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Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on January 14, 2015 State of the State address:
Since Gov. Nathan Deal office in 2011, the state’s rainy day fund has grown by 643 percent.
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By Nancy Badertscher • January 27, 2015
Virginia Education Association
Virginia Education Association
stated on January 2, 2015 a web post.:
State "school funding per pupil is down 16 percent compared to 2009, after adjusting for inflation."
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By Warren Fiske • January 12, 2015
Jim Moran
Jim Moran
stated on November 22, 2014 a Facebook post:
Only 20 colleges and universities "have athletic departments with revenue exceeding expenses."
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By Nancy Madsen • December 22, 2014
Lincoln Chafee
Lincoln Chafee
stated on November 14, 2014 a newspaper interview:
Rhode Island's legislature is "the strongest in the country."
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By Katie Mulvaney • November 30, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on September 15, 2014 candidate forum:
The state’s overall revenues only returned this year to 2007 levels.
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By Nancy Badertscher • October 8, 2014
Jeff Amason
Jeff Amason
stated on September 1, 2014 interview on The Monica Perez Show, WSB:
"The state budget has increased almost $800 million a year in each of the last two years."      
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By Nancy Badertscher • September 22, 2014
Mike Collier
Mike Collier
stated on August 8, 2014 a video ad:
Opponent Glenn Hegar expressed pride in legislated cuts to public school funding.
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 5, 2014
George Barker
George Barker
stated on July 26, 2014 statement:
Uncompensated care has "gone down by 30 percent just in the first few months" of Medicaid expansion in the states that adopted it.
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By Nancy Madsen • August 10, 2014
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee
stated on May 29, 2014 an email blast:
Rick Perry doesn’t think there should be a federal minimum wage.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2014
Greg Morris
Greg Morris
stated on March 13, 2014 an article:
You can buy lobster with food stamps.
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By Eric Stirgus • March 21, 2014
Nathan Deal
Nathan Deal
stated on February 26, 2014 a speech:
Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.
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By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2014
Casey Cagle
Casey Cagle
stated on January 22, 2014 an interview:
"For every week that (state lawmakers are) able to cut off our timeline, it saves (Georgia taxpayers) approximately $100,000."
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By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2014
Raphael Warnock
Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 a speech:
"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."  
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By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 22, 2014 a news release:
"The national economic recovery has led to higher than expected tax revenues and projected budget surpluses in nearly every state in the nation, including Wisconsin."
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By Dave Umhoefer • January 27, 2014
William Howell
William Howell
stated on January 5, 2014 an op-ed.:
In Virginia, "Medicaid has grown by 1,600 percent in the last 30 years."
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By Sean Gorman • January 20, 2014
Chris Christie
Chris Christie
stated on November 2, 2013 a response to a public school teacher:
"In fact, there’s more state funding for education today than any other time."
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By Caryn Shinske • November 10, 2013
Deadspin
Deadspin
stated on August 13, 2013 a website:
The highest paid employee of the State of Rhode Island is a basketball coach.
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By Gregory Smith • September 29, 2013
New Jersey Education Association
New Jersey Education Association
stated on September 3, 2013 a video ad:
"Trenton politicians cut $1.3 billion from education."
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By Caryn Shinske • September 8, 2013
Jay Nixon
Jay Nixon
stated on August 27, 2013 a radio advertisement:
Says that "unlike Texas, Missouri has a perfect AAA credit rating."
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By W. Gardner Selby • August 30, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 29, 2013 a speech:
Says President Franklin Delano Roosevelt "felt there wasn’t a need in the public sector to have collective bargaining because the government is the people."
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By Dave Umhoefer • August 14, 2013
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