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Republican Party of Florida
Republican Party of Florida
stated on September 22, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Judithanne McLauchlan "was part of a group that supports imposing a state income tax on Floridians."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • October 3, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on September 10, 2014 an interview:
Says Scott Walker's jobs agency gives financial incentives that lead "Wisconsin companies to look at shipping jobs elsewhere. ... A company got $4.6 million in taxpayer money and actually reduced its jobs by 300 people."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • September 19, 2014
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Alison Lundergan Grimes
stated on August 15, 2014 A campaign ad:
Says Mitch McConnell voted "three times for corporate tax breaks that send Kentucky jobs overseas."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • September 12, 2014
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO
stated on August 31, 2014 a direct-mail piece:
"Scott Walker has given a $10,000 tax deduction to millionaires who send their kids to exclusive private schools."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • August 31, 2014
Truth in Accounting
Truth in Accounting
stated on August 4, 2014 a recent report:
Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt.
Mostly False
By April Hunt • August 27, 2014
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on July 31, 2014 a campaign commercial:
Says Rick Scott "raised property taxes."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • August 1, 2014
Mitch McConnell
Mitch McConnell
stated on July 17, 2014 a press release:
Says a new report shows the "devastating tax hikes (in the health care law) will have on middle-class Kentuckians."
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • July 23, 2014
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on May 1, 2014 Senate floor speeches and during a news conference:
The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 22, 2014
Scott Brown
Scott Brown
stated on June 10, 2014 a press release:
Says Jeanne Shaheen "voted for a measure that would have amounted to a new national energy tax."
Mostly False
By Jim Haddadin • June 18, 2014
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on May 5, 2014 remarks at a forum:
Medicare is "going broke. The trust fund goes bankrupt in 2026."
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 5, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter:
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
Tom Corbett
Tom Corbett
stated on April 30, 2014 a radio ad:
"On (Tom) Wolf’s watch, taxes were high, killing 100,000 PA jobs."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • May 2, 2014
Ending Spending Action Fund
Ending Spending Action Fund
stated on April 3, 2014 a television ad:
Says Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn supports higher taxes.
Mostly False
By Eric Stirgus • April 30, 2014
Americans For Tax Reform
Americans For Tax Reform
stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:
"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."
Mostly False
By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tim Ryan • April 22, 2014
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on April 2, 2014 a commentary in The Providence Journal:
"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to use Facebook and Twitter."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 13, 2014
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
stated on April 1, 2014 a campaign ad:
Says the estate tax is a threat to family farms.
Mostly False
By Steve Contorno • April 3, 2014
Terry McAuliffe
Terry McAuliffe
stated on February 26, 2014 a radio interview.:
If the legislature refuses to expand Medicaid, "27 states are going to get our money – Virginia taxpayer money – into their states to provide health care for their citizens, paid for by us."
Mostly False
By Nancy Madsen • March 31, 2014
Jeb Bush
Jeb Bush
stated on March 21, 2014 public remarks:
Florida's revenue "is growing at a faster rate than almost any state in the country."
Mostly False
By Joshua Gillin • March 26, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on March 5, 2014 campaign flyer:
A "real result" of his term is Georgia having "the lowest taxes per capita of any state."
Mostly False
By Nancy Badertscher • March 18, 2014
We Are Wisconsin
We Are Wisconsin
stated on February 17, 2014 an email:
With his proposal to cut income and property taxes, Scott Walker is "increasing the state deficit at a time when borrowing is already at record levels."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2014
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