Latest Fact Checks By Chris Joyner

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Rep. overstates popularity of flat tax in ex-Soviet states

By Chris Joyner
April 29, 2013
"Do you know those former Soviet Bloc countries have all moved to flat taxes?"
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Transportation tax opponents says Emory gets a free ride

By Chris Joyner
July 2, 2012
The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself."  
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Cuts to state workforce not as steep as Deal said

By Chris Joyner
June 22, 2012
"Since the beginning of the economic downturn in FY 2008, the state workforce has been reduced by 12.4 percent as part of overall cost savings…
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MARTA subsidy claim derailed by facts

By Chris Joyner
May 18, 2012
Taxpayers subsidize 80 percent of each MARTA trip
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Immigration bill cost Georgia farmers ‘close to’ $400 million, labor leader says

By Chris Joyner
May 11, 2012
Georgia crackdown on illegal immigration costs state farmers $400 million last year.
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Ethics budget cuts on par with Deal’s office

By Chris Joyner
September 21, 2011
"[The state ethics commission] took absolutely the same percent of cuts as most other state agencies. … They were somewhere in the 7 percent range…
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Tobacco group claims Ohio smoking ban led to major job losses

By Chris Joyner
September 19, 2011
"An amazing 5,400 jobs were lost in the first 12 months of the (smoking) ban’s implementation in Ohio’s hospitality industry alone."
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Nearly half of Hispanic children in Georgia rely on Medicaid for health care

By Chris Joyner
August 1, 2011
Medicaid is the primary source of health insurance for 41.7 percent of Hispanic children in Georgia.
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Limited studies say teen curfews ineffective

By Chris Joyner
July 22, 2011
"There’s pretty much no question that [the curfew ordinances] aren’t effective in either reducing crime or preventing harm to young people."
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