Fact Check Posts – Page 4

John Padgett
stated on August 12, 2014 press release

Jason Carter backed three of Nathan Deal’s budgets but accuses the governor of "underfunding education."

By Nancy Badertscher • August 20, 2014

Kasim Reed
stated on July 29, 2014 press conference

"The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million."

By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2014

Brian Kemp
stated on May 19, 2014 statement

"The numbers make it clear that Georgia voters are increasingly taking advantage of early voting opportunities."

By Nancy Badertscher • June 4, 2014

Don Balfour
stated on April 15, 2014 campaign flier

"I am the only senator who turned down the state pension plan for part-time legislators."

By Nancy Badertscher • April 28, 2014

Meria Carstarphen
stated on March 27, 2014 press release

The Austin Independent School District’s graduation rate reached an all-time high of 82.5 percent in 2012.

By Nancy Badertscher • April 2, 2014

Edward Lindsey
stated on March 20, 2014 press release

Georgia has recovered more than $60 million that was lost to Medicaid fraud

By Nancy Badertscher • March 28, 2014

Greg Morris
stated on March 13, 2014 an article

You can buy lobster with food stamps.

By Eric Stirgus • March 21, 2014

Nathan Deal
stated on February 26, 2014 a speech

Georgia has saved $20 million through changes in criminal sentencing.

By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2014

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."

By Eric Stirgus • March 4, 2014

Jason Carter
stated on February 18, 2014 press statement

"Since 2009, Georgia's public schools have lost nearly 9,000 classroom teachers while the number of students has gone up."

By Nancy Badertscher • February 21, 2014

Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 a speech

The annual gross domestic product of metro Atlanta is "bigger than 28 states in the union."

By Eric Stirgus • February 18, 2014

Hugh Thompson
stated on February 5, 2014 State of the Judiciary address

"Six of Georgia’s counties have no lawyers at all."

By Nancy Badertscher • February 10, 2014

Nan Orrock
stated on January 22, 2014 television interview

Florida shelled out more money for drug testing than it saved by denying welfare benefits to people who tested positive for drugs.

By Nancy Badertscher • February 4, 2014

Raphael Warnock
stated on January 20, 2014 a speech

"Georgia has the fifth-highest number of uninsured people of any state in the union."

By Eric Stirgus • February 3, 2014

Jason Carter
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech

The average Georgia family makes $6,000 less than the average family did 10 years ago when inflation is factored in.

By Nancy Badertscher • January 23, 2014

Nathan Deal
stated on January 15, 2014 a speech

"(M)ore Georgians have jobs than at any other time since October 2008."

By Eric Stirgus, Nancy Badertscher • January 21, 2014

Atlanta Police Foundation
stated on December 17, 2013 flier to supporters

"Crime in Atlanta is down 18 percent since 2009."

By Nancy Badertscher • January 10, 2014

Kimberly Nelson
stated on December 3, 2013 a meeting

"The commission form of government is definitely losing favor in the United States."

By Eric Stirgus • December 31, 2013

Allan Levene
stated on November 2, 2013 an article

Says there’s no language in the U.S. Constitution that prevents someone from running for Congress simultaneously in multiple states.

By Eric Stirgus • November 20, 2013

Lynn Westmoreland
stated on October 16, 2013 an article

"I have returned money every year since taking office."

By Eric Stirgus • November 15, 2013

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