Fact Check Posts – Page 3

New York state leads the country in government debt per resident

By Dan Clark

February 16, 2018

About New York state: "We have the highest debt per capita."

New York consistently ranks low for voter turnout

By Dan Clark

February 1, 2018

"New York consistently ranks as one of the worst voting turnout states in the nation."

Rate of gun-caused deaths in NY among lowest in the country

By Dan Clark

February 1, 2018

"New York has the third lowest rate of gun-caused death in America."

Do downstate NY residents contribute more in income tax than upstate?

By Dan Clark

February 1, 2018

"70 percent of the income tax that the state collects happens to come from Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk and New York City"

Unions would suffer but not end because of Supreme Court decision

By Dan Clark

January 17, 2018

"A case before Washington’s Supreme Court seeks to effectively end public labor unions."

Unemployment inching up in almost every county outside New York City

By Dan Clark

January 17, 2018

"Of all the 62 counties in New York state, all of them, unemployment is going up except for the five counties of New York City."

How much has the NYC graduation rate increased since mayoral control began?

By Dan Clark

January 17, 2018

"The graduation rate in New York City has increased by 50 percent in 13 years"

Does NY spend more to create jobs than any other state?

By Dan Clark

January 5, 2018

"New York state spends more than $8 billion in taxpayer money each year on job-creation programs - more than the combined total of the next…

Will the Republican tax law raise middle-class taxes?

By Dan Clark

December 22, 2017

"The truth is this tax [plan] raises middle-class taxes."

Wealthy would do well under tax plan, contrary to Tenney’s claim

By Dan Clark

December 21, 2017

On the Republican tax plan: "Unfortunately, the wealthy are, again, not going to do well in this bill"

Is living as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. a crime?

By Dan Clark

December 2, 2017

"Simply being in this country without documentation is not a crime"

Not all state and local tax deductions eliminated in House Republican plan

By Dan Clark

November 20, 2017

"The elimination of income and sales taxes in New York is equal to 9 percent of taxable income, meaning that if you make $100,000 a…

Latest Fact Checks By Dan Clark

New York state leads the country in government debt per resident

New York consistently ranks low for voter turnout

Rate of gun-caused deaths in NY among lowest in the country

Do downstate NY residents contribute more in income tax than upstate?

Unions would suffer but not end because of Supreme Court decision

Unemployment inching up in almost every county outside New York City

How much has the NYC graduation rate increased since mayoral control began?

Does NY spend more to create jobs than any other state?

Will the Republican tax law raise middle-class taxes?

Wealthy would do well under tax plan, contrary to Tenney’s claim

Is living as an undocumented immigrant in the U.S. a crime?

Not all state and local tax deductions eliminated in House Republican plan