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Dale Kooyenga
Dale Kooyenga
stated on August 31, 2015 in a radio interview:
The University of Wisconsin System  "is larger than any business in the state of Wisconsin."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • September 18, 2015
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 5, 2015 in a Facebook post:
Says Scott Walker said "Labor unions don’t deserve to have a national holiday" due to their damage to the economy. And the holiday "should be replaced by Patriots Day, celebrated every year on 9/11."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on August 6, 2015 in a debate:
"The rate in which people are working (in Wisconsin) is almost five points higher than it is nationally."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • August 21, 2015
American Bridge 21st Century
American Bridge 21st Century
stated on July 1, 2015 in a website posting:
Wisconsin’s economy has "tanked" under Gov. Scott Walker and "so far in 2015 over 6,685 people have been laid off, already more than in all of 2014."
False
By James B. Nelson • July 10, 2015
Occupy Democrats
Occupy Democrats
stated on March 15, 2015 in a Facebook post:
After actions by Gov. Scott Walker and Republicans, Wisconsin "is dead broke."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • July 6, 2015
Jim Steineke
Jim Steineke
stated on June 18, 2015 in a tweet:
Wisconsin "was literally broke" when Republicans took office in January 2011. 
False
By James B. Nelson • June 26, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on June 2, 2015 in a speech:
My support from young voters -- those 18 to 24 --  in November 2014 was "largely unheard of for a Republican."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • June 22, 2015
Protect American Jobs
Protect American Jobs
stated on May 5, 2015 in a television ad:
A measure to repeal the state’s prevailing wage law would "make it easier for state contractors to hire illegal workers for Wisconsin construction jobs" through an "illegal worker loophole in the state budget."
False
By James B. Nelson • June 5, 2015
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 15, 2015 in a press release:
Says Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed state budget contained 110 pages of errors -- an unusually high number -- "and millions of dollars’ worth of mistakes" that were corrected with a follow-up document.
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • June 1, 2015
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on May 14, 2015 in a tweet:
Democrat "Russ Feingold announced his Wisconsin Senate run today from…California."
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • May 22, 2015
Mike Huebsch
Mike Huebsch
stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before a state Senate committee:
"The elimination of essentially every automobile would be offset by one volcano exploding."
False
By James B. Nelson • April 17, 2015
NextGen Climate Action Committee
NextGen Climate Action Committee
stated on April 8, 2015 in a blog post:
Wisconsin’s attorney general and state treasurer ordered the daughter of Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson not to discuss climate change on state time.
True
By James B. Nelson • April 10, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 14, 2015 in a speech:
Says he "paid one dollar for" a sweater at Kohl’s.
True
By James B. Nelson • April 3, 2015
Howard Marklein
Howard Marklein
stated on March 3, 2015 in a budget hearing:
Beer drinking is not allowed in any Illinois state parks.
False
By James B. Nelson • March 20, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 7, 2015 in a speech:
On support for ethanol mandates
Half Flip
By James B. Nelson • March 13, 2015
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on March 4, 2015 in 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
Julie Lassa
Julie Lassa
stated on February 25, 2015 in 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
Kurt Bauer
Kurt Bauer
stated on February 10, 2015 in 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
Gail Collins
Gail Collins
stated on February 15, 2015 in 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
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech in Iowa:
The woman named Wisconsin’s 2010 "outstanding teacher of the year" was laid off by the Milwaukee Public Schools that year under "seniority and tenure rules" that were eliminated by his Act 10 changes.
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • February 16, 2015
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