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."

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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