Fact Check Posts – Page 14

Mark Zaccaria says Sen. Jack Reed cast the deciding vote for Obamacare

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 17, 2014

Sen. Jack Reed "cast the deciding vote in the Senate for the Affordable Care Act."

R.I. congressional candidate Cormick Lynch says education costs have risen 1,200 percent since 1978

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 10, 2014

The cost of "college education has gone up 1,200 percent since 1978."

Seth Magaziner says state pension investments earned less than average during Frank Caprio’s term

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

August 3, 2014

Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office."

Mayor Angel Taveras says crime rate, shootings have decreased in Providence

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 24, 2014

"If you look at what we’ve done over the last several years, the crime rate has actually gone down in [Providence] and . . .…

John DePetro says all the revenue from governor’s beach fee increase went to out-of-state firm

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 14, 2014

"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The…

R.I. Speaker Nicholas Mattiello says the legislature didn’t really have a final late-night session

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 13, 2014

On the last night of the General Assembly, "by 11 o'clock 95 to 98 percent of the business was done. So we really didn't have…

Does Mayor Allan Fung’s budget for Cranston cover all retirement costs?

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

July 9, 2014

Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs."

Allan Fung: GOP challenger Ken Block was fined for illegally funneling money to his Moderate Party

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 29, 2014

Republican candidate for governor Ken Block was "fined and had to admit that (he) funneled money illegally to the Moderate Party."

Ken Block knocks Republican Allan Fung’s donations to controversial Democrats

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 29, 2014

Republican candidate for governor Allan Fung "donated to Democrats like Congressman David Cicilline, disgraced (House) speaker Gordon Fox and even Mr. Obamacare, Harry Reid."

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says a proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits was “fully paid for.”

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 22, 2014

The Senate proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits for five months was "fully paid for."

Sen. Erin Lynch says 35 is the average age for people earning the minimum wage

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 20, 2014

"The average age of the minimum wage worker is 35 years old."

Jack Reed says the minimum wage of the 1950s and 1960s would lift a person out of poverty

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 15, 2014

In the 1950s and 1960s, "the minimum wage was such that it would lift you out of poverty."

Latest Fact Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Mark Zaccaria says Sen. Jack Reed cast the deciding vote for Obamacare

R.I. congressional candidate Cormick Lynch says education costs have risen 1,200 percent since 1978

Seth Magaziner says state pension investments earned less than average during Frank Caprio’s term

Mayor Angel Taveras says crime rate, shootings have decreased in Providence

John DePetro says all the revenue from governor’s beach fee increase went to out-of-state firm

R.I. Speaker Nicholas Mattiello says the legislature didn’t really have a final late-night session

Does Mayor Allan Fung’s budget for Cranston cover all retirement costs?

Allan Fung: GOP challenger Ken Block was fined for illegally funneling money to his Moderate Party

Ken Block knocks Republican Allan Fung’s donations to controversial Democrats

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed says a proposal to restore emergency unemployment benefits was “fully paid for.”

Sen. Erin Lynch says 35 is the average age for people earning the minimum wage

Jack Reed says the minimum wage of the 1950s and 1960s would lift a person out of poverty