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Rebecca Kleefisch
Rebecca Kleefisch
stated on February 3, 2012 an op-ed piece:
As Dane County executive, Kathleen Falk raised property taxes by "millions of dollars every year" and approved the second highest increase in the state in 2010.
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 12, 2012
James Stegmaier
James Stegmaier
stated on December 14, 2011 a speech.:
"Chesterfield has eliminated more positions from its general government operations than the Commonwealth has from the entire state government since (fiscal) 2009." 
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By Sean Gorman • January 29, 2012
Donald McEachin
Donald McEachin
stated on January 11, 2012 a speech.:
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s budget plan takes "money out of our classrooms to pave roads."
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By Sean Gorman • January 16, 2012
Eugene McKenna
Eugene McKenna
stated on November 25, 2011 a news story:
"Rhode Island already gets more revenue per capita from gambling than any other state in the country."
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By Alex Kuffner • December 14, 2011
Jay Webber
Jay Webber
stated on November 28, 2011 an NJToday interview:
Says "our unemployment insurance trust fund is broke. We're over a billion dollars in debt to the federal government."
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By Bill Wichert • December 11, 2011
Nick Tsiongas
Nick Tsiongas
stated on September 6, 2011 newspaper commentary:
"Health care is the greatest contribution to spending increases in the state budget."
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By Edward Fitzpatrick • October 9, 2011
Richard Codey
Richard Codey
stated on July 11, 2011 a speech on the Senate floor:
"One in every five families in the state of New Jersey has a loved one with a mental illness, a serious mental illness, and today, we don’t care." 
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By Caryn Shinske • August 11, 2011
Club for Growth
Club for Growth
stated on July 5, 2011 a radio ad:
Says state Senate recall challenger Sandy Pasch voted "to cut school aid by nearly $300 million."
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By Tom Kertscher • July 20, 2011
Eddie Rodriguez
Eddie Rodriguez
stated on June 22, 2011 remarks to the Central Texas Democratic Forum:
"We’re losing almost 6,000 state jobs."
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By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 9, 2011
Gary Sasse
Gary Sasse
stated on June 26, 2011 an interview on 10 News Conference:
Rhode Island spends "52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • July 8, 2011
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia
stated on June 6, 2011 a web video.:
Virginia spends $400,000 on abstinence programs while losing $2.5 million in federal funds due to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s "political agenda."
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By Sean Gorman • June 27, 2011
David Simpson
David Simpson
stated on June 5, 2011 an op-ed:
Says the state budget includes spending on commercials for Fortune 500 companies.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • June 17, 2011
Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz
stated on May 28, 2011 a newspaper column:
The budget currently being debated "significantly decreases the use of one-time resources."
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By Mark Naymik • June 14, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on June 2, 2011 ABC News 27 interview:
"We already have $23 billion worth of debt."
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By Katie Sanders • June 13, 2011
Mark Miller
Mark Miller
stated on May 18, 2011 remarks to reporters:
"Abraham Lincoln (once) jumped out of a window in the Illinois Legislature in order to deny a quorum."  
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 30, 2011
Rodney Ellis
Rodney Ellis
stated on May 16, 2011 Texas Senate floor debate.:
Says state lawmakers have voted to "spend virtually all of the Rainy Day Fund four times" since the fund’s creation.
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By W. Gardner Selby • May 20, 2011
Kim Simac
Kim Simac
stated on April 29, 2011 a news release:
Says people who signed recall petitions against Wisconsin state Sen. Jim Holperin received "harassing phone calls from out-of-state telemarketers claiming to represent the Democratic Party and insinuating foul play by petition circulators."
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By Tom Kertscher • May 18, 2011
Matt Lundy
Matt Lundy
stated on May 2, 2011 a news conference:
"The substitute budget now adds in tax breaks and tax deductions for those who buy these prisons."  
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By Reginald Fields • May 12, 2011
Nina Turner
Nina Turner
stated on April 18, 2011 a forum on the state budget:
When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day."
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By Tom Feran • May 11, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 22, 2011 a news release:
Says Milwaukee County spent over $170,000 in salaries in 2010 for employees to "participate in union activities such as collective bargaining."
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By Tom Kertscher • May 8, 2011
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