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Barry Bone
Barry Bone
stated on June 13, 2013 an opinion column in the Westlake Picayune.:
Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 17, 2013
Kasim Reed
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 leadership forum:
My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.
Mostly True
By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
Derek Ryan
Derek Ryan
stated on May 22, 2013 a tweet:
Says first eight chosen to draw Austin City Council districts are seven Democratic primary voters and one Republican primary voter.
True
By Sue Owen • June 4, 2013
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on May 22, 2013 a telephone conference call with reporters.:
Says El Paso is the "safest city of our size in the nation."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2013
Norcross City Council
Norcross City Council
stated on May 9, 2013 an article:
The proposed raises for the Norcross City Council would put it in line with other liked-sized communities.
True
By Eric Stirgus • May 28, 2013
stated on May 10, 2013 an interview:
A state report’s "projection is that approximately half of public employees" would live outside municipal boundaries in a decade if the state bans local residency requirements.
Mostly False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 19, 2013
William Perry
William Perry
stated on March 20, 2013 newspaper column:
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed held not one conversation with the public about the new Falcons stadium project
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 1, 2013
Cleta Winslow
Cleta Winslow
stated on March 18, 2013 a meeting:
"In this city, there hasn’t been a stadium that’s lasted more than 27 years."
Half-True
By Eric Stirgus • March 29, 2013
Duriya Farooqui
Duriya Farooqui
stated on February 13, 2013 a presentation:
"Of the 18 stadiums built from 2004 to 2013, 47 percent of the total cost came from public sources."
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • March 1, 2013
Vincent Fort
Vincent Fort
stated on February 5, 2013 a Twitter post:
"What concerns me is there is only two sentences that have been written about minority business."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • February 22, 2013
Charlotte Lehan
Charlotte Lehan
stated on January 8, 2013 in an interview:
Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."
Half-True
By Janie Har • January 30, 2013
Don Pridemore
Don Pridemore
stated on December 3, 2012 a news conference:
Among Milwaukee Public Schools students, "86 percent are behind in reading and 80 percent are behind in math."  
True
By Tom Kertscher • January 2, 2013
Dan Saltzman
Dan Saltzman
stated on November 11, 2012 a television news interview :
Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."
True
By Janie Har • December 19, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on November 13, 2012 a budget meeting:
Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue."
False
By Janie Har • December 15, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on November 9, 2012 a proposed ordinance.:
Says the initial Portland plastic bag ban represented "only a modest share of total single-use checkout bag use."
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • November 20, 2012
Gonzalo Barrientos
Gonzalo Barrientos
stated on October 22, 2012 an opinion article in the Austin American-Statesman:
Says 55 percent of council members have come from area where only 10 percent of Austinites live.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • October 25, 2012
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on October 18, 2012 an ad:
Lois Frankel "spent over $13,000 in taxpayer money on a marble shower in a private bathroom with her own toilet."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2012
Adam Hasner
Adam Hasner
stated on October 18, 2012 an ad:
While she was mayor, Lois Frankel took a "police helicopter ride to go to a dinner party."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • October 25, 2012
Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz
stated on September 28, 2012 a campaign mailer.:
Says she "oversaw an audit that won the city $2 million in franchise fees."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 9, 2012
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on September 25, 2012 a tweet.:
Says "Portland has higher standards than feds on allowed police use of force."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 5, 2012
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