Fact Check Posts – Page 2

Do special legislative sessions set Oregon back $40,000 each day?

By Ian K. Kullgren

September 5, 2013

Says every day of a special session costs taxpayers $40,000.

Was the Oregon Legislature within ‘one vote’ of enacting firearms legislation?

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 24, 2013

Says "your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law."

Are nearly half of Oregon’s children growing up poor?

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 16, 2013

Says "nearly half of Oregon's children are poor."

Are 5 percent of homeowners really 90 days or more behind on their mortgages?

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 9, 2013

Says "nearly 29,000 Oregonians — almost 5 percent of all homeowners — are 90 days or more delinquent on their mortgage."

Is Oregon alone in having a political tax credit?

By Ian K. Kullgren

August 1, 2013

Says Oregon’s political tax credit is something "every state should have and no other state does."

Was a bill condemning the I.R.S. scandal the only one not referred to a committee?

By Ian K. Kullgren

July 29, 2013

Says HJM 20 "was the only bill not assigned to a House committee."

Are ‘pet projects’ to blame for Portland’s high water and sewer rates?

By Ian K. Kullgren

July 26, 2013

Says the reasoning behind Portland's high water and sewer rates is "all kinds of ’pet projects’ unrelated to the core function of the water and…

Does a proposed Portland teacher contract include more restrictive rules?

By Ian K. Kullgren

June 25, 2013

Says proposed teacher contract "would layer on more restrictive rules."

Does the U.S. admit more legal immigrants than the rest of the world combined?

By Ian K. Kullgren

May 24, 2013

Says "we allow more people into America legally than all other countries on the planet combined."

Would a pack-a-day smoker save $1650 a year if they quit smoking?

By Ian K. Kullgren

April 15, 2013

Says "a pack-a-day smoker who quits because of the tax increase will save about $1,650 a year."

Does $1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually go to cover PERS costs?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 29, 2013

Says "$1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually goes just to pay the costs of PERS."

Would Oregon’s budget be dramatically smaller if pegged to population growth?

By Ian K. Kullgren

March 6, 2013

Says if Oregon had limited its budget growth to the rate of population growth plus the rate of inflation, the state’s all-funds budget would be…

Latest Fact Checks By Ian K. Kullgren

Do special legislative sessions set Oregon back $40,000 each day?

Was the Oregon Legislature within ‘one vote’ of enacting firearms legislation?

Are nearly half of Oregon’s children growing up poor?

Are 5 percent of homeowners really 90 days or more behind on their mortgages?

Is Oregon alone in having a political tax credit?

Was a bill condemning the I.R.S. scandal the only one not referred to a committee?

Are ‘pet projects’ to blame for Portland’s high water and sewer rates?

Does a proposed Portland teacher contract include more restrictive rules?

Does the U.S. admit more legal immigrants than the rest of the world combined?

Would a pack-a-day smoker save $1650 a year if they quit smoking?

Does $1,100 of the tuition paid by every Oregon university student annually go to cover PERS costs?

Would Oregon’s budget be dramatically smaller if pegged to population growth?