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Jodie Laubenberg says state money supports a TV show glorifying spouses who cheat

By W. Gardner Selby April 15, 2013

Says Texas state funds were spent on "a TV series on spouses cheating on their wives, kind of glorifying the act of cheating."

Sen. Rob Portman says the Social Security disability fund soon will run dry

By Stephen Koff April 15, 2013

"The Social Security disability fund is going belly up in 2016."

Wisconsin DPI urged white students to wear “white privilege” wristbands, George Will says

April 15, 2013

Wisconsin education agency "urged white students to wear white wristbands ‘as a reminder about your (white) privilege.’ "    

NARAL Virginia says 90 percent of health care policies cover abortion

By Sean Gorman April 15, 2013

Abortion coverage is a standard insurance benefit "in nearly 90 percent of private plans sold in the U.S."

Congressman finds no humor in IRS Star Trek parody

By Eric Stirgus April 15, 2013

The Internal Revenue Service spent $60,000 on a "Star Trek" training video.

Video says 28 percent of adults released from Rhode Island prisons are re-incarcerated within a year.

By Michael McKinney April 15, 2013

"In Rhode Island, 28 percent of adults released from state prisons are re-incarcerated within a year."

Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says 1 in 4 schools in the state are failing on DPI report cards

By Dave Umhoefer April 14, 2013

"In 2012, 1 in 4 Wisconsin schools had a subpar score on the Department of Public Instruction’s recent report cards" and are "failing" the children…

New anti-Chris Christie ad by Democratic group mostly on target

By Caryn Shinske April 14, 2013

"Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment…

R.I. Board of Education Chairwoman Eva Marie Mancuso says harder questions are dropped from NECAP re-tests

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. April 14, 2013

When the NECAP proficiency test is re-given to the kids the second and third time, harder questions are taken out.

Has Oregon’s higher minimum wage hurt our restaurant industry?

By Christian Gaston April 13, 2013

Says Oregon’s high minimum wage is the reason why "by 2011, Oregon's restaurants employed an average of only 13.8 workers, or 2.6 fewer employees than…

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers says fewer now working than any point since 1979

By Louis Jacobson April 12, 2013

"We have the fewest people employed in this country since 1979."

Joe Negron says PETA is using a drone to spy on hunters overseas

April 12, 2013

Says PETA "is using this really fancy drone to follow hunters around in some places in other countries."

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