Latest Fact-Checks In City Government

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Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on October 15, 2014 a letter to David Feldman, Houston's city attorney
A lawyer demanded "several Houston pastors hand over to the city government many of their private papers, including their sermons."
True
By Dylan Baddour • October 23, 2014
Mary Burke
Mary Burke
stated on October 17, 2014 a debate
Says Scott Walker cut funding to local governments in Wisconsin, contributing to the "second-largest increase in violent crime" in the Midwest.  
Half-True
October 23, 2014
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
Wisconsin Professional Police Association
stated on September 25, 2014 a news conference
Data on violent crime shows Wisconsin "has become less safe than it was when Scott Walker took office." 
Mostly False
October 2, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 30, 2014 a TV debate
"[When I was mayor] Providence was one of the five renaissance cities of America, according to USA Today in those days. Money magazine said it was the fifth best city to live in in America. In addition to that, All Cities Almanac said in 1994, I believe, that it was the safest city in America."
True
By Alex Kuffner • October 2, 2014
Jorge Elorza
Jorge Elorza
stated on August 28, 2014 a radio debate
"We have a goal of 10 percent of [City of Providence] contracts going to women and minority businesses. In reality, less than 1 percent of contracts go to women and minority businesses."
Mostly False
By Alex Kuffner • October 1, 2014
Jay Wiley
Jay Wiley
stated on September 15, 2014 an Austin City Council candidate forum
Austin has "over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 25, 2014
Vincent
Vincent "Buddy" Cianci
stated on September 10, 2014 a TV commercial
"When I left office, there was a $7-million surplus in Providence," but in 2008, the city had a $110-million deficit.
Half-True
By Alex Kuffner • September 21, 2014
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on September 3, 2014 a campaign web page
"57% of the jobs created" in Austin "from 2009 to 2013 do not pay families a living wage."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 17, 2014
Rand Paul
Rand Paul
stated on September 11, 2014 an interview with NPR
"Income inequality is worse in towns run by Democrat mayors than in towns run by Republican mayors."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 16, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on August 19, 2014 a commercial
Says Gina Raimondo's "venture capital firm secured a secret no-bid contract funded by taxpayers."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • September 14, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on August 4, 2014 as quoted in a news story
"The majority of Austinites rent" the places they live.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 22, 2014
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on July 21, 2014 a news article
Says his "Act 10 reforms" have "saved the taxpayers some $3 billion."
Mostly True
August 20, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 15, 2014 a press release
Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate.
Mostly True
By April Hunt • August 15, 2014
X posts
X posts
stated on August 13, 2014 posts on Twitter
The wife of the Ferguson, Mo., police chief said African-Americans in Ferguson "are feral and violent."  
Pants on Fire!
By Aaron Sharockman • August 14, 2014
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on July 29, 2014 press conference
"The minimum number of infrastructure (needs) in Atlanta is $900 million."
True
By Nancy Badertscher • August 12, 2014
Eugene Sepulveda
Eugene Sepulveda
stated on July 29, 2014 a Facebook post
Austin mayoral candidate "Mike Martinez takes corporate money."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • August 7, 2014
Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros
stated on July 22, 2014 a statement after Ivy Taylor's selection as mayor of San Antonio
San Antonio is "now the largest city in the United States ever to have an African American woman mayor."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2014
Kenneth Block
Kenneth Block
stated on July 15, 2014 a radio debate
"The increase in the garbage tax that [Mayor Allan Fung] imposed in Cranston for some people has been as much as $200."
False
By Karen Lee Ziner • July 27, 2014
Mike Martinez
Mike Martinez
stated on May 28, 2014 remarks at a gathering
Four (maybe five) Latinos have served on the Austin City Council.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 6, 2014
Angel Taveras
Angel Taveras
stated on May 12, 2014 a fundraising letter
I turned "a $110 million deficit into a $1.6 million surplus for our city."
Mostly False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 25, 2014
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