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27 October
5:39 pm

Our entire state budget every single year is about nine billion.

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Rob Sand, at Iowa Governor General Election Debate (KCRG / The Gazette)

5:39 pm
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Why we checked itSpecific figure for Iowa's total annual state budget used to contextualize the deficit claim — verifiable against official Iowa budget documents.
What we foundIowa's general fund budget is approximately $9 billion, consistent with the claim, but the 'entire state budget' including federal funds and other funds is $29–33 billion — making the claim a significant understatement of total state spending.
CorrectedCorrection: Originally rated Overstated. Rating changed to Supported following post-debate review: "the state budget" as usually reported is the General Fund, about $9 billion a year, which matches the claim; the larger all-funds total is a different measure. The budget figure Rob Sand gave later in this debate is rated the same way. The evidence is unchanged.
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