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Hank Johnson
Hank Johnson
stated on October 18, 2013 a letter
Says "by reducing chronic health care costs in the State of Georgia, we can reduce the $32.8 billion lost each year due to lack of productivity and economic costs."
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By Eric Stirgus • October 18, 2013
Brian Robinson
Brian Robinson
stated on September 5, 2013 a statement
"Governor Deal has increased education spending every year he’s been in office."  
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By Eric Stirgus • September 23, 2013
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
stated on August 28, 2013 a speech
The number of African-American men in prison has increased fivefold since he left office.
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By Eric Stirgus • September 6, 2013
Paul Broun
Paul Broun
stated on July 19, 2013 a press release
"While fat-cat bureaucrats at the Department of Education are getting paid an average salary of $102,000 a year, teachers in Georgia are getting paid half of that."
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By Janel Davis • August 30, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview
Says an illegal immigrant fraudulently claimed children who actually lived in Mexico on income tax forms to collect more than $29,000.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 27, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 a radio interview
Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.
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By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
Kathleen Sebelius
Kathleen Sebelius
stated on August 12, 2013 a speech
Medicaid spending declined by 1.9 percent in 2012, the second such decline in 47 years.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 16, 2013
DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter
stated on August 12, 2013 a meeting
Says there are half as many students in one Georgia technical college than there were two years ago.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 12, 2013
Mike Collins
Mike Collins
stated on August 1, 2013 an interview
Says federal regulations adopted in 2011 increased the cost of each vehicle for his business by $10,000.
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By Eric Stirgus • August 9, 2013
Don Lemon
Don Lemon
stated on July 27, 2013 a commentary on CNN
"A high school dropout makes on average $19,000 a year, a high school graduate makes $28,000 a year, a college graduate makes $51,000 a year."
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By Janel Davis • August 2, 2013
David Sutton
David Sutton
stated on June 30, 2013 an interview
Says "excise taxes are...disproportionately burdening middle- and lower-income consumers."
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By Eric Stirgus • July 16, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on June 26, 2013 an op-ed
The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
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By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2013
Ron Shipman
Ron Shipman
stated on June 10, 2013 a meeting
Says Georgia Power customers pay 10 percent to 15 percent below the national average for electricity.
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By Eric Stirgus • June 24, 2013
Jack Kingston
Jack Kingston
stated on May 2, 2013 a speech
"In the past four years, (the U.S. Senate) has only passed nine out of 48 appropriation bills."
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By Janel Davis • June 21, 2013
Jason Carter
Jason Carter
stated on May 27, 2013 a meeting
"We (Georgia) collect fewer state taxes per capita than any other state … although state taxes are low, Georgia is the eighth-most-dependent state on the federal government."
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By Janel Davis • June 11, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on May 17, 2013 an op-ed
"Black children constitute 18 percent of the nation's public school population but 40 percent of the children who are suspended or expelled."
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By Eric Stirgus • June 10, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 leadership forum
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
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By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
John Eaves
John Eaves
stated on May 3, 2013 an interview
Says Fulton County government hasn’t raised its millage rate since 1991.
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By Eric Stirgus • May 20, 2013
Tom Price
Tom Price
stated on May 1, 2013 a tweet
Says President Barack Obama’s proposed budget includes two new tax increases that would collect about $14 billion.
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By Eric Stirgus • May 17, 2013
Georgia Lottery
Georgia Lottery
stated on May 3, 2013 television advertisement
The Georgia Lottery paid out $2.3 billion in prizes during the last fiscal year.
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By Janel Davis • May 14, 2013
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