Latest Fact Checks By Erin O'Neill

Gov. Chris Christie credits former Gov. Jim McGreevey for a decrease in New Jersey auto insurance rates

By Erin O'Neill

July 7, 2011

Says car insurance rates have decreased since about a decade ago because of market-based solutions that attracted more auto insurers to New Jersey.

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Jeff Tittel says RGGI factored into Anheuser-Busch’s decision to stay in New Jersey

By Erin O'Neill

July 4, 2011

"One of the reasons that Budweiser stayed in New Jersey is the money they got from RGGI to put solar on their roof to save…

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New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney says when Gov. Chris Christie was a gubernatorial candidate, he promised “no school cuts”

By Erin O'Neill

July 1, 2011

Says that as a gubernatorial candidate, Chris Christie "promised no school cuts."

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Acting Newark Police Director Samuel DeMaio says he can’t release his internal affairs record

By Erin O'Neill

June 30, 2011

Says he can’t release his internal affairs record because there are Attorney General guidelines in place protecting it.

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State Sen. Tom Kean Jr. says New Jersey’s taxes caused 190,000 residents to leave in 2009

By Erin O'Neill

June 27, 2011

"The state’s tax burden has, according to census figures released today, cost our state another 190,000 residents in 2009."

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CNN’s Piers Morgan says Gov. Chris Christie’s “poll ratings have been going up”

By Erin O'Neill

June 26, 2011

Says Gov. Chris Christie’s "poll ratings have been going up."

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Gov. Chris Christie says he doesn’t want to eliminate teacher tenure

By Erin O'Neill

June 21, 2011

"When the union says I want to eliminate tenure, that’s not true."

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Gov. Chris Christie says graduation rate is 29 percent for new high schoolers in Newark

By Erin O'Neill

June 15, 2011

"For a young man or woman who is entering the ninth grade in Newark this year, they have a 29 percent graduation rate."

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Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno says the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant program helped Panasonic stay in New Jersey

By Erin O'Neill

June 10, 2011

Says Panasonic stayed in New Jersey because of the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant (BRRAG) program.

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State Sen. Loretta Weinberg says six of New Jersey’s 58 family planning centers closed because of budget cuts

By Erin O'Neill

June 10, 2011

Says six of the state’s 58 family planning centers had to close because of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts.

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