Fact Check Posts – Page 12

Scott Walker
stated on May 11, 2012 in a blog post on campaign website:

Thanks to our policies, "for the first time in state history, we have put millions of dollars into our rainy day fund in consecutive years."

By Dave Umhoefer • May 31, 2012

Mark Neumann
stated on May 14, 2012 in a website alert:

"Victory! Republicans by 2 to 1 vote to endorse Mark Neumann on first ballot at GOP convention."

By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2012

Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on May 13, 2012 in Facebook and Twitter posts:

Says he posted a "win" in the Republican Party of Wisconsin endorsement contest in the U.S. Senate primary.

By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2012

Chain email
stated on April 26, 2012 in an email:

The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.

By Dave Umhoefer • May 13, 2012

Gwen Moore
stated on April 28, 2012 in a song/speech:

Says Gov. Scott Walker approved a "gutting" of two tax credits that help the poor and elderly.

By Dave Umhoefer • May 10, 2012

Pat Quinn
stated on April 17, 2012 in an email to campaign supporters:

Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s budget "calls for raising property taxes by nearly $500 billion."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 30, 2012

Wisconsin Medical Society
stated on April 19, 2012 in an interview:

Under a new law, doctors performing drug-induced abortions could be charged if women don’t return to them for follow-up care

By Dave Umhoefer • April 27, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on April 6, 2012 in a news release:

Says Gov. Scott Walker signed abortion, sex education and discrimination bills "in secret."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 22, 2012

AFSCME
stated on April 7, 2012 in a letter to members:

In labor negotiations with city employees, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett "demanded concessions that went beyond those mandated" by Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining law

By Dave Umhoefer • April 18, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on April 9, 2012 in a television ad:

"Together we added more jobs than any other area" while I was Dane County executive.

By Dave Umhoefer • April 13, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on March 29, 2012 in a television ad:

Says "unemployment tripled" in Dane County due to Kathleen Falk’s tax policies

By Dave Umhoefer • April 12, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on April 29, 2012 in a television ad:

Mayor Tom Barrett’s policies drove unemployment up 27 percent in Milwaukee, pushing it to "one of America’s 10 worst cities for unemployment."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 11, 2012

Republican Governors Association
stated on March 22, 2012 in a website alert:

"In his very first budget, (Milwaukee) Mayor Tom Barrett broke his pledge to keep a lid on property taxes and has continued increasing taxes and fees ever since."

By Dave Umhoefer • April 5, 2012

Tommy Thompson
stated on March 3, 2012 in a speech:

Says when he was governor, Wisconsin cut unemployment to 2.1 percent and the state’s unemployment rate was "the lowest in the country for 40 consecutive months."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 26, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 in an appearance at Marquette University:

Says Gov. Scott Walker "didn’t balance the budget" so "we now have a larger state deficit 14 months into (his) term than we did when he was elected."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 18, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on February 29, 2012 in an appearance at Marquette University:

Says Gov. Scott Walker cut aid to local schools despite campaigning on trying to restore two-thirds state funding for education

By Dave Umhoefer • March 14, 2012

Scott Walker
stated on February 25, 2012 in an interview:

Says 94 percent of Wisconsin employers think the state "is heading in the right direction" and a majority say they will "grow their companies in 2012."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 11, 2012

Christine Sinicki
stated on February 21, 2012 in a legislative floor speech:

While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but belonged "at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies."

By Dave Umhoefer • March 4, 2012

Reince Priebus
stated on February 14, 2012 in an op-ed piece:

"The national unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for a record 36 months."

By Dave Umhoefer • February 29, 2012

Chain email
stated on February 23, 2012 in a chain email:

Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees

By Dave Umhoefer • February 27, 2012

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