copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2022-10-17): Indeed, Evers owes action on one of his campaign promises to a quirk of timing on state budget forecasts, that prompted Republicans to put a significant tax cut in front of him. [...] When Evers released his two-year spending plan for the state Feb. 16, 2021, it included a net increase of $1 billion in taxes over the biennium. He aimed to give tax breaks to the lower and middle classes and raise taxes on businesses and the wealthy. Republicans didn’t care for it. They removed his tax increases and breaks and, after learning the state would receive more than $4 billion extra in tax collections over the next three years, proposed a plan to cut more than $2 billion in taxes in their own budget.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-02-13): MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers announced new details of his proposal to cut taxes by more than $1.2 billion in the next two-year state budget on Sunday, Feb. 12, as Wisconsin’s budget surplus has topped $7 billion. Evers first proposed the tax cut last August that includes a 10 percent state income tax cut for the middle class. Individuals making less than $100,000 and married couples or joint-filers making at or below $150,000 would benefit from the proposal. Evers said the proposal would provide $839.6 million over the budget for low- and middle-income residents with an average cut of more than $200 annually for 1.9 million filers. [...] A flat income tax plan is all but certain to be vetoed by Evers. Evers said Republicans' plan would offer more than $3.5 billion in tax relief to the top 20 percent of Wisconsin's income earners. The Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan research organization, told WPR's " Central Time " last month that it's factually correct that lower income earners would benefit more from Evers' proposal while a flat tax would likely yield more benefits for those with higher incomes.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-07-08): Republican Party of Wisconsin Chairman Andrew Hitt "Tony Evers tried to raise taxes by $1 billion in his proposed budget, so it is laughable that he is now taking credit for Republicans’ tax cut. We applaud Wisconsin Republicans for putting forward a historic budget with transformative tax cuts that will put more money in the pockets of Wisconsin families despite Tony Evers’ tax increase in his proposed budget." [...] "Governor Evers proposed raising taxes by more than $1 billion to fund his tax-and-spend budget. Instead, the Legislature listened to Wisconsinites and passed the most conservative spending plan in a generation including tax cut of more than $3 billion. [...] "In particular, Governor Evers proposed raising taxes by $1 billion in his original budget wish list. He now gets to reverse course and take credit for the Republican budget which will cut taxes by over $3 billion.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-08-15): Evers signs GOP-written state budget with $2B tax cut WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers signed the Republican-written state budget Thursday, enacting a two-year spending plan that includes a $2 billion income tax cut while making 50 largely minor partial vetoes, saying unfinished business still needs to be addressed. [...] Evers, a Democrat who is running for reelection next year, cast it as a bipartisan effort even though the tax cut was added to the budget by Republican lawmakers. Only seven Democrats out of 49 voted for the budget. Evers’ original budget would have raised taxes, primarily on manufacturers and the wealthy, by more than $1 billion.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-01-10): Gov. Tony Evers announced new details of his proposal to cut taxes by more than $1.2 billion in the next two-year state budget on Sunday as Wisconsin’s budget surplus has topped $7 billion. Evers first proposed the tax cut last August that includes a 10 percent state income tax cut for the middle class. Individuals making less than $100,000 and married couples or joint-filers making at or below $150,000 would benefit from the proposal. Evers said the proposal would provide $839.6 million over the budget for low- and middle-income residents with an average cut of more than $200 annually for 1.9 million filers. [...] A flat income tax plan is all but certain to be vetoed by Evers. Evers said Republicans’ plan would offer more than $3.5 billion in tax relief to the top 20 percent of Wisconsin’s income earners. The Wisconsin Policy Forum, a nonpartisan research organization, told WPR’s "Central Time" last month that it’s factually correct that lower income earners would benefit more from Evers’ proposal while a flat tax would likely yield more benefits for those with higher incomes.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-07-28): Tax cuts were at the heart of the GOP-written, $87.3 billion spending plan, to which Evers made only minor vetoes. That tax bracket includes individual Wisconsinites making as much as $263,000 a year and married residents making as much as $351,000. [...] School districts are receiving $2 billion in federal pandemic aid, a fact Republicans noted in reducing Evers’ request, but the money is not permanent and is not being distributed evenly, which means some school district officials are concerned they will have to lay off teachers or go to referendum to maintain programs. [...] Office of Gov. Tony Evers
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-02-15): MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers tonight, during his2023-25Biennial Budget Message, announced provisions included in hisbudget proposal that will deliver on the promisehe made last August to fight for a 10-percent middle-class tax cut. As previewed by the governor over the weekend, the plan aims to build upon income tax cuts he has signed since taking office that have returned $1.4 billion annually to taxpayers by delivering more than $1.2 billion in targeted tax relief to working families, parents, veterans, caregivers, seniors, and student loan borrowers, among others, while limiting tax giveaways to wealthy earners. [...] Over the course of his first term, Gov. Evers more than delivered on the promise he made before being elected governor in 2018 to provide a 10-percent, middle-class tax cut. In the 2021-23 biennial budget, the governor signed one of the largest tax cuts in Wisconsin state history, providing $2 billion in individual income tax relief over the biennium and approximately $1 billion annually going forward. When combined with the tax cuts Gov. Evers signed in the 2019-21 biennial budget, as well as 2019 Wisconsin Act 10, 86 percent of Wisconsin taxpayers have seen an income tax cut of 15 percent or more, with 2.4 million taxpayers getting relief.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-03-01): Evers vetoes GOP income tax cut, retirement tax break and marriage credit increase [...] Gov. Tony Evers vetoed three tax-cut bills Friday from a package that Republicans introduced in January, but didn't act on a fourth measure expanding the state's child care tax credit. (Wisconsin Examiner photo) . Gov. Tony Evers vetoed three of four Republican-backed bills to cut taxes Friday, declaring that they "would set Wisconsin on a path toward insolvency."
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-08-25): Yes, Republicans curbed Evers’ plan to raise taxes by $1 billion and inserted the tax-cut provision [...] Darling claimed that Wisconsin Republicans stopped Evers from raising taxes by $1 billion and instead gave residents the largest tax cut in the state’s history. Evers did plan to raise taxes by $1 billion, although his plan would have included tax cuts for lower-income Wisconsinites. And Republicans did include the largest tax cut in history in their version of the budget that passed in July.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-07-05): MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed off on a two-year spending plan Wednesday after gutting a Republican tax cut and using his broad veto powers to increase school funding for centuries. Evers angered Republicans with both moves, with some saying the Democratic governor was going back on deals he had made with them. [...] Evers reduced the GOP income tax cut from $3.5 billion to $175 million, and did away entirely with lower rates for the two highest earning brackets. He also used his partial veto power to increase how much revenue K-12 public schools can raise per student by $325 a year until 2425.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-02-12): He says the cuts have returned $1.4 billion annually to taxpayers by delivering more than $1.2 billion in targeted tax relief to Wisconsinites. [...] In the 2021-23 biennial budget, the governor signed one of the largest tax cuts in Wisconsin state history, providing $2 billion in individual income tax relief over the biennium and approximately $1 billion annually going forward. When combined with the tax cuts Evers signed in the 2019-21 biennial budget, as well as 2019 Wisconsin Act 10, 86 percent of Wisconsin taxpayers have seen an income tax cut of 15 percent or more, with 2.4 million taxpayers getting relief.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-02-27): Democratic Gov. Tony Evers says his state budget would cut income taxes by $1.2 billion over the next two years. Republicans say it would raise taxes by more than $1.2 billion. [...] What’s the Evers tax-cut math that totals $1.2 billion? [...] Those tax cuts total the $1.2 billion claimed by Evers. But Republicans note that the following two tax increases Evers wants would offset most of that cut.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-07-08): The governor tweaked the plan using his veto authority in 50 largely minor areas but left intact the centerpiece of the Republican plan — a more than $2 billion tax cut package that would reduce the state's third tax bracket for about half of Wisconsin residents to 5.3%. [...] Some Republicans praised Evers for signing the budget they wrote while taking shots at him for touting a tax cut after proposing a budget that would have increased taxes on capital gains and large manufacturers. Evers’ initial version of the budget included both tax increases and tax cuts and would have resulted in a net increase in taxes of about $1 billion over two years. "The taxpayers of Wisconsin should be celebrating the fact that today Governor Evers has done an about-face on his plan to raise taxes by more than a billion dollars and instead signed a Republican spending plan that delivers significant tax relief," said a statement from Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke of Kaukauna.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2022-08-23): Evers, who is in a tight race for governor with Republican candidate Tim Michels, announced his proposal against the backdrop of rising public concern over inflation and on the same day Michels and other Republicans were in Kenosha highlighting the scenes of rioting two years ago following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. [...] After hearing of Evers' proposed tax cuts, Michels said, "Tony Evers knows that today is the two-year anniversary of perhaps his largest failure, and he's trying to cloak it over." [...] "It's been fascinating to watch Tony Evers' election-year conversion on taxes. He wanted to raise taxes by $1 billion in his budget. Now, he wants to cut taxes as the political winds change," LeMahieu said in a statement. "If the governor is serious about providing financial relief to Wisconsinites, he could fund it immediately using federal ARPA dollars. Instead, he’s using a state taxpayer surplus to create political division."
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2022-04-18): "In honor of #TaxDay, I remind you that Governor Evers wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes," he tweeted April 18, 2022. [...] Macco is correct that Evers, a Democrat, sought to raise taxes by $1 billion. A caveat: The governor proposed a net increase of about $1 billion with his plan that would have raised taxes on businesses and the wealthy while providing tax breaks to lower and middle classes. [...] Macco claimed that Evers wanted to increase Wisconsinites’ taxes by $1 billion "just for heating your homes," but instead, Republicans delivered a more than $2 billion tax cut.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2022-02-15): Below are Gov. Evers’ remarks as prepared for delivery: [...] I’m Tony Evers, and I’m incredibly proud to be your governor–the 46th governor of this great state. [...] And, folks, the great news is we can do all of this and still not spend our entire projected surplus–under my plan, we’ll still have more than $2 billion left over. I’ve already heard there are some who want to wait to get this done until the next budget. That’s $3.8 billion that would just be sitting in Madison until then. Well, that’s not going to help Wisconsinites buy groceries today. It won’t help Wisconsinites pay for gas today. It won’t help Wisconsinites pay for childcare, heat their homes, or put food on their table today. Wisconsinites can’t wait.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2022-11-11): Evers has vetoed Republican bills nearly 150 times in the past. Republicans weren’t able to get a supermajority in the legislature to override him. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has been reelected—and thanks to Democratic victories in the state legislature, he’ll have some power against Republicans’ agenda. [...] Had state Republicans secured two-thirds supermajorities in both the state Senate and Assembly, Evers would have had far less power to stop such bills, many of which may resurface in the coming year. As it stands, state Republicans, who benefit from one of the nation’s most heavily gerrymandered maps, will fall short.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Evers Vetoes GOP $2 Billion Tax Cut and Child Care Tax Credit [...] Feb 13th, 2023 by Ryan ClancyEvers Offers Details on $1.2 Billion Tax Cut [...] Republicans Cut Billions from Evers’ Budget Proposal
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2023-12-24): — In December, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed a law providing about $500 million in public funds to help renovate the Milwaukee Brewers baseball stadium, which opened in 2001. [...] Like elsewhere, the results were mixed.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-10-04): - The great preponderance of the evidence indicates there is no negative impact on employment from moderate increases; and - A high level of public support, specifically Democrats and Republican women.[144] [...] - ^ "Gov. Roy Cooper signs $25.9 billion North Carolina state budget into law". WBTV. November 18, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Jul 10th, 2023Tax Cuts Divide Evers, Republicans [...] Evers wants $2 billion hike in K-12 school aid, Michels wants all the money for voucher schools. [...] Evers veto of Republican tax cut saves expected surplus, means less financial stress.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2020-06-11): "The basic question to be answered is, what is their plan," Evers said of the meeting with Republicans. "It doesn't have anything to do with the court case or getting in front of the court case." Republican legislative leaders did not immediately reply to messages seeking comment on their meeting with Evers. [...] Evers said state health officials started contacting nursing homes on Monday to coordinate supplies in advance of testing more than 10,000 residents and staff each week.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-03-24): This is an update to our 2019 report. [...] Source: Public Citizen’s analysis of data provided by the Center for Responsive Politics (www.opensecrets.org) [...] [12] Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Most Expensive Ever: 2020 Election Cost $14.4 Billion, OpenSecrets (February 11, 2021), https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/2020-cycle-cost-14p4-billion-doubling-16.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-09-03): Please welcome the Governor of Wisconsin, Tony Evers. [...] As your governor, I fought to protect workers’ rights. We’ve lowered taxes so working families can keep more of their hard-earned cash. We put people to work fixing the damn roads, over 7,000 of them across the state, and we’ve invested in apprenticeship and job training programs to prepare folks for good-paying jobs across our state. And I vetoed bills that would’ve made it more easy for children to be put into the workforce. Because we’re doing the right thing, folks, Wisconsin’s economy is strong. We have more people working today than ever before in our state’s history, and the future is bright. [...] There are many reasons to thank Wisconsin, but I have to tell you, on behalf of America, thank you for Tony Evers, a national treasure. And the first lady of Wisconsin, Kathy Evers, thank you. And I have to tell you, when we have President Harris, she is going to need to have a majority in the House of Representatives, send Peter Barca to Congress again. Send Peter Barca to Congress. Thank you to County Executive, David Crowley for looking out for folks every day. And a special thank you to President Fendt and the Milwaukee Area Labor Council for the invitations and putting this on. A point of personal privilege, a thank you to Minnesota’s First Lady, my wife, Gwen. She brings the fire. She brings the fire.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2021-03-15): Evictions officially resumed on October 12 and nearly $2 billion is owed in back rent. [...] The state is accepting applications for the NC H.O.P.E program, a $117 million program to help pay rent and utility bills. [...] Declaration under penalty of perjury
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-04-28): Cavalier Johnson stated on May 27, 2022 in News conference: The RNC is "a $200 million economic infusion into our communities." Mandela Barnes stated on May 27, 2022 in News release: Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby. Glenn Grothman stated on May 21, 2022 in Newsletter: "Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people. Tom Nelson stated on April 26, 2022 in Twitter: "Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent." John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes. Opportunity Wisconsin stated on February 21, 2022 in YouTube ad: "Ron Johnson pushed through a special tax loophole that benefited his own family's business … Then he cashed out of the company for $5 million … (he has) doubled his wealth since taking office." [...] John Macco stated on April 18, 2022 in Twitter: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes.
Claim: Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion." (John Macco, 2022-04-18)
Evidence (2024-10-06): Click here to sign up to receive press releases from Gov. Evers