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Charlotte Nash
stated on October 22, 2013 an interview

Finance experts estimate that paying in cash for the $2.5 billion in projects funded by the sales tax saved Gwinnett County more than $1 billion in interest payments.

By Eric Stirgus • November 11, 2013

Edward Lindsey
stated on October 29, 2013 a press release

Most voters prefer zombies to the current U.S. Congress.

By Eric Stirgus • October 31, 2013

Facebook posts
stated on July 20, 2013 a Facebook post

The very first meal on the surface of the moon was the Holy Communion.

By Janel Davis • September 16, 2013

Tom Graves
stated on June 28, 2013 a news release

"The government does not need a warrant to read your old emails."

By Janel Davis • September 10, 2013

Tom Price
stated on August 14, 2013 Twitter posts

Americans spend more than $160 billion and 6 billion hours per year complying with the tax code.

By Janel Davis • September 4, 2013

Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 an interview

"State law says that once the state appraises a piece of property, they can only pay it a certain amount above appraisal."

By Eric Stirgus, Janel Davis • August 26, 2013

Michelle Nunn
stated on July 22, 2013 an interview

Says by rejecting an expansion of Medicaid under the new law, Georgia was depriving 25,000 veterans of health care coverage.

By Eric Stirgus • August 6, 2013

Karen Handel
stated on July 18, 2013 a Twitter post

"The Senate immigration bill is … filled with things like rewards for au pair agencies, Alaskan seafood processors and Vegas casinos."

By Janel Davis • July 26, 2013

Lynn Westmoreland
stated on June 20, 2013 an article

"It is against the law for the NSA to record or monitor Americans’ phone calls without getting a specific FISA warrant to do so."

By Eric Stirgus • July 8, 2013

Edward Lindsey
stated on June 26, 2013 a news release

Bob Barr has changed his position on the Defense of Marriage Act over the years.

By Janel Davis • July 3, 2013

Jimmy Carter
stated on June 23, 2013 an interview

"(T)he United States government and its Constitution says that people can be put to death."

By Eric Stirgus • July 1, 2013

Pink Pony
stated on May 13, 2013 an interview

The Pink Pony club in DeKalb County has never been cited for any violation of an ordinance or state law.

By Eric Stirgus • June 14, 2013

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.

By Eric Stirgus • May 28, 2013

Tom Graves
stated on April 23, 2013 a ZPolitics op-ed

"Despite having their budget increased by over 40 percent since 2009 … pending claims for benefits with the (Department of Veterans Affairs) have increased from 391,000 to 890,000 under the Obama Administration."

By Willoughby Mariano • April 30, 2013

JoEllen Smith
stated on February 22, 2013 an editorial

Cobb is one of the largest school systems (in the nation) that is debt free.

By Janel Davis • March 15, 2013

Nan Orrock
stated on March 4, 2013 a speech

"More than 80 percent of Americans believe we need to have universal background checks."

By Eric Stirgus • March 12, 2013

Kasim Reed
stated on February 13, 2013 a speech

Felony crimes in the city of Atlanta are the lowest they have been since 1969.

By Eric Stirgus • February 26, 2013

Paul Broun
stated on February 13, 2013 a fundraiser letter

Says that except for foreign policy, Ron Paul’s voting record and his voting record are virtually identical.

By Janel Davis • February 25, 2013

Barack Obama
stated on January 16, 2013 in a speech

"A majority of Americans agree with" a ban on assault weapons. "And by the way, so did Ronald Reagan."

By Janel Davis • February 5, 2013

Rob Woodall
stated on January 25, 2013 a meeting

"Forty-seven percent of (members of Congress) are millionaires."

By Eric Stirgus • February 4, 2013

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