State Budget Scorecard true 0% 153 Checks mostly true 0% 240 Checks half true 0% 209 Checks mostly false 0% 191 Checks false 0% 188 Checks Pants on Fire 0% 64 Checks For more details, see the Principles of PolitiFact All Fact-checks for State Budget Elise Stefanik stated on November 7, 2025 a television interview Gov. Kathy Hochul has raised taxes. By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 11, 2025 Rick Scott stated on June 8, 2025 a television interview Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness. By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 22, 2025 Kathy Hochul stated on May 5, 2025 a television interview The state budget contains the largest middle class tax cut in 70 years. By Jill Terreri Ramos • June 1, 2025 Tony Evers stated on December 28, 2024 X, formerly Twitter “After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account." By Hope Karnopp • January 15, 2025 Jay Rothman stated on December 1, 2024 TV interview “The Universities of Wisconsin are 43rd out of 50 states in the nation, in terms of public support for our universities. The $855 million (budget request) gets us up to average.” By Hope Karnopp • December 12, 2024 Greta Neubauer stated on April 11, 2024 X, formerly Twitter “The GOP has failed to invest in our campuses, making WI fall to 42nd in the nation in state support.” By Hope Karnopp • April 24, 2024 Ron DeSantis stated on January 18, 2024 a CNN town hall in Henniker, N.H. “Florida state government (has the) lowest number of state employees per capita in the country.” By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • January 23, 2024 Julian Bradley stated on December 8, 2023 X, formerly Twitter "Wisconsin Republicans have passed multiple billion dollar middle-class tax cuts this year, but each time we have, Governor Tony Evers has vetoed the relief." By Hope Karnopp • December 19, 2023 Alex Mooney stated on November 2, 2023 a post on X Jim Justice “broke his pledge, raised the gas tax.” By Ayden Norcross • November 21, 2023 Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 a post on X “2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia” By Max Cohen • October 20, 2023 Chris Christie stated on September 5, 2023 a interview Under Gov. Ron DeSantis, “in the last five years, spending has gone up 30%" in Florida. By Amy Sherman, Samantha Putterman • September 8, 2023 Nick LaLota stated on March 29, 2023 a press release “For every dollar in federal taxes my constituents pay, we get a mere 93 cents back.” By Cameron Carr • June 19, 2023 Kathy Hochul stated on May 9, 2023 a news conference The New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolers By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 18, 2023 Gavin Newsom stated on May 7, 2023 a tweet Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” By Amy Sherman, Sarah Bahari • May 9, 2023 Tony Evers stated on March 8, 2023 Twitter The money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan." By D.L. Davis • March 28, 2023 Joan Ballweg stated on January 24, 2023 Twitter "Wisconsin has seen over 63 billion dollars of federal pandemic-related funding funnel into our state over (Gov. Tony Evers') tenure." By D.L. Davis • March 14, 2023 Fentrice Driskell stated on March 7, 2023 a press conference "$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government." By Yacob Reyes • March 9, 2023 Tony Evers stated on December 27, 2022 Twitter "During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.” By D.L. Davis • February 7, 2023 Devin LeMahieu stated on January 3, 2023 Senate address "In 2010, (Wisconsin Republicans) inherited a multi-Billion dollar deficit … Today we are looking at a projected surplus approaching 7 Billion." By Vanessa Swales • February 3, 2023 Glenn Youngkin stated on January 23, 2023 a speech. Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.” By Warren Fiske • January 25, 2023 Load More Latest Articles Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention? By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2025 State budget allocates ‘flexible’ funding for migrant support in New York City By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 30, 2024 Show the green: States ranking high in renewable energy jobs gave generous incentives May 22, 2023 State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate By Liam Halawith, Lyle Muller • October 19, 2022 Is the Buffalo Bills’ Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village? By Cassidey Kavathas • April 21, 2022 McAuliffe, Youngkin swap bogus tax and spending claims By Warren Fiske • October 29, 2021 Fact-checking the second McAuliffe-Youngkin debate By Warren Fiske • October 1, 2021 The facts behind funding Iowa’s public universities April 26, 2021 Fact-checking a GOP talking point on state, local relief in the American Rescue Plan By Louis Jacobson • March 19, 2021 COVID-19 aid for states and localities: How dire is the need? By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2021 A look back at our Act 10 fact checks By Eric Litke • February 9, 2021 Top Flip-O-Meter fact checks 2020 — Wisconsin By Haley BeMiller • December 28, 2020 Can states file for bankruptcy? Should they? What you need to know By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2020 Latest promises about State Budget Joe Biden Help state and local governments prevent budget shortfalls American Rescue Plan includes $350 billion for states, localities | March 16, 2021 Latest promises about State Budget
