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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on December 15, 2010 a comment made during his radio show
Says the University of Wisconsin football program is spending almost all of its Bowl Championship Series payout on a Rose Bowl junket for politically connected officials
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2010
Talgo Inc.
Talgo Inc.
stated on December 10, 2010 a statement from the company
The Milwaukee business community "did not speak about the facts" -- and in support of train manufacturer Talgo -- as the Milwaukee-Madison rail link was being killed.
True
By James B. Nelson • December 20, 2010
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on December 14, 2010 a meeting with state legislators.
"We are the only state in the country that state employees don't contribute [to their pensions]."
Mostly True
By Aaron Sharockman • December 15, 2010
Bryan Kennedy
Bryan Kennedy
stated on December 5, 2010 a TV interview
State employees in Wisconsin earn "about 8 percent less" than if they worked in the private sector.
False
December 12, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 3, 2010 an interview
Says federal health care overhaul will cost Texas state government "upwards of $30 billion over the next 10 years."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 12, 2010
Mark Brodeur
Mark Brodeur
stated on December 2, 2010 a Providence Journal story
Rhode Island spends less than 10 percent of what the average state spends promoting tourism.
Mostly True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 12, 2010
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on December 9, 2010 a statement on campaign web site
Eliminating the state tax on health savings accounts will "make it easier for small business owners to provide health insurance to their employees."
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • December 10, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on December 3, 2010 a gathering with reporters
"I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year.  ... We have people who are check kiters and don't pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen."
True
By Mark Naymik • December 10, 2010
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on December 5, 2010 a television interview
When it comes to the state deficit, Wisconsin is "proportionally in as much trouble as the State of California."
Half-True
December 9, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 30, 2010 a program at the Marquette University Law School
"It’s illegal for a state to say we’re simply going to cut off (union contract) negotiations. There’s a legal requirement that you are involved in good faith bargaining."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 7, 2010
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 a news release
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2010
Donald Carcieri
Donald Carcieri
stated on November 8, 2010 a commentary in The Providence Journal
Measures taken by my administration "have saved taxpayers $1 billion."
Mostly True
By Edward Fitzpatrick • December 5, 2010
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on November 15, 2010 a speech.
Says more than $3.5 billion in state revenue that is supposed to be dedicated to basic needs and functions is being diverted to "make the books look balanced."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 4, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 19, 2010 a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit
Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 29, 2010
Tom Petri
Tom Petri
stated on November 17, 2010 a news release
On high-speed rail.
Full Flop
By James B. Nelson • November 23, 2010
Bob Wirch
Bob Wirch
stated on November 15, 2010 a news release
"Over the course of one four-year term, it costs taxpayers more than $1 million simply to operate" the governor’s mansion.
True
November 21, 2010
Mike Villarreal
Mike Villarreal
stated on September 7, 2010 a press release
Says Gov. Rick Perry's administration has proposed ending immunizations for 113,000 kids.
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • November 20, 2010
Pari Sabety
Pari Sabety
stated on November 4, 2010 a presentation at a conference
"The (Ohio) economy is on the mend. … It is in better shape than it was when we took office."
Half-True
By Aaron Marshall • November 19, 2010
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on November 9, 2010 a news release
In his first meeting with University of Wisconsin System officials, Republican Governor elect Scott Walker told them to prepare for cuts.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 18, 2010
Steven Schale
Steven Schale
stated on November 15, 2010 a posting on Twitter.
"Re: (Marco) Rubio's support of earmark ban: In 2002 alone, he requested 37 earmarks worth $43 million."
True
By Aaron Sharockman • November 16, 2010
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