Fact Check Posts – Page 6

Does Salem traditionally wait ‘until the money is almost gone’ to pay for education?

By Janie Har

June 26, 2012

Says, "Yet in Salem they have traditionally waited until the money is almost gone to pay for the most important things in our state’s budget."

Has Wisconsin AFSCME really lost 50 percent of its members since Gov. Scott Walker ended automatic dues?

By Janie Har

June 22, 2012

"Did you know Wisconsin's AFSCME union has lost 50%+ of its members since no longer requiring membership?"

Do most states allow employers to discriminate against gays and lesbians?

By Janie Har

June 18, 2012

Says, "Less than half of all states have legal protections on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, despite the fact that LGBT Americans…

Is Oregon one of three states to allow commercial gillnetting?

By Janie Har

June 14, 2012

Says "Oregon is one of only three states that allow the use of gillnets on inland waters."

Did John Ludlow, as mayor of Wilsonville, drive TriMet out of town?

By Janie Har

June 7, 2012

Says "As Mayor of Wilsonville, I drove TriMet out of town and replaced their bloated transit system with our own local bus line that offers…

Will Clackamas County taxpayers save $68,000 over four years if candidate declines PERS?

By Janie Har

May 11, 2012

Says "I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid…

Did Jeff Reardon cut school programs and vote to raise school lunch prices?

By Janie Har

May 11, 2012

Says Jeff Reardon cut elementary school music classes, art instruction, teaching positions, basketball and volleyball programs, and he voted to raise school lunch prices.

Is John Ludlow the only candidate in the race to refuse to join PERS and can he?

By Janie Har

May 8, 2012

Says he "is the only candidate in the race for Clackamas County Chair who will refuse to join the Public Employees Retirement System."

Is it true that Charlie Hales in the private sector never billed a single hour to the city of Portland?

By Janie Har

May 5, 2012

Says "I never billed a single hour of my time to the City of Portland in the last 10 years -- so, no revolving door."

Did the City of Portland agree to treat its water because a contractor said we should?

By Janie Har

May 5, 2012

Says the mayor’s job "is to make sure that if somebody is trying to build a set of water treatment plants to cure us from…

Could City of Portland have saved itself the cost of building the $138 million Powell Butte reservoir?

By Janie Har

May 5, 2012

Says we could have saved ourselves the cost of building the Powell Butte water reservoir.

Does Charlie Hales want to give a ‘sweeping break’ to developers to build infill housing?

By Janie Har

May 5, 2012

Says "I don’t agree with Mr. Hales that we should give a sweeping break to the developers to allow them to build that infill housing…

Latest Fact Checks By Janie Har

Does Salem traditionally wait ‘until the money is almost gone’ to pay for education?

Has Wisconsin AFSCME really lost 50 percent of its members since Gov. Scott Walker ended automatic dues?

Do most states allow employers to discriminate against gays and lesbians?

Is Oregon one of three states to allow commercial gillnetting?

Did John Ludlow, as mayor of Wilsonville, drive TriMet out of town?

Will Clackamas County taxpayers save $68,000 over four years if candidate declines PERS?

Did Jeff Reardon cut school programs and vote to raise school lunch prices?

Is John Ludlow the only candidate in the race to refuse to join PERS and can he?

Is it true that Charlie Hales in the private sector never billed a single hour to the city of Portland?

Did the City of Portland agree to treat its water because a contractor said we should?

Could City of Portland have saved itself the cost of building the $138 million Powell Butte reservoir?

Does Charlie Hales want to give a ‘sweeping break’ to developers to build infill housing?