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Charter schools boosted

State Finances
Donna Howard

Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local prop taxes (which is why those taxes are so high). Districts getting less b/c scarce $ going to charters."    

— PolitiFact Texas on Wednesday, August 15th, 2018

Mostly True

Estimate is over 5 years

State Finances
Dana Wachs

Says Scott Walker "has turned down $1 billion of Medicaid money over the course of his tenure."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Friday, June 15th, 2018

Mostly True

Projection is nearly doubling

State Finances
Kelda Helen Roys

Says that under Scott Walker, on a percentage basis, Wisconsin is "spending twice as much on debt service for just basic road repair and maintenance" than before he took office.  

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Monday, June 11th, 2018

Half-True

Claim takes things out of context

State Finances
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

Mostly True

Big re-election campaign boast

State Finances
Scott Walker

"Property and income taxes will be lower in 2018 than they were in 2010."

— PolitiFact Wisconsin on Wednesday, May 30th, 2018