Fact Check Posts – Page 3

Joe Davis, Sr.
stated on January 17, 2015 in a video:

The streetcar project proposed for downtown Milwaukee "would actually take precious revenue away" from the Milwaukee Public Schools.

By James B. Nelson • February 3, 2015

Jim Steineke
stated on November 19, 2014 in a tweet:

The streetcar project planned by Mayor Tom Barrett would be a "1900s style trolley."

By James B. Nelson • January 16, 2015

Peter Feigin
stated on January 6, 2015 in a speech:

The Milwaukee Bucks are "actually younger than the Marquette team."

By James B. Nelson • January 9, 2015

Enough Already Wisconsin, Inc.
stated on November 8, 2014 in a tweet:

The majority of revenue generated by a proposed Kenosha casino would be sent to the Seminole tribe in Florida.

By James B. Nelson • November 20, 2014

Bob Seger
stated on October 12, 2014 in an interview:

The proposed mine in northern Wisconsin would be built without any government oversight, and will be nine miles long.

By James B. Nelson • November 10, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on October 17, 2014 in a speech:

Figures for September 2014’s job growth in Wisconsin mark the "largest private-sector job creation we've had in the month of September in more than a decade"

By James B. Nelson • October 29, 2014

Americans for Prosperity
stated on October 3, 2014 in a direct mail flier:

"Under the administration of Gov. Scott Walker, northern Wisconsin’s mining economy is moving forward and more people are getting good, high-paying jobs."

By James B. Nelson • October 16, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on September 29, 2014 in a radio interview:

Job creation has gotten worse each year that Scott Walker has been governor.

By James B. Nelson • October 8, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on September 23, 2014 in a television ad:

New jobs numbers are in, and Wisconsin has "fallen to dead last in Midwest job growth."

By James B. Nelson • October 3, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 in a speech:

After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.

By James B. Nelson • October 1, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 in a speech:

"Miller Brewing is not a U.S. company any more. Neither is Anheuser-Busch."

By James B. Nelson • September 8, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on August 25, 2014 in a campaign television ad:

In the latest jobs numbers Wisconsin "ranked third in the Midwest."

By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on July 18, 2014 in a campaign TV ad:

"Wisconsin’s dead last in Midwest job growth."

By Dave Umhoefer, James B. Nelson • August 31, 2014

Mary Burke
stated on August 7, 2014 in an interview:

New Glarus Brewing Co.’s Spotted Cow is available only in Wisconsin.

By James B. Nelson • August 25, 2014

Edward Flynn
stated on July 24, 2014 in a news conference:

The Milwaukee Police Department has seized nearly as many firearms this year as the much larger New York City Police Department.

By James B. Nelson • August 17, 2014

Chris Moews
stated on July 14, 2014 in an interview:

Milwaukee County taxpayers paid $370,000 to settle a lawsuit over a decision by Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. to use "untrained corrections officers" rather than deputies to patrol the lakefront.

By James B. Nelson • July 29, 2014

Bloggers
stated on July 2, 2014 in blog postings:

The Obama Administration is suing a Wisconsin company for forcing employees to speak English.

By James B. Nelson • July 20, 2014

Susan Happ
stated on June 30, 2014 in a press release:

"At some point in their lives, 99% of women use birth control."

By James B. Nelson • July 18, 2014

Al Jazeera America
stated on June 14, 2014 in a documentary:

The proposed Gogebic iron ore mine is "just up the hill" from the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore caves along Lake Superior.

By James B. Nelson • June 23, 2014

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on June 2, 2014 in a news release:

"Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."

By James B. Nelson • June 16, 2014

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