Latest Fact Checks By Caryn Shinske

Steve Sweeney says 70 percent of New Jerseyans want marriage equality

By Caryn Shinske

June 16, 2013

"Seventy percent of the people in the state of New Jersey want marriage equality."

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Christine Todd Whitman claims Clifford Case was state’s last Republican senator

By Caryn Shinske

June 13, 2013

"We haven't had a Republican senator in Washington for ... why, I think Clifford Case was our last Republican senator."

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GOP mailer claims New Jersey’s pension system is solvent

By Caryn Shinske

June 9, 2013

"New Jersey’s once-broken pension system is now solvent."

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Barbara Buono’s record on tax, debt hikes targeted in GOP ad

By Caryn Shinske

June 6, 2013

"Barbara Buono by the numbers: As a Trenton politician, she voted to raise taxes 154 times. Under her, property taxes up 70 percent. Backed a…

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Chris Christie TV ad links big budgets, cost hikes to Barbara Buono, but is blame misplaced?

By Caryn Shinske

June 2, 2013

"Jon Corzine, elected governor. Teams up with Barbara Buono. $1.2  billion sales tax increase? Passed. Most spending in state history? Passed. After Buono named budget…

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Barbara Buono TV ad goes after Chris Christie on jobs, property taxes

By Caryn Shinske

May 26, 2013

"To hear Gov. Christie tell it, everything in New Jersey is going just fine. Well I see another New Jersey with 400,000 unemployed. One of…

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NJ AFL-CIO claims Chris Christie cut education funding by $1.6B while giving out $2B in corporate tax breaks

By Caryn Shinske

May 23, 2013

"New Jersey's governor cut $1.6 billion from public education while handing out $2.1 billion in corporate tax breaks, more than the entire previous decade."

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Barbara Buono voted for increases in taxes, fees 154 times, ad claims

By Caryn Shinske

May 19, 2013

"Buono voted 154 times to raise our taxes -- like the sales tax, the income tax, health care taxes, even small business taxes."

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Democratic ad targets Chris Christie on hikes for tolls, public transportation and tuition, as well as the millionaire’s tax

By Caryn Shinske

May 16, 2013

"Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for…

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Chris Christie implemented merit pay for teachers, best funding ‘ever’ for education, ad claims

By Caryn Shinske

May 12, 2013

"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit…

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New Chris Christie TV ad touts balanced budgets, job gains

By Caryn Shinske

May 9, 2013

"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit…

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Chris Christie says spending in proposed FY14 budget still below Jon Corzine’s, Barbara Buono’s FY08 budget

By Caryn Shinske

May 5, 2013

"We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008."

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