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Chris Christie says state’s gained 75,000 private-sector jobs since he took office

By Caryn Shinske January 20, 2013

"In total, we have added nearly 75,000 private sector jobs in New Jersey since we took office in January 2010."

Protect Families First claims children typically try marijuana at age 12

By Michael McKinney January 20, 2013

"The average age of first marijuana use is 12."

Citing his accomplishments, Gov. Scott Walker says big retailer Kohl’s announced 3,000 jobs

January 19, 2013

Kohl’s Department Stores in 2012 "announced the creation of 3,000 new jobs."

Does Oregon spend $10,000 a year per student, $30,000 per inmate?

By Janie Har January 18, 2013

"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."

PBS commentator Mark Shields says more killed by guns since ’68 than in all U.S. wars

By Louis Jacobson January 18, 2013

Since 1968, "more Americans have died from gunfire than died in … all the wars of this country's history."

Facebook post says more people were murdered with knives, body parts or blunt objects than with rifles

By Louis Jacobson January 18, 2013

In 2011, more people were murdered with knives, "hands or feet" or "clubs and hammers" than with any type of rifle.

William Batchelder says his service career ranks No. 2 for longevity in the Ohio House

By Tom Feran January 18, 2013

"I am now the No. 2 member of this House in terms of length of service."

College presidents weigh in on gun deaths of young people

By Janel Davis January 18, 2013

In 2010, 2,694 young people were killed by gunfire. 1,773 were victims of homicide; 67 were elementary school-age children.

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee says he submitted his state budget proposal earlier than any governor in the past two decades

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. January 18, 2013

The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."

Chris Christie says current fiscal year income tax receipts higher than projected, before Sandy

By Caryn Shinske January 17, 2013

"Gross income tax receipts are exceeding the Administration’s projections for this fiscal year prior to Sandy."

Tom Niehaus says 80 percent of the bills passed last Ohio Senate session were carried by bipartisan votes

By Joe Guillen January 17, 2013

"Unlike the gridlock in Washington, more than 80 percent of the bills we passed during this General Assembly had bipartisan support."

Rick Perry says Texas education spending increased a phenomenal 70 percent as enrollment escalated 23 percent

By W. Gardner Selby January 16, 2013

Says Texas public school funding grew three times the rate of enrollment from 2002 to 2012.

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