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Caddy McKeown
Caddy McKeown
stated on April 4, 2013 a House floor speech
Says "A baby in Coos County is two times as likely to be born to a mother who is someone who used tobacco during her pregnancy as is the average baby born in Oregon or the U.S."
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By Janie Har • April 12, 2013
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on January 22, 2013 a letter to Portlanders
Says "PPS employees have paid their own PERS contributions for many years."
True
By Janie Har • March 26, 2013
Jackie Dingfelder
Jackie Dingfelder
stated on March 4, 2013 a floor speech
Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5."
True
By Christian Gaston • March 12, 2013
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on February 7, 2013 a press call
Says, "Since 1994 when VAWA was first passed, incidents of domestic violence have dropped more than 50 percent."
True
By Charles Pope • February 11, 2013
TriMet
TriMet
stated on January 29, 2013 an advertisement
Says "MAX carries 30 percent of evening rush-hour commuters traveling from Downtown on the Sunset and Banfield freeways."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 5, 2013
Earl Blumenauer
Earl Blumenauer
stated on December 21, 2012 in a news release
Says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used to reduce the deficit."
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By Charles Pope • February 1, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 his State of the State Address.
Says "in this next biennium, the cost of primary and secondary education is going to increase by more that $1000 per student. Half of that $1000 – $500 per student – is accounted for by the increased cost of PERS alone."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • January 21, 2013
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on January 14, 2013 in State of the State speech
"It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
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By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
BikePortland.org
BikePortland.org
stated on January 4, 2013 a tweet.
Says if you are on your bike in a crosswalk, all you have to do is dip your wheel into the road and cars must legally stop.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • January 11, 2013
Ginny Burdick
Ginny Burdick
stated on December 12, 2012 an email
"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."
True
By Janie Har • December 28, 2012
Dan Saltzman
Dan Saltzman
stated on November 11, 2012 a television news interview
Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."
True
By Janie Har • December 19, 2012
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on December 3, 2012 a speech.
Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • December 5, 2012
Libraries Yes! Committee
Libraries Yes! Committee
stated on October 21, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says the Multnomah County Library system "is the second busiest in the nation."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • November 16, 2012
Libraries Yes! Committee
Libraries Yes! Committee
stated on October 21, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says Multnomah County libraries "are open 44 hours per week … the lowest of any library in the four-county region."
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By Ian K. Kullgren • October 26, 2012
Libraries Yes! Committee
Libraries Yes! Committee
stated on October 21, 2012 a campaign mailer.
Says "the typical homeowner will pay $4 more per month" if library district passes.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 26, 2012
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
stated on September 28, 2012 a post on her website.
Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 15, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on September 25, 2012 a tweet.
Says "Portland has higher standards than feds on allowed police use of force."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 5, 2012
Bill Kennemer
Bill Kennemer
stated on September 11, 2012 a news story
"We just don't want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops."
True
By Janie Har • September 13, 2012
Steve Doell
Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release
Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
True
By Janie Har • August 3, 2012
Multnomah County
Multnomah County
stated on July 10, 2012 a public health campaign
Says "Your kid just ate 16 packs of sugar."
True
By Janie Har • July 11, 2012
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