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Milwaukee County executive candidate Jim Sullivan says he led the effort to build a new UWM engineering campus in Wauwatosa

January 6, 2011

Says he "led the effort to build a new (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) engineering campus in Wauwatosa."

MetroParks Commissioner Dan Moore knows his canal history

January 6, 2011

"It's taken more time to complete the Towpath Trail than it did to build the (Ohio & Erie) Canal."

Gov. Rick Perry says state Medicaid proposal has “languished” in federal file cabinet for years

January 6, 2011

Says the state's Medicaid waiver proposal "has languished in a file cabinet at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for more than two years."

Kevin McCarthy says 111th Congress spent more in two years than the first 100 congresses combined

January 5, 2011

"The Democratic majority led the 111th Congress to spend more money in two years than the first 100 congresses before them combined."

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says 125 jobs have been already created through Milwaukee Job Corps Center

January 5, 2011

"More than 125 jobs have been created" at the Milwaukee Job Corps Center.

Ohio Gov.-elect John Kasich’s claim of population losses doesn’t add up

January 5, 2011

"Ohio has lost more population than every other state in the country except for two."

Michael McCaul says he stopped requesting earmarks in 2008

January 5, 2011

"I stopped requesting earmarks in 2008."

Economist says state can do little for short-term job growth

January 5, 2011

State governments have little ability to stimulate job growth in the short run.

Rep. Darrell Issa claims government could save $125 billion by not paying improper Medicare claims

January 4, 2011

"We can save $125 billion in simply not giving out money to Medicare recipients that don't exist for procedures that didn't happen."

Wisconsin Rep. Jeff Stone says he never proposed privatizing Mitchell International Airport

January 4, 2011

"I never proposed privatizing the (Milwaukee County) airport."

Cleveland Councilman Mike Polensek rails that sewage treatment system amounts to mistreatment of Lake Erie

January 4, 2011

"We're worse than a Third World country in terms of water quality and the way we treat our sewage."

Numbers show support for Reed’s claim about Atlanta finances

January 4, 2011

The city of Atlanta has $56 million in its reserves.

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