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Wisconsin state Sen. Glenn Grothman says recent research shows that the benefits of 4-year-old kindergarten don’t last

January 16, 2011

"Recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."

Education chairman says each high school dropout costs Rhode Island $72,000 over a lifetime

January 16, 2011

"Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."

Cantor says health care reform collects 10 years of taxes for six years of benefits

January 15, 2011

The health care reform law "offset[s] 6 years of benefits with 10 years of tax increases."

Larson accuses TriMet of investing too much with the prospective returns being too little

January 15, 2011

TriMet is "spending 4.2 million in fed funds to save $168K per year."

Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples says that Americans spend less of their disposable income on food than individuals in Mexico, China and Russia

January 15, 2011

"On average, Americans spend less than 10 percent of their disposable income on food. Compare that to folks in Mexico, who spend 22 percent, China,…

Gov. Bob McDonnell says his job creation record tops former Gov. Tim Kaine’s

January 15, 2011

Virginia ranked 35th in job creation in 2009 under Gov. Tim Kaine, and moved up to third for 2010, while McDonnell has been in office. 

Wisconsin Assembly speaker Jeff Fitzgerald says the IRS has to add 15,000 employees to administer the new health care law

January 14, 2011

Says 15,000 IRS employees "have to be added to administer ‘ObamaCare’ and look at the tax implications."

Florida Senate president warns of education funding cuts

January 14, 2011

"Whether you like to admit it or not, half our general revenue goes to education."

Jeb Bush says record number of Hispanics elected to U.S. House of Representatives

January 13, 2011

"A record number of Hispanics were elected to the U.S House of Representatives..."

Did the White House “brand” the Arizona memorial service with a logo and slogan?

January 13, 2011

The White House "branded" the memorial service for the Tucson shootings with a "Together We Thrive" logo and slogan.

Frank Lautenberg says U.S. has 9,500 gun murders a year, compared to 200 or less in other nations

January 13, 2011

"When we look at the number of murders in the United States (in) 2009, we had 9,500 people murdered. When we look around the world,…

Milwaukee County executive candidate Chris Abele says he’s not partisan

January 13, 2011

"I have fought for our shared values without being an ideologue or a partisan"

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