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Thanks to actions by the Milwaukee County Board on the 2013 budget, the amount of county taxes on the average home in the city of…

Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."

Says Texas has the 15th largest economy in the world.

"This week the House of Representatives voted to remove the word ‘lunatic’ from federal law."

Says budget savings by reducing pay and benefits for federal employees total $103 billion over 10 years -- more than $50,000 per worker.

Says Massachusetts has three state-mandated student tests and Finland just one.

"Scott Walker has even removed the 250,000 jobs promise from his website."

"In the last 15 years, we've witnessed a dramatic expansion in the jailing of immigrants, from about 70,000 people detained annually to about 400,000."

President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 budget proposal "couldn't get support from either party in the House or the Senate."

Wisconsin has created "just under 100,000" jobs since he took office.  

"Right now one of our highest job growth sectors is Leisure and Hospitality. We've added jobs that mostly fall within the restaurant and bar sector…

"If the House of Representatives fails to extend the middle-class tax cuts, 400,000 middle-class Rhode Island families will see their federal income taxes increase."