Latest Fact-Checks In City Government

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Jeanette Kowalik
Jeanette Kowalik
stated on June 14, 2020 an appearance on WISN-TV's "UpFront"
"Our health department, our city and our county declared racism as a public health crisis last year.”
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By Lawrence Andrea • June 18, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 30, 2020 a news release
During his tenure as mayor of New York City, “street homelessness decreased by 28 percent.”
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • March 1, 2020
stated on November 20, 2019 a public forum
Says since he took office, the City of Milwaukee has seen the creation of 7,000 new affordable housing units.
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By D.L. Davis • February 17, 2020
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
stated on January 1, 2020 a television ad
"Mayor Bloomberg helped lower the number of uninsured by 40 percent, covering 700,000 more New Yorkers"
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • January 28, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 7, 2019 a statement to the press
Minneapolis "city government preemptively informed the Target Center that it would be responsible for $530,000 in security and other costs" related to a Trump rally, "more than 26 times the estimated security costs for a 2009 Target Center health care rally held by President Barack Obama."
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By Amy Sherman • October 8, 2019
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on August 8, 2018 a news conference at the UAW 897 hall in Hamburg.
Says he’s a "small-town supervisor who has kept a balanced budget, who has increased surpluses, who has led us to the highest credit rating our town has ever had."
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • August 29, 2018
Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment
stated on April 26, 2018 a handout
Says most of Austin’s biggest parks have recycling though as "many as 293 out of 300" Austin city "parks have no recycling, including almost every neighborhood park."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 8, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2016 a speech
"Wisconsin is one of several states where you can change your early ballot if you think you've made a mistake."  
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November 2, 2016
Jonathan Jarvis
Jonathan Jarvis
stated on June 14, 2016 testimony before a U.S. House committee
The National Park Service has "an annual budget that is less than the city of Austin."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 24, 2016
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on April 25, 2016 speaking against Proposition 1 on Austin's May 7, 2016 ballot
"Austin is number one in Texas in startups, venture capital and patents."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 13, 2016
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 14, 2015 a newspaper opinion piece
Federal officials declared that grant funds "could be used only for Milwaukee's streetcar project," meaning it "isn’t possible" to redirect the money to "other modes of public transportation or to our public schools."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 19, 2015
Progress for Austin PAC
Progress for Austin PAC
stated on December 3, 2014 a mailer to voters
"Mike Martinez cut a deal with prosecutors to avoid facing possible jail time and stuck us with his $24,657.50 legal bill."
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By W. Gardner Selby • December 10, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 15, 2014 a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney
A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."
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By Dylan Baddour • October 23, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV debate
"[When I was mayor] Providence was one of the five renaissance cities of America, according to USA Today in those days. Money magazine said it was the fifth best city to live in in America. In addition to that, All Cities Almanac said in 1994, I believe, that it was the safest city in America."
True
By Alex Kuffner • October 2, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on August 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story
"The majority of Austinites rent" the places they live.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 29, 2014 press conference
"The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2014
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on July 22, 2014 a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio
San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on May 28, 2014 remarks at a gathering
Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2014
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 10, 2014 an opinion article in The (McAllen) Monitor
"As attorney general, I have prosecuted judges, district attorneys and other public officials across Texas who violated that (public) trust, who have been corrupted."
True
By Sue Owen • March 11, 2014
Lee Leffingwell
Lee Leffingwell
stated on February 25, 2014 his "State of the City" address
Austin is "a city that has basically doubled in size every 25 years or so since it was founded."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 7, 2014
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