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Latest Fact-Checks On John Kasich

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John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 24, 2016 in comments on "Face the Nation":
"After my first year as governor, I was one of the most unpopular governors, maybe the most unpopular governor in the country. ... It changed."  
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By Nadia Pflaum • May 2, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview:
"Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."
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By Robert Higgs • April 8, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 15, 2013 in a tweet:
"Under Gov. Kasich, Ohio wages have increased by $10.3 billion."
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By Tom Feran • March 21, 2013
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 29, 2012 in a speech to the Ohio Farm Bureau:
Agriculture "is the strongest industry in Ohio."
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By Tom Feran • December 12, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 25, 2012 in an announcement at the Ohio State Fair:
"Ninety percent of the topsoil has inadequate moisture to grow crops."
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By Aaron Marshall • August 8, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 in an interview with Fox News:
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
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By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 in an interview with Fox News:
"We were the No. 1 job creator in America in February and we are now the No. 4 job creator in the last year."
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By Tom Feran • April 5, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on January 10, 2012 in an interview with The Plain Dealer:
Says Ohio has 77 job training programs spread across 13 state agencies.
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By Reginald Fields • January 27, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on November 8, 2011 in a news conference:
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
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By Reginald Fields • November 29, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on September 12, 2011 in an ad from the Republican Governors Association:
"We’re. . . keeping and creating jobs in our state. From American Greetings, to Wendy’s, to Diebold, we’ve gone to their doorsteps to keep jobs right here in Ohio."
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By Reginald Fields • October 3, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on July 17, 2011 in an appearance on "Meet the Press":
"Believe it or not, consumer spending is up over the last eight months."  
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By Reginald Fields • August 1, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on May 10, 2011 in a speech to the Ohio Chamber of Commerce:
"We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."
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By Tom Feran • May 13, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
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By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on CNN:
"We have lost 600,000 jobs over the period of the last 10 years. Only Michigan and California have done worse."
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By Tom Feran • March 4, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on December 3, 2010 in a gathering with reporters:
"I think [a little] less than half of the people in our prisons are in there for less than a year.  ... We have people who are check kiters and don't pay child support and we are locking them up in the state pen."
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By Mark Naymik • December 10, 2010
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on June 21, 2010 in a statement posted to his website:
"Since 1904, the Ohio victor has won the presidency 25 out of 27 times "
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By Robert Higgs • July 23, 2010