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Sloan Roach
Sloan Roach
stated on November 6, 2014 a television interview:
Georgia has led the nation in student fatalities caused by motorists illegally passing stopped school buses.
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By April Hunt, Nancy Badertscher • November 11, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on September 30, 2014 a Providence Journal-WPRI debate:
"We have a retiree that is collecting a $17,000 paycheck a month . . . tax free."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 5, 2014
Megyn Kelly
Megyn Kelly
stated on August 25, 2014 a segment on "The O'Reilly Factor":
Al Sharpton went to Ferguson, Mo., and is "declaring as a matter of fact that ... Michael Brown didn't use any deadly force or posed no deadly threat to the officer."
True
By Katie Sanders • August 28, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on August 14, 2014 an opinion column:
"Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
True
By Lauren Carroll • August 21, 2014
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on August 17, 2014 a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight:
Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists.
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By Jim Haddadin • August 20, 2014
Dawson Hodgson
Dawson Hodgson
stated on March 27, 2014 a TV interview:
The Rhode Island Parole Board "never received an objection from the attorney general" to the parole of  convicted murder Alfred Brissette.
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By John Hill • April 30, 2014
Ban the Box RI
Ban the Box RI
stated on March 20, 2013 a video posted on YouTube:
"In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."
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By Michael McKinney • April 15, 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
Tom Craddick
Tom Craddick
stated on November 12, 2012 a press release.:
Says about 25 Texas cities and 39 states have banned texting while driving.
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By W. Gardner Selby • November 21, 2012
Carolyn Medeiros
Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview:
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
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By John Hill • November 18, 2012
Brendan Doherty
Brendan Doherty
stated on October 9, 2012 a news release:
"David Cicilline was the state representative who opposed tough mandatory sentences for those convicted of domestic violence  and child abuse."
True
By John Hill • October 15, 2012
Bruce Elfant
Bruce Elfant
stated on August 13, 2012 a press statement.:
Says 88 Texas constables have died in the line of duty.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 23, 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
Mahlon Mitchell
Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release:
As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2012
Greg Walden
Greg Walden
stated on February 9, 2012 news television interview:
You may have driven the length of a football field in the five seconds it takes to check a text. 
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By Janie Har • February 15, 2012
David Quiroa
David Quiroa
stated on October 3, 2011 a news release:
"Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
True
By Lynn Arditi • October 16, 2011
Maureen Dowd
Maureen Dowd
stated on August 30, 2011 an oped column.:
Says Ron Paul insisted FEMA should be shut down.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 3, 2011
Paul Doughty
Paul Doughty
stated on June 12, 2011 an appearance on WPRI's "Newsmakers.:
"Providence is one of the busiest fire departments for its relative size in the country."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 24, 2011
Michael Reese
Michael Reese
stated on April 15, 2011 a speech:
If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, we'd have 300 more officers in our department."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 21, 2011
Lawrence O'Donnell
Lawrence O'Donnell
stated on March 22, 2011 MSNBC's "Last Word":
"Most Americans live within 50 miles of a nuclear power plant."
True
By Robert Farley • March 24, 2011
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