Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Oregon district attorney puts opposition to capital punishment at 25 percent

By Ian K. Kullgren

December 6, 2011

Says 25 percent of Oregonians oppose the death penalty.

How big of a role did Eileen Brady play in expanding children’s healt care coverage?

By Ian K. Kullgren

November 26, 2011

Says she "brought together business, labor and hospitals to give 94,000 Oregon children health care."

Could we really be losing one voter every 13 minutes?

By Ian K. Kullgren

November 23, 2011

Says "we’re losing one voter every 13 minutes."

Another look at a favorite Republican talking point

By Ian K. Kullgren

November 14, 2011

Says Suzanne Bonamici "supports the $500 billion cut to Medicare passed last year."

If elected, would Jefferson Smith really be the first Portland mayor to live east of 82nd?

By Ian K. Kullgren

November 4, 2011

Says if elected, he would be the first Mayor who lives east of 82nd.

Does Portland really have 84 PR people on staff?

By Ian K. Kullgren

November 4, 2011

Says "the City of Portland alone has 84 public relation representatives on payroll which cost taxpayers over $6.2 million (a year)."

Kate Brown says state is getting huge return on audit spending

By Ian K. Kullgren

October 29, 2011

Says for every dollar the state spent on audits last year, it delivered $64 in cost savings.

Trio of county district attorneys says that only a quarter of felons spend time behind prison bars

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 23, 2011

Says "under our current sentencing laws, about 75 percent of all convicted felons in Oregon do not go to prison."

Portland mayor says nearly 87 percent of food scrap pilot participants were satisfied with the program

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 14, 2011

Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system."

Blogger says Mary Nolan is a party-line Democrat who voted with the ACLU 100 percent of the time

By Ian K. Kullgren

July 22, 2011

Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union."

Governor compares creating 25 jobs in rural Umatilla County to creating 500 jobs in the Portland area

By Ian K. Kullgren

June 17, 2011

"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."

State senator says two states’ bottle bill systems went broke after they raised deposit rate

By Ian K. Kullgren

June 6, 2011

Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in…

Latest Fact Checks By Ian K. Kullgren

Oregon district attorney puts opposition to capital punishment at 25 percent

How big of a role did Eileen Brady play in expanding children’s healt care coverage?

Could we really be losing one voter every 13 minutes?

Another look at a favorite Republican talking point

If elected, would Jefferson Smith really be the first Portland mayor to live east of 82nd?

Does Portland really have 84 PR people on staff?

Kate Brown says state is getting huge return on audit spending

Trio of county district attorneys says that only a quarter of felons spend time behind prison bars

Portland mayor says nearly 87 percent of food scrap pilot participants were satisfied with the program

Blogger says Mary Nolan is a party-line Democrat who voted with the ACLU 100 percent of the time

Governor compares creating 25 jobs in rural Umatilla County to creating 500 jobs in the Portland area

State senator says two states’ bottle bill systems went broke after they raised deposit rate