Latest Fact-Checks By Tom Feran

"We jumped 11 places since beginning this year in terms of being job-friendly."

On opposition to earmarks

"Ohio currently ranks 50th out of all states in income growth."

"Only seven of 18 federal food assistance programs have been associated with positive health and nutrition outcomes, while the remaining 11 have not been effective."

"Seventy of Ohio's 88 counties now have more than 25 percent of their residents eligible for emergency food."

Says that Sherrod Brown "voted to cut Medicare by over $500 billion in order to fund government-run health care."

"Most of the state budget isn't for state government doing things. ... 85 percent of the state budget is transferred to local communities for delivery…

"The Democrat-led Senate has failed to pass a budget for 750 days ... Senate Democrats have neglected one of their most basic responsibilities."

Says the state’s new collective bargaining law effectively eliminates police unions' ability to negotiate.

"Eighty-seven percent of private insurance plans currently include (abortion) coverage."

"We're within 600 miles of 60 percent of America. We're in a perfect location."

When "the governor announced his ‘jobs budget,’ 99 folks from the Department of Taxation were let go the next day."