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Hilary Treadwell
stated on April 6, 2016 in an interview:

"Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide."

By Jacqueline Tempera • April 10, 2016

My City Bikes
stated on December 7, 2015 in news release:

"Bicycle ownership drops by half while obesity in Rhode Island rises by 154 percent"

By Mark Reynolds • January 3, 2016

Eric Turner
stated on April 7, 2015 in testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.:

There was "a 57-percent decrease in fireworks-related injuries in 2000 [after Connecticut legalized sparklers] compared to the 14 years prior."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 24, 2015

Local 799 of the International Assoc. of Fire Fighters
stated on October 8, 2014 in in a mailer:

"Elorza wants to teach our public school children about the ‘non-existence of God.’"

By Alex Kuffner • October 19, 2014

John DePetro
stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment:

"Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 14, 2014

Allan Fung
stated on June 2, 2014 in a TV commercial:

Ken "Block supports Obamacare."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 8, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on April 28, 2014 in a news release:

"Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 4, 2014

Robert Walsh
stated on April 20, 2014 in an interview on WPRI's "Newsmakers" program:

Says gubernatorial candidate Clay Pell "hasn't spent a dime on advertising."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 2, 2014

Jonathan Boucher
stated on January 31, 2014 in a Providence Journal commentary:

"The Republican leadership in the House has refused to address the issues that matter the most to Rhode Island, such as passing a jobs bill."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2014

For Our Daughters RI
stated on January 2, 2014 in an online petition:

"Earlier this year, [John DePetro] was accused of sexually assaulting a female co-worker."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 5, 2014

Rhode Island Tea Party
stated on October 25, 2013 in a posting on Twitter:

"Soldiers Donating to Tea Party Now Face Punishment Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2013

BuzzFeed
stated on July 14, 2013 in a web site list:

"In Providence, R.I., it's illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 25, 2013

Charlene Lima
stated on June 13, 2013 in a speech on the floor of the Rhode Island House of Representatives:

Rhode Island "didn't ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesn't even have to pay federal income taxes."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 19, 2013

John DePetro
stated on May 10, 2013 in a comment on WPRO radio.:

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 17, 2013

Central Falls Police Department
stated on January 28, 2013 in a news release:

"Statistics show one male cat can father 420,000 kittens in five years."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 2, 2013

National Organization for Marriage
stated on January 17, 2013 in a newspaper ad:

"Religious groups like Knights of Columbus have been forced to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their facilities, against their beliefs."

By Michael McKinney • January 27, 2013

James Bennett
stated on January 1, 2013 in a Gov. Lincoln Chafee YouTube video:

"Our numbers are going up at the airport."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 10, 2013

Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2012 in a Facebook posting:

"Switzerland (where the government) issues every household a gun . . . has the lowest gun related crime rate of any civilized country in the world!!!"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 6, 2013

Association of Mature American Citizens
stated on November 10, 2012 in a direct mail letter:

"If you and I fail to defund ObamaCare now, some 16,000 new IRS agents will be begin prying into our private medical records, eyeing each and every one of our treatments and prescriptions for "violations’."

By John Hill • December 2, 2012

People's Majority
stated on October 30, 2012 in a TV commercial:

"Sheldon Whitehouse [got] a secret closed-door briefing, warning of the [2008 economic] crash."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2012

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