Fact Check Posts – Page 19

R.I. State Representative Charlene Lima says Rhode Islanders don’t have to pay federal income taxes because the state never ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 19, 2013

Rhode Island "didn't ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution to pay federal income taxes. So Rhode Island doesn't even have to pay federal income…

State Sen. Harold Metts says more than 60 percent of inmates end up back in prison

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 16, 2013

"Rhode Island has a [inmate] recidivism rate of over 60 percent."

Sierra Club’s Abel Collins says the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has some of the fullest buses compared to similar agencies in the U.S.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 9, 2013

"RIPTA has really some of the fullest buses for its transit agency size around the country."

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo says college students typically come out of schools hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 6, 2013

"The average student comes out of college hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt."

R.I. Treasurer candidate Frank Caprio says pension investment fees have more than quadrupled under incumbent Gina Raimondo

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

June 2, 2013

Since Gina Raimondo took office, investment fees on the state's pension portfolio "have gone up from about $12 million annually to about $50 million."

University of Rhode Island professor says black- or brown-skinned people are nine times more likely to be stopped and frisked in New York City

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 23, 2013

"If you are black or brown, you are nine times more likely to be stopped and frisked" in New York City.

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says only 83 percent of income is subject to Social Security tax, down from about 90 percent historically

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 19, 2013

Historically, the Social Security tax has been assessed on about 90% of U.S. income. Now it captures 83% because there's been such a growth of…

Talk Radio host John DePetro says Boston Marathon bombing suspect is buried “not far” from President John Kennedy

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 17, 2013

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is buried "not far" from President Kennedy’s grave.

Assistant Attorney General Joee Lindbeck says Providence spent $50,000 in one year notifying schools about sex offenders living in the vicinity

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 12, 2013

"Two years ago Providence alone spent $50,000 a year notifying the school department" about residents in the state's sex offender registry.

R.I. State Rep. Peter Palumbo says it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to warn Cranston neighbors that a Level 3 sex offender lives in their area

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 12, 2013

In Cranston, it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to send out community notifications on just one Level 3 sex offender.

Gun rights advocate says proposed Rhode Island laws will outlaw virtually every firearm and make it nearly impossible to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

May 5, 2013

Proposed gun control legislation "will outlaw practically every firearm, make you pay $100 per firearm, put you into a police database" and make it "nearly…

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Narragansett Bay in R.I. has gotten 4 degrees warmer since the 1960s

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.

April 28, 2013

"Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s."

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R.I. State Representative Charlene Lima says Rhode Islanders don’t have to pay federal income taxes because the state never ratified the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

State Sen. Harold Metts says more than 60 percent of inmates end up back in prison

Sierra Club’s Abel Collins says the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority has some of the fullest buses compared to similar agencies in the U.S.

Rhode Island General Treasurer Gina Raimondo says college students typically come out of schools hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt

R.I. Treasurer candidate Frank Caprio says pension investment fees have more than quadrupled under incumbent Gina Raimondo

University of Rhode Island professor says black- or brown-skinned people are nine times more likely to be stopped and frisked in New York City

U.S. Rep. David Cicilline says only 83 percent of income is subject to Social Security tax, down from about 90 percent historically

Talk Radio host John DePetro says Boston Marathon bombing suspect is buried “not far” from President John Kennedy

Assistant Attorney General Joee Lindbeck says Providence spent $50,000 in one year notifying schools about sex offenders living in the vicinity

R.I. State Rep. Peter Palumbo says it costs $5,000 to $6,000 to warn Cranston neighbors that a Level 3 sex offender lives in their area

Gun rights advocate says proposed Rhode Island laws will outlaw virtually every firearm and make it nearly impossible to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse: Narragansett Bay in R.I. has gotten 4 degrees warmer since the 1960s