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Brookhaven
Brookhaven
stated on July 21, 2014 a city mailer
Brookhaven homeowners pay hundreds of dollars less in property taxes compared with owners of the same-value homes in unincorporated DeKalb County.
Half-True
By April Hunt • July 28, 2014
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on June 19, 2014 television ad
David Perdue said he’d raise taxes.
Half-True
By April Hunt • July 8, 2014
Florida Democratic Party
Florida Democratic Party
stated on July 1, 2014 a TV ad
Says Rick Scott "cut education to pay for even more tax breaks for big, powerful, well-connected corporations."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • July 7, 2014
Vicky Hartzler
Vicky Hartzler
stated on June 24, 2014 a "Roll Call" interview
The Export-Import Bank "doesn’t cost taxpayers anything."
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By Lauren Carroll • June 30, 2014
Donna Brazile
Donna Brazile
stated on June 22, 2014 comments on CNN's "State of the Union"
The IRS "also investigated liberal groups, groups that had progressive in their name. ... The IRS was basically looking at everybody."
Half-True
By Steve Contorno • June 22, 2014
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on May 13, 2014 a campaign tweet
"Governor Scott Cut Taxes 40 Times For Florida Families"
Half-True
By Joshua Gillin, Katie Sanders • May 21, 2014
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on April 16, 2014 a video ad
Dan Patrick "got caught not paying his taxes" and "pocketed his employees’ payroll taxes."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 28, 2014
Bob Cole
Bob Cole
stated on March 31, 2014 morning radio show on KOKE-FM
Capital Metro originally said MetroRail's yearly operating costs would be "about $2.5 million. Last year ... it cost $13 million to operate."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • April 24, 2014
The Tax Foundation
The Tax Foundation
stated on April 23, 2014 a Facebook post
"Americans will spend more on taxes in 2014 than they will on food, clothing and housing combined."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2014
stated on March 3, 2014 an interview
Using a surcharge on the cigarette tax to help pay for a new downtown sports arena "is not feasible under state law."
Half-True
By James B. Nelson • March 13, 2014
Tom Graves
Tom Graves
stated on March 7, 2014 a speech
When it comes to transportation funds, Georgians spend more in taxes and on red tape than they get back from the federal government.
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 7, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 19, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin is "not a high tax and fee state." When you look at "all the money state and local governments bring in" from residents, "we're more in the middle."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 5, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on January 20, 2014 an interview
"We’re trailing every other state in the Midwest in terms of job creation since January of 2011."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • February 2, 2014
David Rible
David Rible
stated on November 30, 2013 an interview on NJTV's 'On the Record' with Michael Aron program
"This governor has given us continual balanced budgets without raising taxes."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • December 29, 2013
Revitalize Cobb
Revitalize Cobb
stated on November 22, 2013 a flier
The new Atlanta Braves stadium will require no tax increase for homeowners and provide $3 million annually for Cobb County schools.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • December 16, 2013
Senate Conservatives Fund
Senate Conservatives Fund
stated on December 9, 2013 as quoted by Politico
"John Cornyn has voted to increase the debt, raise taxes, bail out Wall Street banks and fund Obamacare."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 12, 2013
James Capretta
James Capretta
stated on December 1, 2013 a broadcast of "Fox News Sunday"
Obamacare is a "massive, massive income redistribution" with "$250 billion a year in Medicaid expansion (and) in the subsidy structure that's basically being paid for by people on Medicare, through Medicare cuts, and a lot of tax increases."
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • December 5, 2013
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on November 5, 2013 an interview
"The state budget has actually grown by $4.6 billion under" Gov. Scott Walker’s actions.
Half-True
November 24, 2013
Janet Bewley
Janet Bewley
stated on October 24, 2013 a speech
"The Legislature passed Gov. Walker’s so-called property tax relief bill," but the Republicans "are still raising your property taxes."  
Half-True
November 6, 2013
Kim Guadagno
Kim Guadagno
stated on October 8, 2013 a speech to supporters in Carlstadt
Chris Christie "has not increased the taxes on anyone."
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • October 13, 2013
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