Latest Fact Checks By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

Gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung says his Republican primary opponent, Ken Block, supports Obamacare

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 8, 2014

Ken "Block supports Obamacare."

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Dawson Hodgson says Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his job was to twist legislator’s arms to vote for such deals

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 30, 2014

Peter Kilmartin voted for the 38 Studios loan guarantee and his State House job was to "twist [legislator’s] arms to vote for deals like this."

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Providence Mayor Angel Taveras says he has turned Providence’s $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 25, 2014

I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."

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Rhode Island House speaker Nicholas Mattiello says the Pell bridge is a tourism bridge

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 11, 2014

The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."

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Gina Raimondo says Providence taxes rose nearly 27 percent under Mayor Angel Taveras

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 4, 2014

"Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras."

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NEARI Executive Director Robert A. Walsh Jr. says candidate Clay Pell hasn’t spent anything on advertising in his run for governor

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 2, 2014

Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."

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Treasurer candidate Seth Magaziner says 1 in 4 Rhode Islanders has no bank account or uses high-cost financial services

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

April 21, 2014

"In Rhode Island today, 25 percent of our households either don't have a bank account at all, or they have a bank account and they're…

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Providence City Council president Michael Solomon says pregnant workers who stand too long nearly double their risk of premature delivery

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

April 20, 2014

"Pregnant women who stand for five to six hours at a time increase their risk of pre-term pregnancy by 80 percent."

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Michael Stenhouse: grant of $5,000 went to teaching business employee how to use social media

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

April 13, 2014

"A grant for $5,000 [from the Governor’s Workforce Board] went to teach an employee at a company that makes ornamental business card holders how to…

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Rhode Island legislator Linda Finn says large majority of residents want to ban assault weapons

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

April 6, 2014

"By a two-to-one margin, Rhode Islanders want to ban assault weapons and we have a very small percentage of gun owners in this state, less…

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Marijuana legalization opponent Heidi Heilman says today’s marijuana is 300 percent to 800 percent stronger than in the past

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

March 30, 2014

"Today’s marijuana is 300 percent to 800 percent more potent than the pot of yesteryear."

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Pro-Democrat group says 9 of the 10 poorest states are Republican

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

March 28, 2014

"Nine out of the 10 poorest states are Red states."

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