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David Pepper says budget woes in states without public employee collective bargaining top Ohio’s

April 11, 2011

"Many states without collective bargaining, such as Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina, have far larger budget deficits than many that do, including Ohio."

Senators ring alarm about “$4 billion” daily debt

April 11, 2011

Says "an average of $4 billion is added to the national debt" every day.

Rep. Jim Moran says top five oil U.S. companies raked in $1 trillion profit

April 11, 2011

"Over the past decade, the big five oil companies --- BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell -- made a total profit of nearly $1 trillion."

Texas Rep. Stefani Carter says Beaumont schools chief is highest-paid in state

April 11, 2011

Says the Beaumont school district’s superintendent is the highest-paid in the state.

Austin’s school superintendent says Pease Elementary’s origin is in Texas Constitution

April 10, 2011

Austin’s Pease Elementary "is a school that was created as part of the Texas Constitution."

Charlie Sykes says JoAnne Kloppenburg had a 3-to-1 advantage in spending over Justice David Prosser for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court

April 10, 2011

Says JoAnne Kloppenburg’s side had a "3-to-1 money advantage" in the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign. 

Licht says proposed fees for R.I. state beaches are still less than fees at some municipal beaches

April 10, 2011

Proposed fees for Rhode Island beaches will still be "less than some of the town beaches."

Bob McDonnell says he cut $6 billion from Virginia’s budget

April 9, 2011

"When I took office last year we faced historic budget deficits of $6 billion here in Virginia.  And we closed those deficits by cutting spending."

Tuition equity supporters say undocumented students in Oregon are working toward U.S. citizenship

April 9, 2011

Undocumented students who qualify for in-state Oregon tuition are "actively working toward U.S. citizenship."

State Rep. Donna Howard says 50 percent of students who enter higher ed aren’t prepared for college-level work and require remedial courses

April 9, 2011

"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."

Jon Kyl says abortion services are “well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does”

April 8, 2011

Abortion services are "well over 90 percent of what Planned Parenthood does."

Donald Trump says his show is No. 1 on NBC — is he right?

April 8, 2011

"I have the No. 1 show on NBC."

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