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Not with a common measure

Says that despite a recent increase in school funding, Scott Walker "has taken over a billion dollars from the public schools."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, April 20th, 2018

Stats correct; credit overstated

Scott Walker

"Our bold reforms have Wisconsin’s unemployment rate down to an all-time LOW of 2.9 percent, and the number of people working at an all-time HIGH!"

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 18th, 2018

Heavy involvement by GOP came first

Scott Walker

Says "Eric Holder and his group came in and made" the Wisconsin Supreme Court race "highly partisan."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, April 11th, 2018

'All' goes too far

Giffords

"Paul Ryan has blocked all action to strengthen our gun laws."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, April 6th, 2018

Answer in long and short forms

Ronna McDaniel

The census "for years and years and years, decades, has asked, ‘Are you a citizen of the United States of America?’"

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018

Links are shadowy

Rebecca Dallet

Says Supreme Court rival Michael Screnock "is running with the Koch brothers support."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, March 29th, 2018

Promise was about husband's firm, not campaign money from lawyers

Republican Party of Wisconsin

Says Rebecca Dallet is a "hypocrite" because she "took money from attorneys with over 100 cases before her."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018

Yes, though jail term was near maximum

Rebecca Dallet

Says Michael Screnock "let a child predator walk without time and let a rapist who preyed on an underage girl go free after only an eight-month sentence."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 23rd, 2018

Usually expresses 'values,' but has also backed policies

Michael Screnock

Says Rebecca Dallet "has talked about her interest in advocating for policies that need to be changed to achieve her political objectives."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 21st, 2018

Latest study says 13%

Steve Bullock

"A quarter of our guns are sold outside of the background checks."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 16th, 2018

Pledge was to Constitution, not NRA agenda

Rebecca Dallet

Says that during the Supreme Court campaign, Michael Screnock has "vowed to uphold the platform of the NRA."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018

Trade barb off target

Leah Vukmir

Says Sen. Tammy Baldwin "claims to support a 'Buy America' philosophy, but her actions speak louder than her empty words."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Monday, March 12th, 2018

One brother; 'Team Ryan'

Bernie Sanders

"The Koch brothers have given" Paul Ryan "$500,000 in campaign contributions."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 9th, 2018

Dead last - again

Dana Wachs

"We are last in the nation in startups — 50th."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Thursday, March 8th, 2018

Opposed Act 10… eventually

Mahlon Mitchell

"When @ScottWalker told firefighters we didn’t need to worry about Act 10, we said hell no, we stand with working Wisconsinites everywhere."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018

97% of 'gun households'

Tammy Baldwin

Says 97 percent of gun owners support universal background checks.

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, March 2nd, 2018

Mainly only the adjudicated and the involuntarily committed

Paul Ryan

We "have laws on the books designed to prevent people with mental illnesses from getting firearms."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Monday, February 26th, 2018

Some openings over the border

Rebecca Kleefisch

"We have roughly between 85,000 (and) 95,000 open jobs in Wisconsin."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, February 23rd, 2018

Hundreds of millions

Kevin Nicholson

"There are more guns in this country than there are people."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Tuesday, February 20th, 2018

Reflects 10 years on the bench

Rebecca Dallet

Says that as a judge, she has "presided over more than 10,000 cases."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, February 16th, 2018