Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Donna Howard
Donna Howard
stated on July 18, 2018 a tweet
Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 15, 2018
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on August 5, 2018 a tweet
Says Rick Scott "cut $700 million from water management."
Mostly True
By Lucia Geng • August 14, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 7, 2018 a tweet
"A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons."  
Half-True
August 9, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on July 22, 2018 a candidates forum
"Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent."
False
August 6, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 19, 2018 a TV ad
Says he made "a record investment in schools."  
Mostly False
August 3, 2018
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 19, 2018 an interview
Says Scott Walker "has cut more from public education than he's put back in, obviously. He took $1.6 billion and some change away and then puts back $630 million and he's calling that progress."
Mostly False
August 1, 2018
JB Pritzker
JB Pritzker
stated on June 7, 2018 a campaign ad
"$1 billion—that’s how much Bruce Rauner has wasted with his budget crisis."
Mostly False
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • June 25, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2018 a tweet
"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."  
True
June 22, 2018
Lupe Valdez
Lupe Valdez
stated on May 7, 2018 an online survey
"After Texas cut" its "two-year family planning budget by $73 million, one in four clinics closed their doors."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 14, 2018
Richard Cordray
Richard Cordray
stated on June 4, 2018 an event in Springfield
On Mike DeWine's record as attorney general: "Opioid deaths have tripled on his watch and there have been cuts to funds for first responders and people in the community fighting the crisis."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • June 12, 2018
Kelda Helen Roys
Kelda Helen Roys
stated on May 2, 2018 an interview
Says that under Scott Walker, on a percentage basis, Wisconsin is "spending twice as much on debt service for just basic road repair and maintenance" than before he took office.  
Mostly True
June 11, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on May 21, 2018
Says the California state auditor "found (John) Chiang lost track of $31 billion dollars," as state controller.
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 1, 2018
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on April 17, 2018 an online ad
"Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."
Mostly True
May 30, 2018
Sydney Batch
Sydney Batch
stated on May 23, 2018 a newsletter
"Yesterday afternoon the Republicans in the General Assembly used the nuclear option to pass North Carolina's over $20 billion budget."
False
By Paul Specht • May 25, 2018
Edward Cox
Edward Cox
stated on May 1, 2018 an interview on The Capital Pressroom
Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County
Half-True
By Dan Clark • May 24, 2018
Stokes County school teacher
Stokes County school teacher
stated on May 10, 2018 a Facebook post
"I am roughly being paid $53 a day to educate your child."
False
By Paul Specht • May 16, 2018
Sue Bell Cobb
Sue Bell Cobb
stated on April 24, 2018 Democratic debate for governor
"Alabama is operating government on the lowest amount of tax revenue of any state in the nation."
Mostly True
By Manuela Tobias • May 1, 2018
Tony Evers
Tony Evers
stated on March 23, 2018 an interview
Says that despite a recent increase in school funding, Scott Walker "has taken over a billion dollars from the public schools."  
Mostly False
April 20, 2018
Brian Kolb
Brian Kolb
stated on March 31, 2018 a statement on the state budget
This year’s state budget "continues to direct millions in taxpayer dollars in advertising to the failing Start-Up NY program"
False
By Dan Clark • April 9, 2018
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo
stated on March 12, 2018 a press conference
"The only housing authority in the state that we have actually given money to is NYCHA."
False
By Dan Clark • March 23, 2018
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