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Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 29, 2013 a radio interview.
Says Virginia saved $300 million by rebidding a Metrorail construction project to exclude guaranteed union contracts.
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • August 12, 2013
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT)
stated on June 26, 2013 an interview
Portland Bureau of Transportation "barely break(s) even" ticketing motorists.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 20, 2013
Michael Doherty
Michael Doherty
stated on November 28, 2012 an op-ed on NorthJersey.com
Says a new state report "confirms" that red-light cameras "lead to more accidents, more injuries and greater cost."
Half-True
By Bill Wichert • December 6, 2012
John Charles
John Charles
stated on September 21, 2012 an online post
"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."
Half-True
By Janie Har • November 16, 2012
Karen Huber
Karen Huber
stated on September 17, 2012 an Austin American-Statesman news stor
Says she’s never said "don’t build" Texas 45 Southwest.
Half-True
By Sue Owen • October 12, 2012
Jennifer Granholm
Jennifer Granholm
stated on September 6, 2012 a speech at the Democratic National Convention
"With the auto rescue," President Barack Obama "saved more than 1 million middle-class jobs all across America," including more than 28,000 in Wisconsin.
Half-True
September 14, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on July 17, 2012 a TV ad
Says U.S. Senate opponent Eric Hovde "supported billions in stimulus for high-speed rail"  and "billions more to bail out banks."
Half-True
August 3, 2012
Jeff Dickerson
Jeff Dickerson
stated on July 10, 2012 an online debate
According to a national survey, transit "ridership" among people age 16 to 34 increased 40 percent between 2001 and 2009.
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • July 18, 2012
TriMet
TriMet
stated on July 2, 2012 a website
The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Half-True
By Janie Har • July 16, 2012
David Dewhurst
David Dewhurst
stated on June 9, 2012 a speech to the Republican Party of Texas convention in Fort Worth.
Says he "passed" eight measures, including ones to prevent groping at airport security checks and to bar "sanctuary" cities in Texas.  
Half-True
By Tara Merrigan • July 3, 2012
Debbie Dooley
Debbie Dooley
stated on June 12, 2012 a speech
"Statistics show that more people at this time telecommute than they ride carpools, mass transit, bicycle or walk."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • July 3, 2012
Georgia Green Party
Georgia Green Party
stated on July 2, 2012 Georgia Green Party flier
The transportation tax is regressive, and Emory University is "literally getting its own transit line at virtually no cost to itself."  
Half-True
By Chris Joyner • July 2, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on June 13, 2012 a press release
Atlanta Tea Party co-founder Debbie Dooley "wants gas taxes raised."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • June 25, 2012
Steve Brown
Steve Brown
stated on May 22, 2012
Portland, Ore., has "never gotten over 12 to 15 percent ridership" of its public transit system "in the past 12 years."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • June 12, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on May 31, 2012 a debate
Says Tom Barrett plans "to spend $100 million on a trolley that goes barely two miles on the east side of Milwaukee."
Half-True
June 1, 2012
Ron Davis
Ron Davis
stated on March 1, 2012 a campaign flier
Says "over 40 percent of recent county bonds are for Precinct One, northeast Travis County," because he "is quick to identify projects that help make the East Side a desirable place to live."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • May 21, 2012
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on April 25, 2012 a press release
The recent process of awarding $3 billion worth of airport vending contracts was the "most open and transparent procurement process in the city’s history."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • May 21, 2012
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
Citizens for Transportation Mobility
stated on April 16, 2012 an ad
"When housing and transportation costs are combined, Atlanta’s cost of living -- typically perceived as relatively low -- ranks as 7th worst out of 51 metros nationally."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • May 4, 2012
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
Metro Atlanta Voter Education Network
stated on March 16, 2012 in a TV ad
Metro Atlantans spend "over an hour every day" or "five hours a week" commuting, for a total of "260 hours a year."
Half-True
By Willoughby Mariano • March 23, 2012
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on February 24, 2012 at a public event
PIP fraud is "$1 billion in fraud."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • March 9, 2012
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