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Latest Fact-Checks In New Jersey

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Gary Schaer
Gary Schaer
stated on August 17, 2011 in a press release:
"Hair stylists are required to undergo more government scrutiny than foreclosure consultants."
True
By Bill Wichert • August 21, 2011
Sandra Cunningham
Sandra Cunningham
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the State Senate floor:
Says a Senate resolution would restore $140 in monthly general assistance payments and prevent people from committing crime.
Pants on Fire!
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • August 18, 2011
NJ-CAN
NJ-CAN
stated on August 9, 2011 in a petition:
Says the state’s pension and health benefits reform includes "the destruction of public sector collective bargaining rights."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • August 15, 2011
Nicholas Scutari
Nicholas Scutari
stated on July 27, 2011 in in a NJToday interview:
"Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace."
True
By Erin O'Neill • August 14, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor:
"One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." 
True
By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2011
Tom Kean
Tom Kean
stated on August 1, 2011 in a question-and-answer column in The Star-Ledger:
"I built the last nuclear plant — not only in the state, but in the country."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • August 9, 2011
Jack Conners
Jack Conners
stated on July 16, 2011 in an opinion column in the Times of Trenton:
"Almost 88,000 United States service members are still missing and unaccounted for, dating back to World War II."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • August 8, 2011
Alison Littell McHose
Alison Littell McHose
stated on June 30, 2011 in a news release:
"Illegal immigration costs state taxpayers over $3 billion every year."  
False
By Caryn Shinske • August 7, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on August 1, 2011 in a news conference:
Says Democrats cut $35 million from the state budget for Information Technology improvements.
False
By Bill Wichert • August 4, 2011
Cory Booker
Cory Booker
stated on July 24, 2011 in a round table discussion on Meet the Press:
Says more than eight countries lead the United States in the percentage of college graduates.  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • August 3, 2011
Joshua Henne
Joshua Henne
stated on July 20, 2011 in a press release from One New Jersey:
Says New Jersey has fewer jobs since Gov. Chris Christie took office.
False
By Bill Wichert • August 1, 2011
Steven Goldstein
Steven Goldstein
stated on July 24, 2011 in an opinion column in The Star-Ledger:
"Polls now show a majority of Catholics favor marriage equality."
Mostly True
By Erin O'Neill • July 31, 2011
Leonard Lance
Leonard Lance
stated on July 17, 2011 in a column:
"Recently we have seen our government debt grow by $3.4 trillion during the first 29 months of the Obama administration -- the equivalent of about $4 billion per day."
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 28, 2011
Shirley Turner
Shirley Turner
stated on July 12, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor:
Says unemployment in Trenton is "twice as much as what we see in every other area of the state" and, as a result, "we have seen an increase in crime."
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • July 26, 2011
Raymond Lesniak
Raymond Lesniak
stated on July 12, 2011 in testimony during a Senate hearing:
Says "the most dangerous time for children" is from "3 to 6 p.m., during which time juvenile crime rates triple"
Half-True
By Erin O'Neill • July 25, 2011
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on July 12, 2011 in a radio ad:
Says the state budget "doubled property tax credits for seniors and middle class New Jerseyans" and had "no tax increases for any New Jersey family for the second year in a row."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • July 24, 2011
Dominick Marino
Dominick Marino
stated on June 6, 2011 in a column on PolitickerNJ.com:
"The firefighter and police officer pension system is not headed for bankruptcy, far from it. That’s because New Jersey first responders -- fire fighters and police officers -- have never missed making payments to the retirement system." 
Half-True
By Caryn Shinske • July 22, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 13, 2011 in an interview on Hannity on Fox News:
"Every president has raised the debt ceiling."  
Mostly True
By Bill Wichert • July 21, 2011
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on July 5, 2011 in a press release:
Says a new report proves the stimulus supported by N.J. Democrats cost $278,000 per job.
False
By Sabrina Eaton • July 19, 2011
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on July 11, 2011 in a speech on the Senate floor by Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Warren):
Says Planned Parenthood provides about 140 visits for prenatal care in each state.  
False
By Bill Wichert • July 18, 2011
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