Latest True Fact-checks in State Budget Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. Gina Raimondo stated on February 19, 2015 in a news conference: "Contrary to popular belief, we actually don’t have that many public employees…We are well below average in the number of public employees.’’ The Associated Press stated on February 21, 2015 in in a newspaper article: Georgia’s share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013. Trebor Banstetter stated on February 2, 2015 in in a statement: A bill to eliminate Delta Air Lines’ jet fuel tax breaks "violates federal law and puts the state at risk of losing critical funding from the Federal Aviation Administration." Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of the State address: Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent. Virginia Education Association stated on January 2, 2015 in a web post.: State "school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation." Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post: Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Jeff Amason stated on September 1, 2014 in interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB: "The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years." Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding. George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it. Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. Nathan Deal stated on February 26, 2014 in a speech: Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing. Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000." Raphael Warnock stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech: "Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin." William Howell stated on January 5, 2014 in an op-ed.: In Virginia, "Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years." Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time." Deadspin stated on August 13, 2013 in a website: The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach. New Jersey Education Association stated on September 3, 2013 in a video ad: "Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education." Jay Nixon stated on August 27, 2013 in a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country." Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor. Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill. Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid." The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools. Gina Raimondo stated on February 19, 2015 in a news conference: "Contrary to popular belief, we actually don’t have that many public employees…We are well below average in the number of public employees.’’ The Associated Press stated on February 21, 2015 in in a newspaper article: Georgia’s share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013. Trebor Banstetter stated on February 2, 2015 in in a statement: A bill to eliminate Delta Air Lines’ jet fuel tax breaks "violates federal law and puts the state at risk of losing critical funding from the Federal Aviation Administration." Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of the State address: Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent. Virginia Education Association stated on January 2, 2015 in a web post.: State "school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation." Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post: Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses." Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country." Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels. Jeff Amason stated on September 1, 2014 in interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB: "The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years." Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding. George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it. Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage. Greg Morris stated on March 13, 2014 in an article: You can buy lobster with food stamps. Nathan Deal stated on February 26, 2014 in a speech: Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing. Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000." Raphael Warnock stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech: "Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union." Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin." William Howell stated on January 5, 2014 in an op-ed.: In Virginia, "Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years." Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time." Deadspin stated on August 13, 2013 in a website: The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach. New Jersey Education Association stated on September 3, 2013 in a video ad: "Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education." Jay Nixon stated on August 27, 2013 in a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating." Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people." Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.
Tim Sheehy stated on April 10, 2015 in an interview: A 50-50 public-private split for paying for a new Milwaukee Bucks arena would "be much better -- in terms of the portion of the public financing -- than most of the other arena projects done around the country."
Jeb Bush stated on May 20, 2015 in a meeting with business leaders in Portsmouth, N.H.: Says he was known as "Veto Corleone" for cutting spending as Florida governor.
Wisconsin Transportation Builders Association stated on May 13, 2015 in a radio ad: "Accidents are down 50 percent and injury accidents are down 60 percent" in the rebuilt Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee.
Senate Democrats stated on March 31, 2015 in interviews: The state budget will include scholarship money for minority students as a concession to Senate Democrats for supporting the GOP-initiated transportation bill.
Elizabeth Roberts stated on March 2, 2015 in a presentation to the Reinventing Medicaid Working Group: "More than 30 cents of every state tax dollar goes to Medicaid."
The Associated Press stated on March 9, 2015 in article: Under legislation that has cleared the Georgia House, some children who are "legal refugees" could obtain state scholarships to attend private schools.
Gina Raimondo stated on February 19, 2015 in a news conference: "Contrary to popular belief, we actually don’t have that many public employees…We are well below average in the number of public employees.’’
The Associated Press stated on February 21, 2015 in in a newspaper article: Georgia’s share of money from the Federal Highway Trust Fund declined 12 percent between 2008 and 2013.
Trebor Banstetter stated on February 2, 2015 in in a statement: A bill to eliminate Delta Air Lines’ jet fuel tax breaks "violates federal law and puts the state at risk of losing critical funding from the Federal Aviation Administration."
Nathan Deal stated on January 14, 2015 in State of the State address: Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.
Virginia Education Association stated on January 2, 2015 in a web post.: State "school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation."
Jim Moran stated on November 22, 2014 in a Facebook post: Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses."
Lincoln Chafee stated on November 14, 2014 in a newspaper interview: Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
Nathan Deal stated on September 15, 2014 in candidate forum: The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
Jeff Amason stated on September 1, 2014 in interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB: "The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years."
Mike Collier stated on August 8, 2014 in a video ad: Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.
George Barker stated on July 26, 2014 in statement: Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.
Democratic National Committee stated on May 29, 2014 in an email blast: Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
Nathan Deal stated on February 26, 2014 in a speech: Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.
Casey Cagle stated on January 22, 2014 in an interview: "For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."
Raphael Warnock stated on January 20, 2014 in a speech: "Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."
Democratic Party of Wisconsin stated on January 22, 2014 in a news release: "The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin."
William Howell stated on January 5, 2014 in an op-ed.: In Virginia, "Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years."
Chris Christie stated on November 2, 2013 in a response to a public school teacher: "In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
Deadspin stated on August 13, 2013 in a website: The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
New Jersey Education Association stated on September 3, 2013 in a video ad: "Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."
Jay Nixon stated on August 27, 2013 in a radio advertisement: Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."
Scott Walker stated on July 29, 2013 in a speech: Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
Charlene Lima stated on June 26, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House: Economic Development Commission Executive Director Keith Stokes "sent me a letter and he said the taxpayers will never be on the hook for these bonds" for 38 Studios.