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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Florida Chamber of Commerce
Florida Chamber of Commerce
stated on March 10, 2015 in a Senate health policy committee hearing:
Medicaid is close to 30 percent of the state budget and "the biggest expenditure at the state."
Mostly True
By Amy Sherman • March 12, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 in his budget speech:
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on January 15, 2015 in an email blast:
"College tuition rates in Texas jumped by 55% since 2003."
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By W. Gardner Selby • January 28, 2015
Georgia Farm Bureau
Georgia Farm Bureau
stated on January 8, 2015 in a statement on the Georgia Farm Bureau website:
Agriculture contributes $71 billion to Georgia’s economy annually, making it the state’s largest industry.
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By April Hunt • January 9, 2015
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post:
"We have a system now where in 40 states, the highest-paid public employee is the state university’s head football or basketball coach."
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By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014
Mario Loyola
Mario Loyola
stated on November 5, 2014 in an opinion piece:
"Wisconsin’s state budget is almost twice as large per person as the state budget of Texas, and even after billions in tax cuts, Wisconsin’s working families and businesses remain subject to a heavy tax burden."
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By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2014
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on November 7, 2014 in an interview:
Republicans approved 12 times larger tax breaks for "people making over 350 grand" than for "the average middle-class person."
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 14, 2014
Greta Van Susteren
Greta Van Susteren
stated on November 9, 2014 in comments on ABC's "This Week":
New Jersey has had "seven credit downgrades" since Chris Christie became governor.
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By Katie Sanders • November 9, 2014
Ernest Almonte
Ernest Almonte
stated on October 5, 2014 in an interview on WLNE's "On the Record":
"I was speaking out on pension reform almost 17 years ago."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 20, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 22, 2014 in an interview:
"We have 41,000 people right now on the waitlist for financial-based assistance for our tech colleges and universities," most of them for tech schools.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • October 2, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on September 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:
"Thanks to our reforms, the average family will have an extra $322 to spend."
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By Dave Umhoefer • September 26, 2014
Republican Governors Association
Republican Governors Association
stated on September 23, 2014 in television ad:
Jason Carter "actually opposed more funding for education in the Senate."
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • September 24, 2014
Mark Harris
Mark Harris
stated on September 2, 2014 in an interview:
Says Glenn Grothman pushed through state tax credits that when phased in, "someone that owns a factory that produces millions in income" will pay "less tax than their nephew would if he worked full time at Taco Bell for minimum wage."  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 14, 2014
Greater Wisconsin Committee
Greater Wisconsin Committee
stated on August 28, 2014 in a TV ad:
"Scott Walker cut school funding more per student than any governor in America."
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By Dave Umhoefer, Tom Kertscher • September 7, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 13, 2014 in a TV ad:
Says he "invested over $100 million in worker training."
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By Tom Kertscher • August 24, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2014 in a news article:
Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion."
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By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2014
Patriot Majority USA
Patriot Majority USA
stated on July 22, 2014 in a television ad:
A tax plan promoted by North Carolina Senate candidate Thom Tillis will "overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy."
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By Lauren Carroll • July 25, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 16, 2014 in a "Tampa Bay Times" editorial board interview:
Says Rick Scott’s per-pupil education spending is "about $200 less" than what it was under Charlie Crist during the recession.
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • July 18, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 8, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:
"As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin" and had laid off 800 workers.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • July 10, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2014 in a campaign commercial:
"Charlie Crist allowed college tuition to increase up to 15 percent every year."
Mostly True
By Joshua Gillin • June 4, 2014
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