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John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on October 20, 2014 a campaign debate
"Ninety-five percent of Oregonians now have health insurance coverage, tens of thousands for the very first time."
True
By Dana Tims • October 20, 2014
Lars Larson
Lars Larson
stated on October 2, 2014 an email
"TSA WILL ACCEPT DRIVERS PRIV CARDS FOR ID AT THE AIRPORT"
True
By Dana Tims • October 7, 2014
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on July 18, 2014 a campaign debate
"It's been 17 years that we've had unemployment higher than the national average in Oregon."
True
By Dana Tims • August 4, 2014
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on May 15, 2014 a website statement
"Marijuana is less addictive than both alcohol and tobacco."
True
By Dana Tims • June 4, 2014
National Partnership for Women & Families
National Partnership for Women & Families
stated on April 8, 2014 a news release
"Women in Oregon are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men. If the wage gap was eliminated, a working woman in Oregon would have enough money for 2,877 gallons of gas, 72 more weeks of food for her family or nearly 12 more months of rent."
True
By Dana Tims • April 10, 2014
Hemant Mehta
Hemant Mehta
stated on March 11, 2014 a blog post
"In Oregon, students are skipping math class to learn about the Bible."
True
By Dana Tims • March 19, 2014
Seneca Jones
Seneca Jones
stated on March 2, 2014 newspaper ads
Seneca Jones Timber Co., aiming to increase logging and allay fears that old growth will be cut, says mills have shifted to second-generation trees. An ad from the company asks: "Do you know that most all mills in Oregon have retooled over the past 20 years?"
True
By Dana Tims • March 14, 2014
Brian Clem
Brian Clem
stated on February 28, 2014 a newspaper story
Oregon has never before tried to create a land-use plan for "what it should look like for 50 years."
True
By Dana Tims • March 6, 2014
Monica Wehby
Monica Wehby
stated on January 10, 2014 a town meeting in La Grande
Some businesses in Oregon "are having to shrink back their businesses as a result of the law."
True
By Dana Tims • February 6, 2014
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on December 4, 2013 a talk to the Human Services Coalition of Oregon
"60 percent of the jobs lost in the 2008 recession were living-wage jobs. Of the jobs we’ve gotten back, only 40 percent are living-wage."
True
By Dana Tims • December 20, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on November 4, 2013 a newspaper article.
Says the Affordable Care Act has already reduced the number of uninsured in Oregon by 10 percent.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 13, 2013
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
Coalition for Fair Budget Priorities
stated on September 25, 2013 a website statement
Says taxpayer subsidy for the Oregon Convention Center hotel jumped $100 million in closed-door sessions
True
By Dana Tims • November 8, 2013
Rick North
Rick North
stated on September 24, 2013 an opinion piece for Blue Oregon.
Says Oregonians for Food and Shelter "proudly features board members from Monsanto and Syngenta and the (Oregon) Farm Bureau also receives funding from biotech companies."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 11, 2013
Oregon 2014
Oregon 2014
stated on September 17, 2013 online campaign materials
"In fiscal year 2011-2012, 4,191 abortions were paid for by taxpayers via the Oregon Health Plan."
True
By Janie Har • September 24, 2013
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 a guest column
"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."
True
By Janie Har • September 7, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on August 23, 2013 a forum
"The city of Portland has won more national Constitution contests than any city in America."
True
By Janie Har • September 3, 2013
Ellen Rosenblum
Ellen Rosenblum
stated on August 3, 2013 an opinion article
Says "nearly 29,000 Oregonians — almost 5 percent of all homeowners — are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 9, 2013
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on June 5, 2013 an opinion piece.
Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 25, 2013
Oregon PTA
Oregon PTA
stated on May 17, 2013 a newsletter
Says, "Oregon has the third largest class size in the nation."
True
By Christian Gaston • May 31, 2013
Nancy Nathanson
Nancy Nathanson
stated on April 4, 2013 a House floor speech.
Says "a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 15, 2013
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