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Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle

Jim Doyle, a Democrat, is the former governor of Wisconsin. He was elected to the post in 2002, after serving as the state's attorney general, and was re-elected in 2006. He did not seek a third term in 2010 and went to work for a Milwaukee-based law firm.

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Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on December 19, 2010 a television interview:
Says he "had to impose tougher cost controls on state employees than" any previous Wisconsin governor.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 11, 2011
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 30, 2010 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
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on November 19, 2010 a statutorially required report on the state budget deficit:
Wisconsin’s projected state budget shortfall is now as low as $1.5 billion
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By Dave Umhoefer • November 29, 2010
Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
stated on October 15, 2010 an interview with the BBC NewsHour:
About 1 in 10 public school teachers in Wisconsin would have been laid off without federal stimulus funds.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • November 8, 2010
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Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 3, 2015 his budget speech:
Borrowing in my 2015-’17 state budget is less than half that in my  predecessor’s last budget and "the lowest it has been in a decade."
Mostly True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 10, 2015
Republican Party of Wisconsin
Republican Party of Wisconsin
stated on May 30, 2014 a statement:
Under Gov. Scott Walker, "employer confidence now stands at 95 percent," compared to "only 10 percent" at the end of the "Gov. Jim Doyle-Mary Burke administration."  
Mostly False
By Tom Kertscher • June 15, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 16, 2013 a speech:
"Under my predecessor, they cut funding for education, but they didn't give them anything in return to make up for that," leading to "less money" for school districts    
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 25, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 12, 2012 a tweet:
A 10-year state program that created 202 jobs at a cost of $247,000 per job was approved by former Gov. Jim Doyle.
Pants on Fire!
By James B. Nelson • February 17, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 3, 2012 a TV ad:
Says Wisconsin Democrats during the previous administration adopted "double-digit tax increases."
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • January 25, 2012
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on November 29, 2010 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
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