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That argument doesn't quite add up

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JB Pritzker

"Because of Bruce Rauner, Illinois went 736 days without a budget, delaying funding for schools while local governments were forced to raise property taxes."

— PolitiFact Illinois on Sunday, September 30th, 2018

False

Molinaro questions money from one authority to another

State Finances
Marc Molinaro

Says Gov. Andrew Cuomo is "stealing money from the MTA and sending it upstate for projects that have nothing to do with transit."

— PolitiFact New York on Friday, September 21st, 2018

Mostly True

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