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Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on April 15, 2014 Univision debate on immigration:
Says Dan Patrick "proposed Arizona-style show-me-your-papers legislation."
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 14, 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
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on April 3, 2014 a website statement:
"My Treasury team eliminated a 900-case backlog in the Crime Victim Compensation Program."
True
By John Hill • April 27, 2014
Chris Taylor
Chris Taylor
stated on April 1, 2014 a news release:
"Drone technology now allows an individual to be recorded in their homes by drones as small as birds and immediately uploaded to the internet."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • April 9, 2014
NAACP
NAACP
stated on March 3, 2014 a news release:
In the U.S., "African-Americans continue to be arrested at nearly three and one half times the rate of whites" on marijuana charges.
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By John Hill • March 16, 2014
Leonidas Raptakis
Leonidas Raptakis
stated on February 11, 2014 a news conference:
Rhode Island is "almost dead last" among Northeastern states in the length of time first-degree murderers must spend in prison before they’re eligible for parole.
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By John Hill • February 22, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary:
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Jake Tapper
Jake Tapper
stated on January 2, 2014 a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper":
"The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined."
True
By Jon Greenberg • January 10, 2014
Atlanta Police Foundation
Atlanta Police Foundation
stated on December 17, 2013 flier to supporters:
"Crime in Atlanta is down 18 percent since 2009."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • January 10, 2014
Doug Whitsett
Doug Whitsett
stated on August 16, 2013 a guest column:
"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."
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By Janie Har • September 7, 2013
Bill Foster
Bill Foster
stated on August 14, 2013 a mayoral forum:
"Sixty percent of the auto thefts that we have in (St. Petersburg) are caused by people leaving their keys in the car."
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By Julie Kliegman • August 14, 2013
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."
True
By Michael McKinney • April 15, 2013
Rahm Emanuel
Rahm Emanuel
stated on April 2, 2013 a CNN interview:
Says in Chicago, "we take more guns off the streets than New York or L.A."
True
By Becky Bowers • April 9, 2013
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on March 19, 2013 a news article.:
Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech:
Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.
True
By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on January 3, 2013 a tweet:
Says according to the FBI, more people are killed each year with hammers and clubs than rifles.
True
By Sue Owen • January 30, 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."
True
By Janie Har • January 18, 2013
Mike DeWine
Mike DeWine
stated on November 14, 2012 a news conference:
"A man using bath salts reported that raccoons had set fire inside his home and stolen his cell phone."
True
By Joe Guillen • December 7, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 23, 2012 a TV ad:
"The truth is David Cicilline voted for tougher laws against child abusers, domestic abusers and abusers of the elderly."
True
By John Hill • October 30, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on October 16, 2012 a debate:
"While I was mayor of the city of Providence we had the lowest crime rate in 30 years."
True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 21, 2012
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