Watchdog reporter
James B. Nelson has been a reporter and editor for the Journal Sentinel, and the Milwaukee Sentinel, since 1985. Nelson has covered a range of beats, including city, county and state government. In addition to working for PolitiFact, Nelson is a deputy business editor. Originally from Appleton, he graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from James B. Nelson
"Obama for President and Baldwin for Senate have kept their campaign offices up and running in Fox Valley, Eau Claire and La Crosse with their staffs preparing for the next battle."
"Gov. Scott Walker (is) more than halfway to (his) 250,000 jobs goal."
"75 percent of the (air traffic control) towers the Obama Administration is closing are located in Republican Congressional Districts."
"The hole in the earth that’s going to be dug (for the proposed Gogebic mine) is bigger than my entire district."
A proposed ban on hollow-point bullets and bullets that expand upon impact "essentially bans deer hunting."
Wisconsin’s laws "ranked the worst in the world for mining investment."
"We just had someone last week in Neenah near a school kill someone with a bow and arrow."
Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of Milwaukee "would be a $19 decrease."
"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."
Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.
Recent stories from James B. Nelson
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
In context: Baldwin's "damn right" statementWith our occasional "In context" feature, we look at the context of a quote that is getting attention in the political world. In this case, we look at a snippet from a 2011 speech by Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin. Her "You're damn right" has already been used to amplify points in two attack ads.
A look at some familiar campaign attack adsWith primary voting Tuesday in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C., attack ads are dominating the airwaves. We revisit some familiar claims.
A look at some familiar attacks from recycled adsAs the Republican presidential campaign moved to Wisconsin, the attack ads followed. Two national political action committees have been airing a pair of television ads -- one from the Red, White and Blue Fund attacks front-runner Mitt Romney, and a second, from Restore Our Future, goes after Rick Santorum. We take a look at some already-evaluated claims.
The Voter Guide: Seven key distortions of the campaignAfter examining hundreds of claims in the 2010 campaign, we've seen some patterns in how candidates -- and outside groups -- have twisted the facts.
Was Feingold really in front of his house?A Milwaukee talk show host claims that the Feingold ad is a fake. PolitiFact Wisconsin goes behind the green screen to find the truth.
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