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Gwinnett leader’s boast on employment mostly right

By Eric Stirgus March 5, 2012

"[E]mployment in Gwinnett is up more than 3 percent over last year, and unemployment is the lowest of the five core metro counties."

David Dewhurst says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as “graybeards” and “spineless jellyfish”

By W. Gardner Selby March 5, 2012

Says Ted Cruz slurred Republican senators including John Cornyn as "graybeards" and "spineless jellyfish."

Is the Pasco County school district keeping up with class size requirements?

By Jeffrey S. Solochek March 4, 2012

Pasco County "opened 22 new schools over six years to keep pace with growth in student population and implement the class size amendment."

Pasco County schools have graduation rates above the state average and dropout rates below the state average, says Heather Fiorentino

By Jeffrey S. Solochek March 4, 2012

Pasco County schools have graduation rates "substantially higher than the state average" and dropout rates "below the state average."

State Rep. Christine Sinicki says Sen. Glenn Grothman said that women belong “at home, cooking and cleaning and having babies.”

By Dave Umhoefer March 4, 2012

While fighting a move to toughen penalties for workplace gender discrimination, state Sen. Glenn Grothman said "he didn’t believe women belonged in the workplace" but…

Chris Christie says he cut $13 billion in state spending over two years

By Erin O'Neill March 4, 2012

Says "we had to cut 13 billion dollars in state spending over two years."

Gov. Haslam links his jobs plan with state’s improved economic picture

By Richard Locker March 4, 2012

"In 2011, there were more than 28,000 new Tennessee jobs created and over $4 billion in capital investment. Our Jobs4TN plan is working."

Rhode Island state Sen. Beatrice Lanzi says 1 in 4 young people are victims of dating violence

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. March 4, 2012

"One out of four of our young people say they are victims of this (dating) violence."

Santorum attack on Obama off the mark

By Eric Stirgus March 3, 2012

"[R]emember, the president proposed eliminating charitable deductions for higher-income taxpayers."

Do most child abuse reports come from people required to report?

By Ian K. Kullgren March 2, 2012

"In 2010 about 75 percent of child abuse and neglect reports in Oregon were made by those required to report by law."

Are shark attacks more common than voter fraud in Florida?

March 2, 2012

There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."

Ad accuses Mitt Romney of leaving ‘Massachusetts $1 billion dollars in debt’

By Louis Jacobson March 2, 2012

Mitt Romney "left Massachusetts $1 billion in debt."

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