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Latest Fact-Checks In Wisconsin

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Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on March 12, 2015 an interview
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed reduction in university spending is "about the size of the one" under Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, but Democrats didn’t treat Doyle’s cut as so dire.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 25, 2015
Peter Barca
Peter Barca
stated on March 12, 2015 a televised interview
"The average faculty member at UW-Madison brings in close to a quarter million dollars a year" in grant money.
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • March 23, 2015
Howard Marklein
Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 a budget hearing
Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.
False
By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015
Lena Taylor
Lena Taylor
stated on March 12, 2015 a news release
Polling shows that nearly 74 percent of National Rifle Association members "support requiring background checks for all gun sales."
True
March 18, 2015
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on March 10, 2015 an interview
Wisconsin is "dead last in the Midwest for job creation."   
Mostly True
March 16, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 7, 2015 a speech
On support for ethanol mandates
Half Flip
By James B. Nelson • March 13, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2015 an interview
"I unsealed my records" at Marquette University. 
False
March 12, 2015
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 4, 2015 a news release
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget "would sell off Wisconsin’s state parks."
False
By James B. Nelson • March 10, 2015
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
Young, Gifted and Black Coalition
stated on January 9, 2015 an open letter
"Black people are eight times more likely to be arrested than white people" in Madison.
Half-True
March 9, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 1, 2015 an interview
The University of Wisconsin System "will be much more affordable than just about any other campus in America" because "going forward we have a cap on it tied to inflation."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • March 9, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 1, 2015 an interview
On the status of illegal immigrants
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • March 6, 2015
Julie Lassa
Julie Lassa
stated on February 25, 2015 a speech on the Senate floor
The infant mortality rate is 15 percent higher in states with right-to-work laws.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • March 5, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 26, 2015 an interview
More than any Republican governor in the 2014 elections, "I took a higher percentage of the Republican vote"and "yet I also carried independents by 12 points."  
Mostly True
March 4, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 6, 2015 a speech
Six of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties, "according to median income, are in and around the Washington, D.C. area."  
True
March 2, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Mostly True
February 27, 2015
Kurt Bauer
Kurt Bauer
stated on February 10, 2015 a panel discussion
Ninety-five percent of the money used for union-operated worker training centers comes from employers.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • February 27, 2015
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
stated on February 23, 2015 a website claim
Says Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s "own 2014 survey revealed that just 15 percent of business executive respondents were in favor of Right-To-Work legislation."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 25, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2015 a statement
On supporting right to work legislation in 2015
Full Flop
February 23, 2015
Rebecca Blank
Rebecca Blank
stated on February 12, 2015 a public meeting
UW-Madison "spent down reserves" as it was told to do two years ago and, facing new state budget cuts, has "no more reserves to spend down."  
Half-True
February 20, 2015
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 15, 2015 a column
Says award-winning Milwaukee Public Schools teacher Megan Sampson was laid off because Gov. Scott Walker cut state aid to education.
False
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2015
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