Cary Spivak

Watchdog reporter

Cary Spivak is a member of the Journal Sentinel’s Watchdog Team specializing in business and political issues. He has been a reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the Milwaukee Sentinel since 1987. A Chicago native, he attended Northern Illinois University where he majored in journalism.

cspivak@journalsentinel.com

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Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 an appearance on a TV interview program

"We've seen local union after local union rush to their school boards, their city councils, their technical school boards and rush through contracts in the past two weeks that had no contributions to the pension and no contribution to health care."

Mostly False

By Cary Spivak • March 3, 2011

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
stated on October 8, 2010 a campaign TV ad

Says Republican Reid Ribble says stimulus bill failed to jumpstart the economy, but his "roofing company made almost $300,000 off stimulus funded projects."

Half-True

By Cary Spivak • October 20, 2010

Ron Johnson
stated on September 15, 2010 campaign TV and radio ads

Washington politicians "run Social Security like a Ponzi scheme."

Mostly False

By Cary Spivak • September 23, 2010

Daniel Mielke
stated on September 7, 2010 a statement on campaign web site

"Close to 30% of our federal prison population consists of illegal immigrants."

False

By Cary Spivak • September 8, 2010

Russ Feingold
stated on July 13, 2010 a campaign ad

Ron Johnson is "willing to hand over the Great Lakes to the oil companies."

Mostly False

By Cary Spivak • September 3, 2010

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