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Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on April 12, 2012 a news release
"Tourism accounts for 439,000 jobs in the state of Ohio, and visitors spend $36 billion annually."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 20, 2012
AARP
AARP
stated on March 26, 2012 a news release
"Large phone companies and their trade association have hired 35 registered lobbyists to influence and pass SB 271 (deregulation legislation)."
Mostly True
By Aaron Marshall • April 19, 2012
Mike Dovilla
Mike Dovilla
stated on March 13, 2012 a letter to the editor
Says President Obama's decision to not issue a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline meant "we were denied the ability immediately to reduce prices at the pump."
False
By Tom Feran • April 17, 2012
Jim Renacci
Jim Renacci
stated on April 5, 2012 a campaign email
"Since President Obama took office, our federal spending has increased by nearly 30 percent and our national debt has increased by almost 50 percent."
Half-True
By Sabrina Eaton • April 13, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee
stated on April 4, 2012 a news release
Sen. Sherrod Brown’s vote helped pass "Barack Obama’s job-killing health care law, which slapped small businesses throughout Ohio with a $500 billion tax increase."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • April 12, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News
"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."
True
By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012
Sandra Williams
Sandra Williams
stated on March 21, 2012 a news conference
"99.97 percent of the kids live in poverty that attend Cleveland public schools."
Half-True
By Reginald Fields • April 10, 2012
Eric Kearney
Eric Kearney
stated on March 28, 2012 a speech in the Ohio Senate
An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 9, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 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."
True
By Tom Feran • April 5, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on March 29, 2012 a news release
Sherrod Brown opposed blocking a new EPA emissions rule, "despite acknowledging that the EPA's cap-and-trade regulations are ‘burdensome’ and could harm economic growth in Ohio."
Mostly False
By Stephen Koff • April 5, 2012
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 20, 2012 a news release
Says Ohio Treasurer Josh "Mandel first claimed bank fraud in June 2010 but did nothing for more than a year while raising money for his (Republican) Senate campaign."
Pants on Fire!
By Henry J. Gomez • April 3, 2012
Rob Portman
Rob Portman
stated on March 26, 2012 a radio interview
"Last year, we produced 14 percent less oil on public lands than we did the year before."
Mostly True
By Stephen Koff • April 2, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 11, 2012 a television ad
"Medicare will be bankrupt in nine years."
False
By Tom Feran • March 29, 2012
Ohio Federation of Teachers
Ohio Federation of Teachers
stated on March 12, 2012 a news release
"The (Jackson) plan (for reforming Cleveland schools) lacks any data or methods proven to raise student achievement."
Mostly False
By Aaron Marshall • March 28, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on March 12, 2012 an interview on PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton on MSNBC
"The poorest in this country are women."
True
By Peter Krouse • March 26, 2012
John Boehner
John Boehner
stated on March 7, 2012 a news release
"New business startups are at the lowest levels in 30 years."
True
By Tom Feran • March 23, 2012
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on February 29, 2012 a House of Representatives floor speech
Says Lake Erie contains more native fish than all the other Great Lakes combined.
Mostly True
By Sabrina Eaton • March 22, 2012
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on March 1, 2012 a news release
"Make no mistake -- Sherrod Brown is one of the main D.C. politicians responsible for Ohio jobs moving to China."
Pants on Fire!
By Stephen Koff • March 20, 2012
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
stated on March 11, 2012 a television ad
An independent payment advisory board created by the health care reform law "can ration care and deny certain Medicare treatments."
Pants on Fire!
By Tom Feran • March 19, 2012
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 2, 2012 a session with reporters
"The total (state) payroll has gone down. The total amount of the number of workers in the state has gone down. I like the fact that the bulk of that is just by retirements."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • March 15, 2012
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