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Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on August 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story:
"The majority of Austinites rent" the places they live.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
Bob Donovan
Bob Donovan
stated on July 29, 2014 an interview:
Under Mayor Tom Barrett, the number of Milwaukee police officers "has not increased."
True
By Dave Umhoefer, Devon Waugh • August 18, 2014
Ralph Mollis
Ralph Mollis
stated on August 10, 2014 a TV debate:
"The per-pupil cost in the [Blackstone Valley Prep] Mayoral Academy far outweighs the per-pupil cost in Cumberland public schools."
Mostly False
By Karen Lee Ziner • August 7, 2014
Robin Vos
Robin Vos
stated on May 30, 2014 a radio interview:
"In the city of Milwaukee, we’ve still got a mayor and a police chief who are furloughing police officers at a time when we have violence all across the city."
Mostly True
By James B. Nelson • June 11, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter:
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 28, 2014 a news release:
"Residential property taxes [in Providence] are up nearly 27 percent under Mayor Taveras."
Pants on Fire!
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 4, 2014
Daniel Harrop
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
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on January 31, 2014 an interview:
Says Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is responsible for the roughly $7,800 "I pay in property taxes per year."  
False
By Tom Kertscher • February 7, 2014
Robert Puente
Robert Puente
stated on September 20, 2013 a Texas Tribune Festival panel discussion:
San Antonio has seen "67% growth" in water customers "in the last 25 years, 0% more water used."
False
By Sue Owen • January 17, 2014
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on November 13, 2013 a campaign speech:
The town of Cumberland has "its highest bond rating in history."
Mostly True
By John Hill • December 13, 2013
Gina Raimondo
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
Friends of Clearwater PAC
Friends of Clearwater PAC
stated on October 21, 2013 a flier:
Passage of a referendum on an aquarium for Clearwater means "NO future funding for our neighborhoods."
False
By Charlie Frago • November 2, 2013
Fact Check Florida
Fact Check Florida
stated on October 11, 2013 a flier:
A $10 million fire fee proposal in St. Petersburg was "inspired" by Gov. Rick Scott.
Pants on Fire!
By Katie Sanders • October 14, 2013
stated on September 24, 2013 an interview:
Among the nation’s 51 largest metropolitan areas, Milwaukee is the "only one" where the poverty rate is more than "four times greater in the city than it is in the suburbs."
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • October 3, 2013
American LeadHERship PAC
American LeadHERship PAC
stated on August 31, 2013 a website:
Under Mayor Angel Taveras "Providence’s bond rating was downgraded from A to BBB, two steps above junk-bond status."  
Half-True
By Gregory Smith • September 15, 2013
Norcross City Council
Norcross City Council
stated on May 9, 2013 an article:
The proposed raises for the Norcross City Council would put it in line with other liked-sized communities.
True
By Eric Stirgus • May 28, 2013
Dwight Jones
Dwight Jones
stated on March 12, 2013 a statement.:
Says under his utility rate plan, "An estimated 50 percent of our residential households will see a decrease in their water and wastewater bills."
Mostly True
By Sean Gorman • April 22, 2013
Jeffrey Loria
Jeffrey Loria
stated on February 24, 2013 an ad:
The majority of public funding for the Marlins stadium "came from hotel taxes, the burden of which is incurred by tourists who are visiting our city, NOT the resident taxpayers."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • March 5, 2013
Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on January 15, 2013 a television interview:
"It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity."
True
By Tom Feran • January 23, 2013
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on November 13, 2012 a budget meeting:
Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue."
False
By Janie Har • December 15, 2012
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