of Virginia
Democratic Party of Virginia
stated on June 2, 2011 a fundraising appeal.
Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a "raid on public education to pay for roads."
Mostly True
By Jacob Geiger • June 28, 2011
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on June 6, 2011 a web video.
Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."
True
By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2011
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