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Scott Walker stated on January 21, 2024 in TV interview:

"(The) top issue for college students is the economy."

By Hope Karnopp • February 2, 2024

Scott Walker stated on February 24, 2020 in a tweet:

"Bernie (Sanders) is a communist."

By Eric Litke • March 4, 2020

Tony Evers stated on December 9, 2018 in an interview:

"At least three or four of the pieces that are in" in the Republican lame-duck legislation, Scott Walker "has vetoed previously."

By Tom Kertscher • December 13, 2018

Tony Evers stated on November 1, 2018 in a public forum:

Says Walker "wants to get rid of" students’ ability to stay on their parents’ health insurance.

By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018

Tony Evers stated on September 25, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Says Scott Walker ‘cut $800 million from our schools.’

By Eric Litke • November 2, 2018

Tony Evers stated on September 26, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"Under Scott Walker, the Department of Corrections has only 18 people tracking 25,000 sex offenders" and "there are nearly 3,000 sex offenders that are unaccounted for."

By D.L. Davis • October 29, 2018

Scott Walker stated on October 9, 2018 in a video:

Says Tony Evers will "raise the gas tax by as much as a dollar a gallon."

By Tom Kertscher • October 24, 2018

Tony Evers stated on October 9, 2018 in a TV ad:

"Wisconsin pays 50% more than Minnesota for the same health care."

By Tom Kertscher • October 22, 2018

Tony Evers stated on October 10, 2018 in a campaign video:

Says Scott Walker supports "a health care plan that would gut protections for pre-existing conditions."

By Tom Kertscher • October 18, 2018

Scott Walker stated on September 20, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Tony Evers will "raise property taxes, raise income taxes and raise gas taxes by as much as a dollar a gallon."

By Tom Kertscher • October 11, 2018

Scott Walker stated on September 17, 2018 in a poll:

"Tony Evers says that tax dollars should pay for the abortions just like they pay for tonsillectomies."

By Tom Kertscher • September 26, 2018

Scott Walker stated on September 5, 2018 in a TV ad:

"A teacher watched hard-core pornography in his classroom," along with other inappropriate behavior, but Tony Evers didn't revoke the teacher's license and "the teacher is still in the classroom."

By Tom Kertscher • September 13, 2018

Tony Evers stated on August 27, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says Scott Walker refused federal funds and "Wisconsin families now pay nearly 50% more than Minnesotans for the same health care."

By Eric Litke • September 7, 2018

Tony Evers stated on July 22, 2018 in a candidates forum:

"Since Scott Walker has been our governor, we’ve gone from 50 percent state funding for the" University of Wisconsin System "to 15 percent."

By Tom Kertscher • August 6, 2018

Scott Walker stated on June 19, 2018 in a TV ad:

Says he made "a record investment in schools."

By Tom Kertscher • August 3, 2018

Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 19, 2018 in an interview:

Says Scott Walker "has cut more from public education than he's put back in, obviously. He took $1.6 billion and some change away and then puts back $630 million and he's calling that progress."

By Tom Kertscher • August 1, 2018

Kelda Helen Roys stated on May 2, 2018 in a cable interview:

Says "political interference" from Scott Walker’s administration has led to "gagging (DNR) scientists so they can no longer comment on proposed legislation" and "we’re letting polluters write their own permits."

By Anna Groves • July 27, 2018

Kelda Helen Roys stated on April 18, 2018 in a tweet and campaign event:

Wisconsin lost "almost 4,000 manufacturing jobs in 2017."

By Taylor Palmby • July 23, 2018

Scott Walker stated on May 13, 2018 in a TV interview:

"By law, Democrats gave the superintendent of public instruction, back in 2009, the ability to take over failing schools … The current superintendent has failed to do that."

By D.L. Davis • July 5, 2018

Scott Walker stated on May 31, 2018 in a tweet:

"Since taking office, we have enacted more than $8 billion in cumulative tax relief."

By Tom Kertscher • June 22, 2018

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As he prepares to leave office, Scott Walker’s record on the Truth-O-Meter

By Tom Kertscher • December 28, 2018

Scorecard on how many campaign promises Scott Walker kept

By Tom Kertscher • December 21, 2018

Before their first debate, fact checking Scott Walker and Tony Evers in the governor’s race

By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2018

Scott Walker kept promises to lower taxes, raise college grants; broke pledge to reduce energy costs

By Tom Kertscher • October 5, 2018

Kept, Broken and Compromise: Rating 3 Scott Walker promises

By Tom Kertscher • September 27, 2018

Compromise and Kept: Rating two Scott Walker campaign promises

By Tom Kertscher • September 21, 2018

Before voting, check out our Scott Walker and Tony Evers fact-checks

By D.L. Davis, Tom Kertscher • August 21, 2018

Walk-O-Meter: On 2 campaign promises on education, Scott Walker falters

By Tom Kertscher • May 30, 2018

High Five: Donald Trump, Tammy Baldwin, Scott Walker in our most-clicked fact checks

By Tom Kertscher • February 5, 2018

Fact-checking review of Scott Walker’s State of the State

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2018

Preview: Scott Walker’s ‘State of the State’

By Tom Kertscher • January 24, 2018

The Walk-O-Meter: Rating 2 Scott Walker promises on higher education

By Tom Kertscher • December 1, 2017

The Walk-O-Meter: Rating 2 Scott Walker campaign promises on transportation raids

By Tom Kertscher • November 21, 2017

Checking the Walk-O-Meter and Scott Walker’s promises to make taxes lower in 2018

By Tom Kertscher • November 10, 2017

His re-election run official, a look at Scott Walker’s 182 fact checks

By Tom Kertscher • November 6, 2017

Sorting out how Scott Walker refers to historic funding for schools in Wisconsin

By Tom Kertscher • October 16, 2017

Rating Scott Walker promises on transportation

By Tom Kertscher • May 27, 2016

In Context: Scott Walker, Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre

By Tom Kertscher • April 11, 2016

Our 5 most-clicked in 2015 (that weren’t about Scott Walker)

By Tom Kertscher • December 28, 2015

Most checked in 2015: Scott Walker

By Tom Kertscher • December 27, 2015

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