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Dockery says SB 6 would not allow teachers to return to work after raising their children

April 6, 2010

"Teachers will not be able to return to work after raising their children."

McCain’s ultimate maverick move, denial

April 6, 2010

"I never considered myself a maverick."

Rep. Silvestre Reyes says census audit found more than 370,000 Texans were missed by 2000 census, costing $1 billion in federal aid

April 6, 2010

"An audit of the last census found that over 370,000 people living in Texas were not counted, and our state lost an estimated $1 billion…

Kottkamp says solar water heater will cut energy consumption by 17 percent

April 6, 2010

"If every house in Florida had a solar-heated water tank, that would eliminate consumption by 17 percent."

Perry says uninsured number in Bay State “about the same” since health care reform

April 5, 2010

"The number of uninsured people in Massachusetts is about the same as it was when the mandates were passed in 2006."

Libertarian Senate candidate claims he is ignored by mainstream media

April 5, 2010

"Snitker has been virtually ignored by the major media."

Alex Sink says controversial education bill is unfunded mandate for local schools

April 5, 2010

The Senate Republican education plan is an unfunded mandate for local school districts.

Drug czar says more people drive under influence of drugs than alcohol

April 5, 2010

"More people are driving under the influence of drugs than are driving under the influence of alcohol. A recent roadside survey showed that 16 percent…

Rep. Lloyd Doggett says that health care reform has consumer protections and everyone can become insured

April 2, 2010

"With this reform, every insured American gets valuable consumer protections, and every uninsured American can become insured."

Teachers’ group says state House schedules critical hearing in the middle of spring break

April 2, 2010

The Florida House is "holding the FINAL public hearing" of a controversial education bill in the middle of spring break..."when they hope (teachers) are not…

Foundation for Florida’s Future claims there’s bipartisan support for using student test scores to measure teacher effectiveness

April 2, 2010

''Both Democrats and Republicans are advocating for the use of student test scores to measure teacher effectiveness.''

Supreme Court candidate Green, former state rep, says he was fourth-most conservative

April 1, 2010

"As a state rep, I was considered the fourth-most conservative in the Legislature."

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