Latest Fact Checks By Dave Umhoefer

Scott Walker says Mitt Romney didn’t run on his business resumé

By Dave Umhoefer

August 4, 2014

"Mitt Romney did not run his campaign on the basis of arguing his experience in the business world was a reason to vote for him."

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Mary Burke: Abbott deal had “strong protections for taxpayers”

By Dave Umhoefer

August 3, 2014

Says a $12.5 million incentive deal she approved for Abbott Laboratories contained "strong protections for taxpayers if job creation goals were not met."

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Scott Walker says Mary Burke’s deal to help Abbott Laboratories was a $25 million waste

By Dave Umhoefer

July 31, 2014

Mary Burke "wasted 12.5 million dollars on a vacant lot" in a move that "could cost taxpayers nearly $25 million."

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Scott Walker says Trek makes 99% of its bicycles overseas

By Dave Umhoefer

July 28, 2014

"(Mary) Burke’s company," Trek Bicycles, "makes 99% of their bikes overseas."

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Glenn Grothman says he leads in grassroots financial backing

By Dave Umhoefer

July 27, 2014

"The fundraising numbers are in, and our grassroots support is unmatched!"

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Gary George says he created private school choice program

By Dave Umhoefer

July 13, 2014

"I created the school choice program."

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Scott Walker ad says Mary Burke helped firm with “no plans to create jobs in Wisconsin”

By Dave Umhoefer

July 10, 2014

"As Jim Doyle’s Commerce secretary, Mary Burke spent $12.5 million dollars to buy a vacant lot for a company that said it had no plans…

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Chris Abele says polls show strong support in Milwaukee County for $10.10 minimum wage

By Dave Umhoefer

July 7, 2014

A statewide poll showing 76 percent support and other surveys are a "strong indicator" of  broad public support in Milwaukee County for a $10.10 minimum…

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In Democratic Party video ad, Scott Walker nods yes when asked if he’s part of ‘criminal scheme’

By Dave Umhoefer

June 27, 2014

When asked by a reporter whether he’s at the center of a "criminal scheme" to violate campaign laws, Gov. Scott Walker nodded yes.

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Scott Walker says Mary Burke tied to billions in tax hikes

By Dave Umhoefer

June 26, 2014

"When Jim Doyle was governor and Mary Burke was commerce secretary," Wisconsin saw "billions in middle-class tax hikes on nursing home beds, gas, phones and…

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Mark Pocan says Wisconsin was the first state to ban employment discrimination against all gay and lesbian people

By Dave Umhoefer

June 22, 2014

Wisconsin was the "first state to ban public and private sector employment discrimination based on sexual orientation."

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Scott Walker says probe into his campaign finances is “resolved”

By Dave Umhoefer

June 20, 2014

Says the secret John Doe criminal investigation of his campaign has been "resolved" and two judges have said it is "over."

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