Fact Check Posts – Page 5

Andy Berke
stated on August 31, 2012 a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.:

Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."

By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012

Ron Stephens
stated on August 6, 2012 an article:

Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.

By Eric Stirgus, Willoughby Mariano • August 13, 2012

Stacey Abrams
stated on August 1, 2012 a press release:

Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."

By Eric Stirgus • August 7, 2012

Steve Doell
stated on July 19, 2012 a press release:

Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."

By Janie Har • August 3, 2012

George Allen
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:

Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."

By Sean Gorman • August 3, 2012

Tim Kaine
stated on July 21, 2012 a debate.:

"I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with."

By Nancy Madsen • July 27, 2012

Mahlon Mitchell
stated on June 12, 2012 a news release:

As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."

By Tom Kertscher • July 1, 2012

Michael Chippendale
stated on June 11, 2012 speech on the RI House floor:

Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska."

By Tom Mooney • June 22, 2012

George Allen
stated on May 25, 2012 a debate.:

"Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."

By Sean Gorman • June 18, 2012

Terry Gorman
stated on April 24, 2012 a House committee hearing:

"When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 13, 2012

David Dooley
stated on April 8, 2012 a TV news show.:

"We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine."

By Alex Kuffner • May 3, 2012

Donna Howard
stated on March 24, 2012 remarks at a Texas Capitol rally:

Says legislative cuts mean Texas is "spending on average $500 less per student."

By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • April 26, 2012

John Kasich
stated on April 2, 2012 an interview with Fox News:

"Our rainy day fund has gone from 89 cents to $240 million."

By Tom Feran • April 11, 2012

Brian Robinson
stated on March 21, 2012 an interview:

The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."

By Eric Stirgus • March 26, 2012

Robert Jacquard
stated on March 6, 2012 a speech:

"There are a lot of casinos across the country that have gone bankrupt."

By Alex Kuffner • March 15, 2012

George Allen
stated on February 23, 2012 an op-ed:

Says he "cut taxes by more than $600 million" when he was governor.

By Nancy Madsen • March 9, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on February 21, 2012 his budget speech:

Says the proposed fiscal year 2013 budget "is still below the level of state spending when I took office."

By Bill Wichert • March 8, 2012

Denise Grimsley
stated on January 31, 2012 a statement:

"Florida ranks 45th" in the nation for tuition.

By Joshua Gillin • February 27, 2012

Kathleen Falk
stated on February 8, 2012 a speech announcing her candidacy:

Says Scott Walker enacted "the biggest cuts to education in our state’s history."

By Dave Umhoefer • February 19, 2012

Richard Licht
stated on February 5, 2012 a television interview:

"We aren't the only state cutting back on public television."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 14, 2012

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