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Latest Fact-Checks In State Budget

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Luther Strange
Luther Strange
stated on August 29, 2017 a campaign website:
"Roy Moore fought for pay increases for politicians while courts had to shut down because of lack of funding."
False
By John Kruzel • September 22, 2017
Bruce Rauner
Bruce Rauner
stated on September 7, 2017 in a press release:
"Even with a permanent income tax increase... the budget is more than $1 billion out of balance…"
Mostly True
By Matt Dietrich • September 20, 2017
Crystal Quade
Crystal Quade
stated on August 9, 2017 a letter:
"The governor’s cuts would kick over 8,000 people out of their homes."
Mostly False
By Allie Pecorin, Katie Parkins • September 10, 2017
Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling
stated on August 14, 2017 a press release:
"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 16, 2017
One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now
stated on August 7, 2017 a tweet:
Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • August 15, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 18, 2017 a speech:
"It costs us about $33,000 a year (on average nationally) to lock somebody up. In California it costs about $75,000 a year."
True
By Chris Nichols • August 9, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on July 13, 2017 a press conference:
"Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2017
Joe Straus
Joe Straus
stated on July 16, 2017 an email blast:
"One" Texas school "district alone -- Austin ISD -- is expected to lose more than $530 million in local property taxes to Robin Hood this year."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 19, 2017
Travis Allen
Travis Allen
stated on June 22, 2017 a campaign video:
California taxes are "among the highest in the nation."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • July 11, 2017
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on June 8, 2017 an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News:
"When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 18, 2017 a radio interview:
"Property taxes are lower right now than they were" in December 2010 on a median-valued home in Wisconsin.  
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • June 7, 2017
David Lewis
David Lewis
stated on June 1, 2017 a tweet:
"The waiting list for Pre-K is over in the House budget."
True
By Will Doran • June 6, 2017
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 a hearing:
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2017
Jim Patterson
Jim Patterson
stated on May 22, 2017 a press release:
California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget "cuts funds for local tree mortality efforts from $52.7 million to just $2 million."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2017
Melissa Melendez
Melissa Melendez
stated on May 11, 2017 a press release and a tweet:
California Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed "diverting 30 percent of the funding" from the state’s gas tax increase "to non-road related projects like building parks and job training for felons."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • May 19, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on May 12, 2017 a tweet:
It is a myth that Florida's education legislation was "negotiated in secret."
False
By Amy Sherman, Kristen M. Clark • May 17, 2017
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 8, 2017 his budget speech:
"We are investing more money into education than ever before in the history of Wisconsin."
Mostly False
By Alison Dirr • May 17, 2017
Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran
stated on May 6, 2017 a tweet:
Says the Florida House of Representatives allocated $24 billion, "the greatest investment in education in Florida history!"
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin • May 15, 2017
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
Wisconsin Freedom Alliance
stated on April 25, 2017 a radio ad:
Wisconsin politicians get daily expense payments "even if they don’t spend a dime on meals, or lodging or travel," and "no receipts are required for them to get paid."  
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • May 3, 2017
John Chiang
John Chiang
stated on March 23, 2017 a speech:
"In the first two years and a couple months (as California treasurer), I have saved taxpayers and ratepayers over $5.2 billion."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • April 26, 2017
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