Fact Check Posts – Page 12

Will Sellwood Bridge have to be shut down in eight years if it is not replaced?

By Janie Har

May 14, 2011

If the Sellwood Bridge is not replaced, it will have to be shut down within eight years.

Rep. Matt Wingard says price of certain beverages could double under increased bottle deposits

By Janie Har

May 13, 2011

Increasing the bottle deposit to 10 cents on a case of water bottles could literally double the price of that product in the store.

Did The Oregonian debunk a 10-year old study on Sellwood Bridge traffic?

By Janie Har

May 7, 2011

The study that states that more than 70 percent of the traffic on the Sellwood Bridge is to/from Clackamas County has been thoroughly debunked by…

Victoria Taft warns of $250 fine if you’re caught with a plastic bag, raises specter of bag police

By Janie Har

April 29, 2011

"A $250 fine if you're caught with a plastic bag coming out of a store. Plastic bag police anyone?"

Has Multnomah County had to cut for 11 straight years?

By Janie Har

April 16, 2011

Multnomah County has faced "11 straight years" of cuts

Tuition equity supporters say undocumented students in Oregon are working toward U.S. citizenship

By Janie Har

April 9, 2011

Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship."

Did John Kitzhaber raid schools for human services?

By Janie Har

February 14, 2011

"Governor’s proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again."

Mark Daniels says Oregon’s proposed paper bag fee is a tax

By Janie Har

February 13, 2011

A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax.

Did Oregon’s worker compensation rate rise a whopping 39 percent?

By Janie Har

January 31, 2011

In September, the Department of Business and Consumer Services enacted a sudden 39% workers' compensation premium assessment by rule with little notice to the public.

Did Oregon Republican Party members raffle off an AR-15 assault rifle at the state fair?

By Janie Har

January 29, 2011

The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.

Rep. Jefferson Smith says classical music pilot program shows 41 percent reduction in crime at MAX light-rail stop

By Janie Har

January 22, 2011

A test last month at the MAX station at 162nd Avenue and East Burnside saw crime down 41 percent compared with December 2009

Victoria Taft says city spent nearly $1 million on redundant bike signs

By Janie Har

January 8, 2011

Portland spent nearly $1 million in federal stimulus money to install bike path signs where they already existed.

Latest Fact Checks By Janie Har

Will Sellwood Bridge have to be shut down in eight years if it is not replaced?

Rep. Matt Wingard says price of certain beverages could double under increased bottle deposits

Did The Oregonian debunk a 10-year old study on Sellwood Bridge traffic?

Victoria Taft warns of $250 fine if you’re caught with a plastic bag, raises specter of bag police

Has Multnomah County had to cut for 11 straight years?

Tuition equity supporters say undocumented students in Oregon are working toward U.S. citizenship

Did John Kitzhaber raid schools for human services?

Mark Daniels says Oregon’s proposed paper bag fee is a tax

Did Oregon’s worker compensation rate rise a whopping 39 percent?

Did Oregon Republican Party members raffle off an AR-15 assault rifle at the state fair?

Rep. Jefferson Smith says classical music pilot program shows 41 percent reduction in crime at MAX light-rail stop

Victoria Taft says city spent nearly $1 million on redundant bike signs