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Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on May 7, 2011 in comments made on the Senate floor.:
From 2008 to 2011, "the pages in the conforming bills have gone from 400 pages to 2,200."
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By Aaron Sharockman • May 7, 2011
Kitty Boitnott
Kitty Boitnott
stated on April 20, 2011 in a radio interview.:
Salaries for Virginia’s teachers are below the national average.
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By Sean Gorman • April 25, 2011
Richard Licht
Richard Licht
stated on April 3, 2011 in TV interview:
Proposed fees for Rhode Island beaches will still be "less than some of the town beaches."
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By Richard Salit • April 10, 2011
Newt Gingrich
Newt Gingrich
stated on January 7, 2011 in an op-ed:
Says "some [states] with the largest reductions in crime have also lowered their prison population."
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By Eric Stirgus • April 5, 2011
Tobias Read
Tobias Read
stated on March 10, 2011 in a legislative hearing:
Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
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By Ian K. Kullgren • March 21, 2011
John Kasich
John Kasich
stated on February 21, 2011 in an interview on Fox News:
"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."
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By Joe Guillen • March 10, 2011
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
stated on March 5, 2011 in a speech to protesters in Madison, Wisconsin:
"Just 400 Americans -- 400 -- have more wealth than half of all Americans combined."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 10, 2011
Rick Scott
Rick Scott
stated on March 8, 2011 in his State of the State speech.:
"We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised."
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By Aaron Sharockman • March 8, 2011
Scott McCown
Scott McCown
stated on February 1, 2011 in a letter.:
Texas would have to increase current state spending by 28 percent just to reach the national average for spending per resident.
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 6, 2011
MacIver Institute
MacIver Institute
stated on March 3, 2010 in a video news release:
In 2011, "the average annual compensation for a teacher in the Milwaukee Public Schools system will exceed $100,000."
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By Tom Kertscher • March 4, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 27, 2011 in an interview on NBC's 'Meet the Press':
"Most federal employees do not have collective bargaining for benefits, nor for pay."
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By Robert Farley • March 2, 2011
Gina Raimondo
Gina Raimondo
stated on February 18, 2011 in a radio interview:
The law has not established whether Rhode Island public employees have property rights to their pensions.
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By Peter Lord • February 27, 2011
J.D. Alexander
J.D. Alexander
stated on February 23, 2011 in comments at the Senate Budget Committee.:
Gov. Rick Scott's sale of the state planes was "not proper."
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By Aaron Sharockman • February 24, 2011
Jeff Fitzgerald
Jeff Fitzgerald
stated on February 22, 2011 in an interview on the Fox News Channel:
"Every (Wisconsin) legislator that votes for this bill" will have to "give up the same amount of pay" as other state employees.
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By Robert Farley • February 24, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 19, 2011 in a news release:
In 2009, Democratic Wisconsin state senators "rammed through a billion-dollar tax hike in 24 hours with no public input."
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By Tom Kertscher • February 23, 2011
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
Virginia Senate Democratic Caucus
stated on February 10, 2011 in a press release.:
The House of Delegates budget bill "cuts $50 million from education."
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By Jacob Geiger • February 22, 2011
George Will
George Will
stated on February 20, 2011 in ABC's "This Week":
If Wisconsin's governor cuts perquisites as much as he plans to do, "it would still leave (workers) better off than their private sector" counterparts.
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By Robert Farley • February 21, 2011
Jeff Stone
Jeff Stone
stated on February 7, 2011 in a campaign radio ad:
"I’m the only candidate for Milwaukee County executive that has voted against increasing government pensions."
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 11, 2011
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on February 1, 2011 in the State of the State speech:
Most state employees could pay twice as much toward their health care premiums and it would still be half the national average
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 8, 2011
Dave Hunt
Dave Hunt
stated on December 23, 2010 in an e-mail:
Says "every school will be negatively impacted" if Education Stability Fund is not tapped.
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By Ian K. Kullgren • February 7, 2011
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