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Latest Fact-Checks In Oregon

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Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
Oregon Senate Republicans (The Leadership Fund)
stated on October 12, 2012 a campaign mailer
Laurie Monnes Anderson "voted to let violent criminals out of jail early."
Mostly True
By Janie Har • October 19, 2012
Mary Nolan
Mary Nolan
stated on September 28, 2012 a post on her website.
Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • October 15, 2012
Carl Hosticka
Carl Hosticka
stated on September 5, 2012 a guest column
Says Julie Parrish "voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools."
Mostly False
By Janie Har • October 13, 2012
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
Future PAC (Oregon House Democrats)
stated on September 20, 2012 a campaign ad
"Newgard owed more than $13,000 for unpaid taxes on his $1 million Milwaukie apartment complex."
Mostly False
By Dana Tims • October 11, 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
Laurie Monnes Anderson
Laurie Monnes Anderson
stated on August 30, 2012 in voters' guide
Says she is a registered nurse.
False
By Janie Har • October 7, 2012
Kurt Schrader
Kurt Schrader
stated on September 13, 2012 a newsletter.
Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II."
Half-True
By Charles Pope • October 5, 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
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (Oregon House Republicans)
stated on October 1, 2012 campaign mailer
Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.
Half-True
By Janie Har • October 3, 2012
Our Portland, Our Schools
Our Portland, Our Schools
stated on September 20, 2012 campaign material
Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.
Half-True
By Janie Har • September 29, 2012
Yes on 82 and 83 campaign
Yes on 82 and 83 campaign
stated on September 20, 2012 a campaign ad
Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.  
Half-True
By Janie Har • September 27, 2012
Yes on 79
Yes on 79
stated on August 20, 2012 a state voters' pamphlet argument
Says "One of the state’s largest governments made charging this tax one of their top priorities just this year."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • September 25, 2012
It's Still a Bad Idea
It's Still a Bad Idea
stated on September 13, 2012 a campaign ad
"Their New York casino deal was called ‘rigged’ and ‘corrupt.’" 
Mostly True
By Janie Har • September 21, 2012
Education Action Group
Education Action Group
stated on September 16, 2012 an online post
"Portland Schools spend $500K to deem PB&J sandwiches racist."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • September 18, 2012
Yes on 84
Yes on 84
stated on September 7, 2012 campaign material
The reason 29 states no longer have a death tax "is that the tax damaged their economic competitiveness."
False
By Janie Har • September 14, 2012
Bill Kennemer
Bill Kennemer
stated on September 11, 2012 a news story
"We just don't want to get to be like Louisiana, where you have drive-up daiquiri shops."
True
By Janie Har • September 13, 2012
It's Still a Bad Idea
It's Still a Bad Idea
stated on September 10, 2012 a campaign press event
"This would be the largest casino in the United States."
Pants on Fire!
By Janie Har • September 11, 2012
CNSNews
CNSNews
stated on August 10, 2012 a news article.
Says "under Oregon law, girls from 15 years of age and up are given complete control over whether to be sterilized or not."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • September 7, 2012
Democratic Party of Oregon
Democratic Party of Oregon
stated on August 14, 2012 a press release.
Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 31, 2012
Clackamas County Commission
Clackamas County Commission
stated on August 23, 2012 a press release
Clackamas County Commissioners "approved a re-negotiated agreement to lower the county’s contribution to TriMet’s Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project to $19.9 million from $25 million."
False
By Janie Har • August 30, 2012
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