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Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno says the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant program helped Panasonic stay in New Jersey

June 10, 2011

Says Panasonic stayed in New Jersey because of the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant (BRRAG) program.

Gov. Chris Christie claims only 17 of 150,000 tenured New Jersey teachers have been dismissed for incompetence in the past 10 years

June 10, 2011

Out of 150,000 tenured teachers in the last 10 years, only 17 have been dismissed for incompetence.

New Jersey Sierra Club claims state loses from 8,000 to 10,000 acres annually to development in “bear country”

June 10, 2011

"Every year the state loses 8,000-10,000 acres of land in bear country."

State Sen. Loretta Weinberg says six of New Jersey’s 58 family planning centers closed because of budget cuts

June 10, 2011

Says six of the state’s 58 family planning centers had to close because of Gov. Chris Christie’s budget cuts.

Anonymous GOP officials claim commerce nominee John Bryson endorses world government

June 9, 2011

Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson "appears to endorse world government."

Debbie Wasserman Schultz compares GOP-backed voting bills to Jim Crow

June 9, 2011

By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim…

Economic adviser Brian Deese says auto industry has rebounded with 115,000 jobs

June 9, 2011

"We've seen 115,000 jobs created in the American auto industry since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy."

Rep. Scott Rigell says U.S. debt could hit $99 trillion this year

June 9, 2011

"The (national) debt really added up $75 trillion in 2010 and is on track to hit $99 trillion this year."

DCCC says Hurt voted again to end Medicare

June 9, 2011

"Rep. Robert Hurt voted again today to end Medicare and raise health care costs for Virginia seniors."

Rick Scott says welfare recipients are more likely to use illicit drugs

June 9, 2011

"Studies show that people that are on welfare are higher users of drugs than people not on welfare."

State Rep. Armond Budish says Kasich’s budget amounts to Ohio’s second largest spending increase

June 9, 2011

"Kasich’s budget increases state spending from $50.5 billion to $55.6 billion. This is the second largest, two-year spending increase in Ohio history."

Social service provider says Rhode Island has highest rates of substance abuse in U.S.

June 9, 2011

"Rhode Island continues to have the highest rates of substance abuse in the country."

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