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Charlie Geren
Charlie Geren
stated on April 11, 2017 a letter to WFAA-TV in Dallas
Says Texas House rules authorized by the Texas Constitution supersede the state law permitting anyone to record a public government meeting.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 27, 2017
Jay Chaudhuri
Jay Chaudhuri
stated on April 5, 2017 an interview explaining his bill
Says the T.R.U.M.P. Act, which would force presidential candidates to release their tax returns to run in North Carolina, "has a lot of support – by a majority of North Carolinians and members of both parties."
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By Will Doran • April 19, 2017
Greg Murphy
Greg Murphy
stated on April 10, 2017 a speech
"Every day, four North Carolinians die from a medication or drug overdose."
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By Will Doran • April 13, 2017
Carlos Guillermo Smith
Carlos Guillermo Smith
stated on March 21, 2017 a vote on HB 697
Says if a Florida bill (HB 697) punishing sanctuary cities becomes law "it will be the only law of its kind in the nation."
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By Allison Graves • March 30, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 31, 2017 his State-of-the-State address
"Midland, Texas, now beats the San Francisco area in the percentage of jobs created by startups."
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By W. Gardner Selby • February 24, 2017
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on January 19, 2017 a speech to business leaders
Says North Carolinians are "already paying for" Medicaid expansion, even though the state hasn’t expanded Medicaid.
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By Will Doran • January 19, 2017
Gary Johnson
Gary Johnson
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview
"Sixty percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana."  
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September 23, 2016
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on August 30, 2016 a tweet
"If Texas were a country our economy would rank # 10...in the WORLD."  
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By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2016
Duane Hall
Duane Hall
stated on August 23, 2016 a tweet
North Carolina’s coast "is possibly the best place in (the) U.S. for an offshore windfarm."
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By Will Doran • September 9, 2016
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 an online video ad
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
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By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
North Carolina Republican Party
North Carolina Republican Party
stated on July 19, 2016 a roll call at the Republican National Convention
Says North Carolina is "home of the largest military installations in the world."
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By Will Doran • July 21, 2016
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 20, 2016 a speech at the Republican convention
"We in Indiana have . . . the highest credit rating in the nation."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 21, 2016
Clay Aiken
Clay Aiken
stated on June 12, 2016 a posting on Twitter
"A gay man who survived #orlando hate crime can STILL show up to work in FL tomorrow and have his boss fire him simply because he is gay."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 20, 2016
Tom
Tom "Smitty" Smith
stated on April 14, 2016 a commentary published in the Austin American-Statesman
"Texas has 600,000 registered voters who don’t have the kind of photo ID needed to vote."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 22, 2016
Jerome Buting
Jerome Buting
stated on April 11, 2016 an interview
Wisconsin pays criminal defense lawyers who represent the indigent $40 per hour, "the lowest in the country."  
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April 20, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on March 29, 2016 an interview
Ten times, no Republican candidate for president had enough delegates to claim the nomination before the party’s convention, and seven of those times "somebody who was not the leader of delegates was selected as the nominee of the party."
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April 15, 2016
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on April 3, 2016 an interview
"There are no rules governing" the 2016 Republican convention, "the rules have not been set."  
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April 8, 2016
John Oliver
John Oliver
stated on February 14, 2016 a TV show
In Sauk City, Wisconsin, "the ID office" that provides identification for voting "is only open on the fifth Wednesday of every month" -- a total of four days in 2016.
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February 19, 2016
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on January 19, 2016 a speech
"According to the most recent report, Wisconsin’s high school graduation rates are also up again -- to third best in the country."  
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January 22, 2016
State Public Service Announcement
State Public Service Announcement
stated on December 28, 2015
By the end of 2015, more than 1,300 people will have died on Georgia roads. One of out evey four fatalities resulted from drunken driving.  
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By Nancy Badertscher • December 30, 2015
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