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Richard Morrison
Richard Morrison
stated on February 15, 2012 a legislative hearing
After Arizona banned smoking in "all public places" in 2007, "admissions for acute myocardial infarction … stroke, asthma, [and] angina decreased following the implementation of the ban."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • February 22, 2012
Joseph Trillo
Joseph Trillo
stated on January 20, 2012 a debate
"We got [the Quonset Business Park] for free and we’re getting zero dollars out of it into the state coffers … other than the fact that it produces the jobs."
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By Alex Kuffner • February 3, 2012
Barry Hinckley
Barry Hinckley
stated on January 17, 2012 a YouTube video
"Sheldon Whitehouse's failure of leadership, the adding of almost $8 trillion in debt in his first full term, is shameful..."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 31, 2012
Stephanie DeSilva
Stephanie DeSilva
stated on January 11, 2012 a news release
"[Mitt] Romney and [Brendan] Doherty certainly have a lot in common, like flip-flopping on abortion -- in Doherty's case, in a little over a week."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 19, 2012
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on January 8, 2012 a newspaper commentary
"In Connecticut and New York, students at Achievement First schools consistently outperform city and statewide averages."
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • January 15, 2012
David Cicilline
David Cicilline
stated on November 18, 2011 a fundraising letter
Enacting the Right-to-Carry Act would amount to "expanding the rights of sex offenders, terrorists, child predators, and abusers to carry concealed weapons across state lines.’’
Half-True
By Lynn Arditi • January 1, 2012
Jack Reed
Jack Reed
stated on November 10, 2011 a speech on the Senate floor
In Rhode Island, "only 5 percent of ozone pollution is from local or in-state sources. . . Ninety-five percent comes from outside of our borders, particularly the Midwest."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • November 27, 2011
George Nee
George Nee
stated on October 19, 2011 a pension forum
"This is the first time in our state, and one of the first times in the country, where benefit reductions . . . has happened to people who are retired."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 23, 2011
Daniel McKee
Daniel McKee
stated on August 2, 2011 a radio interview
Central Falls "schools are overfunded by state money by as much as $8 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 7, 2011
American Beverage Association
American Beverage Association
stated on May 11, 2011 a placard
"The new beverage tax will increase the cost of sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 18, 2011
Colleen Conley
Colleen Conley
stated on April 13, 2011 a radio interview
"We are the most generous in New England and New England is known for its generosity toward its welfare recipients."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 24, 2011
James Cenerini
James Cenerini
stated on March 24, 2011 testimony before the Rhode Island Senate Finance Committee
When you compare our state pension system "to other systems throughout the country, our benefits are not gold-plated. They are not rich. They are actually average or below average."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2011
Joseph McNamara
Joseph McNamara
stated on March 16, 2011 a news release
"About 22 percent of adults in Rhode Island and approximately 30 percent of youth (ages 10-17) are considered obese."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 25, 2011
Travis Rowley
Travis Rowley
stated on February 22, 2011 a web commentary
"Last year it was discovered that Rhode Island's public employees ranked 4th in average pay, while the private sector ranked 23rd."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • March 7, 2011
Susan Sosnowski
Susan Sosnowski
stated on February 3, 2011 a news release
"Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States, and Rhode Island has the second-highest incidence of this disease in the country."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 20, 2011
Peter Kilmartin
Peter Kilmartin
stated on January 11, 2011 a news release
Secure Communities "has a proven track record of enhancing public safety by focusing on violent offenders and those that pose a threat to our communities and our national security."
Half-True
By Peter Lord • January 30, 2011
Robert Flanders
Robert Flanders
stated on December 17, 2010 an economic forum
"Every dropout costs us $72,000 for the life of that person."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 16, 2011
Steven Brown
Steven Brown
stated on November 20, 2010 story in the Providence Journal
"Over half of the foreign-born population in Rhode Island is white."
Half-True
By Cynthia Needham • December 1, 2010
Elizabeth Roberts
Elizabeth Roberts
stated on October 28, 2010 a campaign commercial
She "led the fight to stop health insurance rate hikes and saved Rhode Island families over $150 million."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 30, 2010
Frank Caprio
Frank Caprio
stated on October 6, 2010 a gubernatorial debate
Says Lincoln Chafee "settled a union strike by giving the teachers a 19-percent-raise."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • October 14, 2010
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