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Rep. DaSilva says R.I. pays hundreds of thousands of dollars for out-of-state care for children in state custody

By Peter Lord

April 8, 2011

"We’re paying out-of-state residential facilities hundreds of thousands of dollars, if not more," to house children in state custody

AFL-CIO President Nee says public support growing for unions, collective bargaining

By Peter Lord

March 31, 2011

"Public sentiment in favor of collective bargaining and in favor of the unions has actually gone up as these governors, I think, have overreached and…

Rep. Brien says Woonsocket needs garbage-burning power plant because of the high price of electricity generated by foreign oil

By Peter Lord

March 27, 2011

Woonsocket needs a garbage-burning power plant because "residents are paying through the nose for electricity that’s fueled by foreign oil, at prices that are skyrocketing."

Correctional officer says Rhode Island has nation’s most generous “good time” policy for prisoners

By Peter Lord

March 21, 2011

"What we have now is the most generous, in my opinion, 'good time' bill in the entire United States."

Advocacy group says 25 percent of Rhode Islanders have criminal record

By Peter Lord

March 10, 2011

"Roughly 25% of RI has a criminal record"

McKay says Sen. Whitehouse said on the Senate floor: “Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist.”

By Peter Lord

March 6, 2011

Says Sheldon Whitehouse said on Senate floor: "Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist."

Palumbo says there are 500,000 registered sex offenders in U.S. and 100,000 are unaccounted for

By Peter Lord

March 3, 2011

"There are nearly 500,000 registered sex offenders across the country and at any one time about 100,000 are unaccounted for."

Raimondo says law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions

By Peter Lord

February 27, 2011

The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.

Chain e-mail says welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima

By Peter Lord

February 18, 2011

Welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima

Ocean State Policy Research Institute says Rhode Island’s estate tax is the most significant reason people leave the state

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. , Peter Lord

February 13, 2011

"The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax."

National Organization for Marriage says Massachusetts public schools teach kindergartners about gay marriage

By Peter Lord

February 10, 2011

"Massachusetts public schools teach kids as young as kindergartners about gay marriage."

Kilmartin says Secure Communities program has proven record of focusing on violent and threatening criminals

By Peter Lord

January 30, 2011

Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities…

Latest Fact Checks By Peter Lord

Rep. DaSilva says R.I. pays hundreds of thousands of dollars for out-of-state care for children in state custody

AFL-CIO President Nee says public support growing for unions, collective bargaining

Rep. Brien says Woonsocket needs garbage-burning power plant because of the high price of electricity generated by foreign oil

Correctional officer says Rhode Island has nation’s most generous “good time” policy for prisoners

Advocacy group says 25 percent of Rhode Islanders have criminal record

McKay says Sen. Whitehouse said on the Senate floor: “Everybody in Rhode Island who disagrees with me about Obamacare is an Aryan, is a white supremacist.”

Palumbo says there are 500,000 registered sex offenders in U.S. and 100,000 are unaccounted for

Raimondo says law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions

Chain e-mail says welfare programs caused more long-term damage to Detroit than the atomic bomb caused to Hiroshima

Ocean State Policy Research Institute says Rhode Island’s estate tax is the most significant reason people leave the state

National Organization for Marriage says Massachusetts public schools teach kindergartners about gay marriage

Kilmartin says Secure Communities program has proven record of focusing on violent and threatening criminals