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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech
Ohio Director of Job Creation "Mark Kvamme just clawed back about $900,000 from companies that made promises and they didn't keep them."
Half-True
By Mark Naymik • March 23, 2011
John Thrasher
John Thrasher
stated on March 14, 2011 comments before a Senate committee.
Says taxpayer resources are being used "to facilitate private political agendas" through automatic payroll deduction of union dues.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 7, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says the state’s budget shortfall is "not that much different" than it was in 2003.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 22, 2011
stated on March 11, 2011 a newspaper interview
"Eleven years ago, the city of Detroit lifted the residency requirement for police officers and today, 53 percent of officers live outside of the city. If we want the tax base of Milwaukee to resemble the tax base of Detroit, this is the way to go."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 22, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 9, 2011 a comment to reporters.
Says a "rather extraordinary amount of non-classroom employees" were added by Texas school districts over the last decade.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 21, 2011
Chris Larson
Chris Larson
stated on March 11, 2011 a statement to a TV reporter
Senate Democrats who left the state for weeks to delay a vote on union bargaining power exercised a "Wisconsin filibuster" provided by the state’s constitution.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 21, 2011
Tobias Read
Tobias Read
stated on March 10, 2011 a legislative hearing
Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 21, 2011
Marla Stephens
Marla Stephens
stated on January 27, 2011 a statement at a candidate forum
The state of Wisconsin pays plumbers, engineers and other attorneys "much, much more" than it pays attorneys to represent poor people.
Mostly True
March 20, 2011
Milwaukee Police Association
Milwaukee Police Association
stated on March 9, 2011 a newspaper ad
Says it has offered $12 million in savings through 2011 and $184 million in savings over the next 25 years in contract negotiations with the City of Milwaukee.
Mostly False
March 18, 2011
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 14, 2011 a conference call.
Says the state’s rainy day fund is "our insurance policy against a major natural disaster."  
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 18, 2011
Andy Gardiner
Andy Gardiner
stated on March 15, 2011 a press statement.
A proposed revenue smart cap "gives Floridians a voice, requiring a 60 percent vote by citizens in order to impose a new tax, fee, license, fine, charge or assessment."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 16, 2011
Crossroads GPS
Crossroads GPS
stated on March 9, 2011 a television ad
In fighting collective bargaining changes, Democrats are trying to "protect a system that pays unionized government workers 42 percent more than non-union workers."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 15, 2011
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on March 10, 2011 a radio interview
On the night of the Wisconsin state Senate vote on the budget package, "a mob showed up and busted down the door and took over the Capitol."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • March 11, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 an interview on Fox News
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
True
By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on March 5, 2011 a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
True
March 10, 2011
Rod Smith
Rod Smith
stated on March 8, 2011 a statement responding to Gov. Rick Scott's State of the State speech.
Says Rick Scott's proposed budget "would lay off 20,000 teachers."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
Virginia Lottery
Virginia Lottery
stated on March 2, 2011 a website
"Since 1999, all Virginia Lottery profits have been used for public education in the Commonwealth for kindergarten through 12th grade." 
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • March 9, 2011
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 6, 2011 various blog postings critical of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s "budget okays disposing of unclaimed pound dogs to university research facilities."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 his State of the State speech.
"I have asked the Division of Emergency Management to report directly to me."
Mostly False
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2011
Alan Grayson
Alan Grayson
stated on March 8, 2011 comments on MSNBC.
Says Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s cuts to education are the same as his proposed corporate income tax rate reduction.  
Mostly False
By Aaron Sharockman • March 9, 2011
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