Latest Fact-Checks By Joe Guillen

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Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland raps Josh Mandel as a flip flopper on abortion, gay rights

August 16, 2011

"Josh Mandel used to be pro-choice, now he’s anti-choice. He used to be sympathetic towards gay and lesbians and now he’s [not]."

State Sen. Peggy Lehner, an abortion foe, says 600 a year occur after 20 weeks of pregnancy

August 4, 2011

"There’s actually 600 abortions done after the 20th week of pregnancy every year in Ohio."

State Sen. Kris Jordan says ‘fracking’ has been used more than 60 years in Ohio

July 19, 2011

"Fracturing or horizontally fracturing the shale to open up larger pockets of natural gas ... has been used for over 60 years and, as of…

Ohio House Speaker William G. Batchelder says the consumers’ council office has 74 lawyers on staff

June 7, 2011

Says the Ohio Consumers’ Council office employs 74 lawyers and that the funding them is wasteful duplication.

Policy Matters Ohio’s Amy Hanauer says four of every 10 Ohio children qualify for subsidized lunches

May 24, 2011

"To give a sense of how families are struggling, a record four out of every 10 school kids in Ohio now qualifies for subsidized lunch."

Gov. John Kasich says federal workers have ‘zippo, zero’ ability to collectively bargain

May 10, 2011

"Two million federal workers negotiate zippo, zero. There is no collective bargaining for federal employees."

State Senator Tim Grendell says parent questionnaires to have a role in setting teacher pay

April 26, 2011

"In Senate Bill 5, there is this new method of evaluating teachers. … You’re also going to be rated on what the parents think of…

Gov. John Kasich says new state labor law doesn’t cut worker pay, pension or health care

April 19, 2011

"In this bill that I’ve just signed, we don’t cut anybody’s salary. We don’t take away their pension. And we don’t destroy their health care."

State Rep. Armond Budish says pending legislation would limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ overtime pay

March 25, 2011

Says "legislation pending in the House would effectively limit or eliminate ‘time-and-a-half’ for people who work overtime."

Gov. John Kasich cites disparity between what private sector workers and city employees pay toward health benefits

March 10, 2011

"Our average private sector employee pays 23 percent for their health care. Our average city worker in Ohio pays 9 percent."

State Rep. Matt Lundy says state records laws already shield business records

February 15, 2011

"There is nothing in the current state public records law that prohibits sensitive or confidential business information from being just that, confidential."

Rep. Lorraine Fende on point that abortion at 8 1/2 months is legal

February 4, 2011

Says that in Ohio "right now, you could be 8½ months pregnant and have an abortion for no reason."

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