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Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 21, 2014 an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers.":

"In 2001 and '02 . . . we had the pension system funded at (the) 100% level in that year, and we did for two years at that point."

False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 28, 2014

Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial:

Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."

Mostly False

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on August 26, 2014 a debate:

"The pension fund in the city of Providence is only 30 percent funded, about the same level as when he [Taveras] took office."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 31, 2014

Truth in Accounting
stated on August 4, 2014 a recent report:

Each Georgia taxpayer would have to send $5,000 to the treasury to cover the state’s debt.

Mostly False

By April Hunt • August 27, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2014 a news article:

Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion."

Mostly True

By Tom Kertscher • August 20, 2014

Seth Magaziner
stated on July 13, 2014 a debate on WPRI-TV:

Rhode Island's state pension system "underperformed the median three out of the four years that Mr. [Frank] Caprio was in office."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 3, 2014

Allan Fung
stated on June 26, 2014 a letter to taxpayers:

Cranston's 2014-2015 "budget funds 100 percent of the local police and fire pension and other retiree benefit costs."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 9, 2014

Don Balfour
stated on April 15, 2014 campaign flier:

"I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators."

True

By Nancy Badertscher • April 28, 2014

Scott Walker
stated on April 1, 2014 an interview:

A poll taken "a few months ago" found "70 percent approval or higher" for the Act 10 collective bargaining law.

False

By Tom Kertscher • April 6, 2014

Daniel Harrop
stated on December 15, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's Newsmakers:

"We see a quarter-billion dollars in a pension fund that needs to be funded at $1.2 billion."

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 9, 2014

Paul Ryan
stated on December 19, 2013 an interview:

Members of the military don’t "contribute toward their pension."

True

By Tom Kertscher • January 12, 2014

Gina Raimondo
stated on October 21, 2013 a fundraising letter.:

"Providence has more of its pension fund invested in hedge funds and is less transparent" about it than the state.

Mostly True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 3, 2013

Republican Party of Florida
stated on October 30, 2013 a YouTube attack ad:

As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."

Half-True

By Julie Kliegman • November 1, 2013

Michael Turner
stated on April 22, 2012 a news release:

Some "20,000 Delphi salaried retirees lost up to 70 percent of their pensions" as a result of "political favoritism and backroom deals."

Half-True

By Stephen Koff • September 24, 2013

Doug Miller
stated on May 21, 2013 a Texas House floor debate.:

Says less than half of 1 percent of all the Texas legislators who ever served draw "a benefit" from pensions tied to the salaries of state district judges.

False

By W. Gardner Selby • June 13, 2013

13th District GOP slate
stated on May 31, 2013 A primary election campaign mailer:

"New Jersey’s once-broken pension system is now solvent."

Half-True

By Caryn Shinske • June 9, 2013

Frank Caprio
stated on May 19, 2013 an appearance on "10 News Conference":

Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."

Half-True

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 2, 2013

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

Bruce Hanna
stated on March 6, 2013 a floor speech:

Says, "The Democrats' proposed budget is also balanced by using more in new tax revenue than in total PERS reform or savings."

False

By Janie Har • March 23, 2013

Will Weatherford
stated on March 5, 2013 remarks on first day of session:

The Legislature needs to spend $500 million to "shore up" the pension fund this year and the next 28 years to keep it "afloat."

Half-True

By Katie Sanders • March 11, 2013

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