Latest Fact-Checks By Ian K. Kullgren

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Do special legislative sessions set Oregon back $40,000 each day?

September 5, 2013

Says every day of a special session costs taxpayers $40,000.

Was the Oregon Legislature within ‘one vote’ of enacting firearms legislation?

August 24, 2013

Says "your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law."

Are nearly half of Oregon’s children growing up poor?

August 16, 2013

Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor."

Are 5 percent of homeowners really 90 days or more behind on their mortgages?

August 9, 2013

Says "nearly 29,000 Oregonians — almost 5 percent of all homeowners — are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage."

Is Oregon alone in having a political tax credit?

August 1, 2013

Says Oregon’s political tax credit is something "every state should have and no other state does."

Was a bill condemning the I.R.S. scandal the only one not referred to a committee?

July 29, 2013

Says HJM 20 "was the only bill not assigned to a House committee."

Are ‘pet projects’ to blame for Portland’s high water and sewer rates?

July 26, 2013

Says the reasoning behind Portland's high water and sewer rates is "all kinds of ’pet projects’ unrelated to the core function of the water and…

Does a proposed Portland teacher contract include more restrictive rules?

June 25, 2013

Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules."

Does the U.S. admit more legal immigrants than the rest of the world combined?

May 24, 2013

Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined."

Would a pack-a-day smoker save $1650 a year if they quit smoking?

April 15, 2013

Says "a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year."

Does $1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually go to cover PERS costs?

March 29, 2013

Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."

Would Oregon’s budget be dramatically smaller if pegged to population growth?

March 6, 2013

Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be…

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