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Milwaukee County executive candidate Chris Abele says elected officials drive taxpayer-funded luxury cars

February 14, 2011

Says Milwaukee County elected officials drive around in luxury cars "on your dime." 

Did John Kitzhaber raid schools for human services?

February 14, 2011

"Governor’s proposed budget raids K-12 school funds to grow DHS again."

Texas group says over 8,000 gay couples raising children in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio

February 14, 2011

"Between Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas over 8,000 same-sex couples are raising children."

Majority Leader Scott Suder says a letter from four Assembly Democrats “scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy”

February 13, 2011

Four state Assembly Democrats "scored a death blow to northeast Wisconsin’s economy" by killing hundreds of jobs at a potential Bass Pro Shops near Green…

Mark Daniels says Oregon’s proposed paper bag fee is a tax

February 13, 2011

A 5-cent charge on paper bags is a tax.

Austin school district task force co-chair says 25 percent of the schools are “underutilized”

February 13, 2011

Says 25 percent of Austin's public school buildings are "underutilized."

Ocean State Policy Research Institute says Rhode Island’s estate tax is the most significant reason people leave the state

February 13, 2011

"The most significant driver of out-migration [from Rhode Island] is the estate tax."

Dick Greco says parking expansion didn’t raise rates

February 12, 2011

"Financed the largest parking expansion program without a rate increase."

Peter DeFazio says Oregonians pay extra to cover the uninsured

February 12, 2011

Oregon families pay an extra $1,400 a year on higher insurance premiums to cover those who do not have insurance.

John Oliver of Daily Show says Rep. Joe Straus is the first Jewish speaker in the Texas House

February 12, 2011

Joe Straus is the "first Jewish speaker of the" Texas House.

Mitt Romney tells CPAC that Canada created more jobs in January than the U.S. did

February 11, 2011

"In the month of January, Canada created more new jobs than we did."

Mitt Romney tells CPAC that more are out of work in U.S. than employed in Canada

February 11, 2011

"Today there are more men and women out of work in America than there are people working in Canada."

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