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Has the state grown tax giveaways while cutting school resources?

By Ian K. Kullgren July 6, 2012

Says "while state leaders have cut funding for our schools and other basic priorities, the amount of money the state is projected to give away…

Nancy Pelosi says ‘everybody’ will get more and pay less under the health care law

By Jon Greenberg July 6, 2012

Under the health care law, "everybody will have lower rates, better quality care and better access."

Rick Scott says health insurance premiums will increase under health care law

July 6, 2012

Says the Congressional Budget Office "said if you’re going to buy your own policy with these (health care) exchanges you’ll be paying 10 percent more…

Bob McDonnell says Supreme Court ruling on health care left Medicaid mandate intact

By Sean Gorman July 6, 2012

States still face a "mandate" to expand Medicaid coverage under President Obama's health care reform law.

Wisconsin Rep. Robin Vos says voter fraud accounted for a portion of Lehman’s victory margin over Wanggaard in Senate recall

By James B. Nelson July 6, 2012

Voter fraud provided "a portion" of the margin of victory of Democrat John Lehman over Republican Sen. Van Wanggaard in a state Senate recall election.

Mitt Romney says health care law’s penalty is a tax

By Louis Jacobson July 5, 2012

The Supreme Court said the individual mandate "is a tax. So it's a tax."

Will passage of light-rail ballot measure in Clackamas County increase taxes?

By Janie Har July 5, 2012

Says Clackamas County Measure 3-401 "will hurt our county, cripple economic growth, and increase our taxes with excessive special elections." 

John Boehner says U.S. health care system is best in world

By Louis Jacobson July 5, 2012

The United States has "the best health care delivery system in the world."

Tommy Thompson says he “fired” Kathleen Falk by eliminating the state public intervenor’s office

By Dave Umhoefer July 5, 2012

By eliminating the public intervenor’s office, "I was the first one to fire Kathleen Falk."

Connie Mack IV says cutting one penny out of every federal dollar would quickly balance the budget

By Amy Sherman July 5, 2012

The Mack Penny Plan for the federal budget  "would balance our budget by 2019" and "continues to gain support."

Mitt Romney, Barack Obama in “margin-of-error race” according to most polls, says Chris Christie

By Erin O'Neill July 5, 2012

"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."

Labor leader Marty Beil says state pension plan is “self funded”

By Dave Umhoefer July 4, 2012

The Wisconsin Retirement System for public employees is "a self-funded pension plan" and "it’s the money of the workers’ that funds it."

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