Latest Fact-Checks By Dave Umhoefer

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Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 7, 2011 in a campaign radio ad:
"I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 11, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 31, 2011 in a campaign news release:
Property tax exemptions can be granted to small businesses that move into Milwaukee County.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 9, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech:
Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average
True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 8, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 27, 2011 in comments at a bill signing ceremony:
Wisconsin employers have repeatedly said in surveys that our anti-business litigation climate is one of the most important factors affecting their expansion decisions.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on January 21, 2011 in a statement at a candidate forum:
Regulations on developers have thwarted construction on county-owned land in Milwaukee’s downtown Park East corridor.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 31, 2011
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on January 25, 2011 in the GOP response to the State of the Union address:
"Since taking office, President Obama has signed into law spending increases of nearly 25 percent for domestic government agencies, an 84 percent increase when you include the failed stimulus."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2011
Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
stated on January 19, 2011 in a vote in the U.S. House on repeal of health care reform:
On "repeal and replace" of federal health care reform.
Full Flop
By Dave Umhoefer • January 25, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 5, 2011 in a news release:
In Wisconsin, 98 percent of all small businesses will qualify for income-tax relief under my plan, freeing them to expand and create jobs.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 18, 2011
Chris Abele
Chris Abele
stated on January 4, 2011 in a news conference announcing his candidacy for Milwaukee County executive:
"I have fought for our shared values without being an ideologue or a partisan"
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 13, 2011
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
National Federation of Independent Business-Wisconsin
stated on January 4, 2011 in a news release:
Wisconsin’s lawsuit rules are so anti-business that the state’s system is "one of the most promiscuous" in America.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • January 9, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on December 15, 2010 in a news conference with reporters:
"I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 4, 2011
Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Fitzgerald
stated on December 9, 2010 in an interview with a newspaper editorial board:
"We continue to see these isolated incidents of people trying to vote five, six times a day."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 23, 2010
Charlie Sykes
Charlie Sykes
stated on December 15, 2010 in a comment made during his radio show:
Says the University of Wisconsin football program is spending almost all of its Bowl Championship Series payout on a Rose Bowl junket for politically connected officials
Pants on Fire!
By Dave Umhoefer • December 21, 2010
Herb Kohl
Herb Kohl
stated on December 3, 2010 in a news release:
"I have always been focused on reining in the deficit."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 13, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 30, 2010 in a program at the Marquette University Law School:
"It’s illegal for a state to say we’re simply going to cut off (union contract) negotiations. There’s a legal requirement that you are involved in good faith bargaining."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 7, 2010
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 in a news release:
"In 2009, Jim Doyle and the Democrats rushed through a budget repair bill with billions in tax increases and held no public hearings."
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 5, 2010
Dave Obey
Dave Obey
stated on November 18, 2010 in a statement to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A ban on earmarks greatly weakens the authority Congress has over spending, to the benefit of the executive branch.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 1, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 19, 2010 in a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit:
Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion
False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 29, 2010
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on November 16, 2010 in a Twitter post:
Says President Obama has grown the federal government payroll by 141,000 workers and wants to add 125,000 more.
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 24, 2010
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on November 17, 2010 in a news release:
"Because of (U.S. Sen.-elect Ron) Johnson’s leadership, Senate Republicans adopted a caucus ban on earmarks."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • November 22, 2010
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