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All State Budget statements that are Half-True

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Some Democrats aiming for 50% cut over time

Scott Walker
Scott Walker

"A number of Democrats running for governor want to cut the prison population by 50%" and "that would require the release of thousands of violent felons."  

— Politifact Wisconsin on Thursday, August 9th, 2018

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Claim takes things out of context

Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom

Says the California state auditor "found (John) Chiang lost track of $31 billion dollars," as state controller.

— Politifact California on Friday, June 1st, 2018

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Lower taxes, higher spending

Edward Cox
Edward Cox

Marc Molinaro "has cut taxes, his budget now is lower than it was six years ago" in Dutchess County

— Politifact New York on Thursday, May 24th, 2018

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Claim takes things out of context

Antonio Villaraigosa
Antonio Villaraigosa

California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."

— Politifact California on Thursday, March 8th, 2018

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Attach two asterisks

Scott Milder
Scott Milder

"In the 1980s, the state funded 68% of school expenses, and now the state’s share is 38%."

— Politifact Texas on Friday, February 16th, 2018

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Scott took office after a severe recession

Rick Scott
Rick Scott

"We’ve cut taxes 75 times, cut $7.5 billion worth in taxes, and as a result we’ve added over 1.3 million jobs."

— Politifact Florida on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017

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Unanimous votes across party lines

Mike Collier
Mike Collier

"Earlier this year, Dan Patrick and Republican leadership snatched millions of dollars in benefits from retired teachers."

— Politifact Texas on Friday, November 17th, 2017

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Math works, but numbers cherry picked

Jennifer Shilling
Jennifer Shilling

"Foxconn tax break could exceed $1 million per job."  

— Politifact Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 16th, 2017

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Figure is right, but hardly a gift

One Wisconsin Now
One Wisconsin Now

Wisconsin's $3 billion incentive offer to Foxconn is "the largest gift ever by a state to a foreign company."

— Politifact Wisconsin on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

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Meager spending increase doesn't go far

Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran

Says the Florida House of Representatives allocated $24 billion, "the greatest investment in education in Florida history!"

— Politifact Florida on Monday, May 15th, 2017

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Right number, wrong timeline

John Chiang
John Chiang

"In the first two years and a couple months (as California treasurer), I have saved taxpayers and ratepayers over $5.2 billion."

— Politifact California on Wednesday, April 26th, 2017

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Not as rare as indicated

Dan Hegeman
Dan Hegeman

"We don’t give bonuses in the state of Missouri on any level of government."

— Politifact Missouri on Friday, April 21st, 2017

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Only if you ignore the half the GOP budgets

Tim Moore
Tim Moore

"North Carolina's teacher income is rising faster than any other state."

— Politifact North Carolina on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017

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Not so simple

Richard Corcoran
Richard Corcoran

"Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism."

— Politifact Florida on Thursday, February 9th, 2017

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There are limited accountability measures

Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper

Says North Carolina gives taxpayer dollars to private schools, but "we really don’t know what these schools are doing or how they are performing."

— Politifact North Carolina on Thursday, February 2nd, 2017

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It's complicated

Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper

"Gov. (Pat) McCrory took $500,000 directly out of the disaster relief fund. And you know what it’s for? House Bill 2."

— Politifact North Carolina on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016

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Counting all cuts through 2022

Mike Pence
Mike Pence

"In the state of Indiana, I’ve signed more than $3.5 billion in tax relief."

— Politifact National on Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

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Spending controlled by state legislators was less

Virginia First Foundation
Virginia First Foundation

"The Virginia population increased by just 8 percent from 2005 to 2015, but the per capita spending in the budget increased by a whopping 38 percent."  

— Politifact Virginia on Monday, October 3rd, 2016

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Colleges raised them; Kaine went along

Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee

"Tim Kaine hiked tuition as governor, but now claims to champion affordability."

— Politifact Virginia on Monday, September 19th, 2016

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McCrory tried to raise spending, too

Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper

Says Gov. Pat McCrory "tried to cut education funding to its lowest budget share in over 30 years."

— Politifact North Carolina on Thursday, September 1st, 2016