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Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 19, 2015 a news conference
"Contrary to popular belief, we actually don’t have that many public employees…We are well below average in the number of public employees.’’
True
By Katie Mulvaney • March 8, 2015
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2015 a presentation
Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 1, 2015
Jon Erpenbach
Jon Erpenbach
stated on February 23, 2015 a Facebook post
"In general, it appears" Wisconsin’s right to work bill would "likely apply to" the Green Bay Packers players and their union.
Mostly True
February 27, 2015
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
Wisconsin Contractor Coalition
stated on February 23, 2015 a website claim
Says Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce’s "own 2014 survey revealed that just 15 percent of business executive respondents were in favor of Right-To-Work legislation."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • February 25, 2015
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 20, 2015 a statement
On supporting right to work legislation in 2015
Full Flop
February 23, 2015
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 17, 2014 his State of the State address
"Texas has more full-time state employees per capita than California and Illinois."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 20, 2015
Leonidas Raptakis
Leonidas Raptakis
stated on February 5, 2015 testimony before the House Committee on Labor
The minimum wage has risen $2.35 in the last two years. That's 31 percent.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 16, 2015
Don Beyer
Don Beyer
stated on February 4, 2015 a speech.
"If you look at the income of average Americans...they’re absolutely flat in constant dollars since 1979."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman, Warren Fiske • February 9, 2015
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
Rhode Island Center for Freedom and Prosperity
stated on January 10, 2015 a tweet
"Common welfare programs give income of $43,330 or $20.83 an hour."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 1, 2015
Tammy Baldwin
Tammy Baldwin
stated on January 13, 2015 a news release
Middle-class Americans "pay a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires."
Half-True
January 25, 2015
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on January 20, 2015 the State of the Union address
The United States is "the only advanced country on Earth" that doesn’t guarantee "paid maternity leave to our workers."
Mostly True
By Steve Contorno • January 21, 2015
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce
stated on December 8, 2014 an opinion piece
"Site selectors who decide where businesses expand or relocate shun closed shop states like Wisconsin in favor of Right to Work states like Iowa, Indiana and Michigan."
Half-True
By Dave Umhoefer • December 17, 2014
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on December 4, 2014 various interviews
On timing of right to work legislation
Half Flip
By Dave Umhoefer • December 10, 2014
Chuck Todd
Chuck Todd
stated on November 9, 2014 an interview
Wisconsin is below the national average in wage growth and job growth.  
True
November 28, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on November 16, 2014 a press conference after the G20 summit
"Over the last few years, we’ve put more people back to work than all the other advanced economies combined."
Half-True
By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson • November 18, 2014
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
stated on October 24, 2014 a speech
"One-hundred times as many people worked their way from poverty into the American middle class" during his presidency compared to Ronald Reagan's presidency.   
Mostly False
November 7, 2014
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin
stated on November 2, 2014 an interview on "Fox News Sunday"
"Every time we've increased the minimum wage, we've seen a growth in jobs."
Mostly False
By Lauren Carroll • November 6, 2014
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 26, 2014 a TV debate
"We have the third-lowest minimum wage … of developed countries."
True
By Alex Kuffner • November 1, 2014
Jeanne Shaheen
Jeanne Shaheen
stated on October 21, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Brown "voted to reward" companies "to ship jobs overseas."
Half-True
By Jonathan Van Fleet • October 31, 2014
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on October 28, 2014 a speech
Wisconsin Republicans "repealed a statewide fair pay law" that made "sure women are treated fairly on the job."
Mostly True
October 31, 2014
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