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Lori Lightfoot
Lori Lightfoot
stated on March 5, 2019 a tweet:
Says the percentage of officers the Chicago Police Board fired after hearing their cases or who chose to resign prior to a board hearing roughly doubled during her tenure.
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By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • March 10, 2019
stated on May 8, 2018 an Austin American-Statesman news story:
Says Austin has "been ranked repeatedly as one of the most, if not the most, economically segregated cities in the country."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 31, 2018
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on May 23, 2018 a news release:
"Since 2015, the City of Milwaukee has spent more than $22 million on settlements with litigants accusing police of misconduct."  
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By Tom Kertscher • May 24, 2018
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2018 a tweet:
Says Austin is the "safest big city in Texas with an unemployment rate under 3% that has been named the best place to live in the entire United States two years running."    
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 26, 2018
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Keisha Lance Bottoms
stated on January 2, 2018 her inaugural speech:
"Atlanta is on its strongest financial footing in 40 years."  
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By Jon Greenberg • January 12, 2018
Charles Francis
Charles Francis
stated on October 20, 2017 in a televised debate:
"There are parks in Southeast Raleigh that still don’t have air conditioning in the gym"
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By Paul Specht • October 25, 2017
Paul Workman
Paul Workman
stated on June 15, 2017 an oped commentary in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says it’s documented that City of Austin fees for building an apartment complex are nearly 10 times what Dallas levies.
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By Shonda Novak, W. Gardner Selby • July 13, 2017
Mike McCabe
Mike McCabe
stated on May 21, 2017 an interview:
"When you look at all the state and local taxes we pay in Wisconsin, the wealthiest 1 percent pay the lowest overall tax rate."
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By Tom Kertscher • June 2, 2017
Jack Berry
Jack Berry
stated on September 15, 2016 a debate.:
In Richmond, Va., there’s "more moving vans coming in than going out."
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By Sean Gorman • September 26, 2016
Sylvester Turner
Sylvester Turner
stated on July 26, 2016 a tweet announcing new display signage at airports and Houston's City Hall:
"Welcome to #Houston, the most #diverse city in #America."
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By Fauzeya Rahman • September 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 6, 2016 a Democratic debate in Flint, Mich.:
"(Flint, Mich., is) paying three times more for poison water than I am paying in Burlington, Vt., for clean water."
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By Joshua Gillin • March 7, 2016
stated on September 22, 2015 a speech:
Every general City of Milwaukee employee "pays toward his or her pension, but approximately 88 percent of our police officers and firefighters do not."  
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By Tom Kertscher • September 30, 2015
Don Zimmerman
Don Zimmerman
stated on September 1, 2015 an Austin City Council meeting:
Salaries of Austin residents who don't work for city government "have not been going up 3 percent a year for the last several years."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 13, 2015 a speech:
Says because of his actions, Wisconsin "property taxes today are lower than they were four years ago."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 15, 2015
Anonymous Activist
Anonymous Activist
stated on May 19, 2015 yard signs posted anonymously opposing a proposed office park redevelopment in Northwest Austin:
"500 percent more traffic here?"
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 9, 2015
Dave Claunch
Dave Claunch
stated on January 14, 2015 a meeting of the West Lake Hills City Council:
"Austin has more lobbyists working for it than any other municipality in Texas."
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By Alex Wilts • February 16, 2015
Jack Seiler
Jack Seiler
stated on November 5, 2014 a news release:
"No one was taken into custody" for feeding the homeless.
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By Amy Sherman • November 17, 2014
Jay Wiley
Jay Wiley
stated on September 15, 2014 an Austin City Council candidate forum:
Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on September 3, 2014 a campaign web page:
"57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2014 a news article:
Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion."
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By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2014
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