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Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 24, 2017 in a hearing:
In Wisconsin’s school voucher program, "two-thirds of the money" in the "tax vouchers" went to people "making more than $100,000."    
False
May 31, 2017
John Eichelberger
John Eichelberger
stated on February 13, 2017 in :
Inner-city students "fall back and don’t succeed, whereas if there was a less intensive track, they would."
False
By Cassie Owens • February 27, 2017
Mike Stenhouse
Mike Stenhouse
stated on November 14, 2014 in a radio interview:
"According to HUD, it is patently unfair and socially unjust that wealthy people can live in an exclusive neighborhood."
False
By Katie Mulvaney • December 14, 2014
Anne Nolan
Anne Nolan
stated on November 12, 2014 in a Journal commentary:
"In Rhode Island, a recent study showed that among a group of people who had been homeless for a year or more, Medicaid costs averaged about $60,000 per person."
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 23, 2014
Daniel Llanes
Daniel Llanes
stated on October 12, 2013 in an opinion column:
"78702 is the second-most gentrified ZIP code in the entire country."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • October 30, 2013
Leslie Curran
Leslie Curran
stated on May 13, 2010 in a city council meeting:
Tarpon Springs takes its homeless to St. Petersburg.
False
By Michael Van Sickler • July 9, 2010