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California wildfire Mendocino County
Would legislation have prevented California wildfires?
By Samantha Putterman November 26, 2018

Says California Gov. Jerry Brown "vetoed 2016 wildfire management bill while California burned."  

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Did Mendoza cast the deciding vote to abolish Illinois’ death penalty? Not really.
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller November 25, 2018

"I was the deciding vote on abolishing the death penalty in the state of Illinois."

Syrian refugee in hotel
Facebook meme misleads about refugee benefits, Social Security checks
By Miriam Valverde November 21, 2018

"Illegal refugees get $3,874/mo. Under the Federal Assistance Program. Our SS checks are approximately $1,200/mo."

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin strikes out on marijuana research claim
By Eric Litke November 21, 2018

Says as a Schedule 1 drug, marijuana carries a designation that means it "should not be researched"  

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Were there no hearings on bipartisan criminal justice bill?
By Louis Jacobson November 20, 2018

"There have been no hearings" on a criminal justice bill being considered in the Senate.

Blog questions handling of Fulton County ballots in Georgia governor’s race
November 20, 2018

"Fulton County numbers show massive duplicate ballots, rejected ballots, non-citizens trying to vote."  

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U.S. Rep Gwen Moore correctly says that fewer are insured after Medicaid expansion turned down
By Eric Litke November 20, 2018

"We have lost over $1 billion in not taking the Medicaid expansion money, only to insure fewer people."

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No evidence Broward inmates got absentee ballots after election
November 19, 2018

"Broward County deputy says civil rights attorneys were handing out absentee ballots to inmates AFTER ELECTION?"  

Rep. Jason Smith not far off on small business job creation
By Titus Wu November 19, 2018

"In fact 7 out of 10 new jobs in America are created by small businesses."

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Vallas’ sticky attack on Mendoza’s city sticker record
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller November 18, 2018

Says Susana Mendoza’s assertion that she fought efforts to hike vehicle sticker prices when she was Chicago’s city clerk "is absurd … Mendoza pushed a draconian…

Kirsten Gillibrand at DNC in Philly
Do women do better in Congress than men?
By Jill Terreri Ramos November 16, 2018

"Studies even show that when women go to Congress they get more things done - more bipartisan effort, more bills passed."

Bernie Sanders digs up old figure in fresh attack on Walmart’s wages
By Colin Meyn November 16, 2018

Says middle class taxpayers "subsidize Walmart’s horrendously low wages to the tune of at least $6.2 billion every year."

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