Latest Fact-Checks By Ian K. Kullgren

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Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on August 10, 2011 in an article on his website:
Says "of the 2,000 Portland households in the year-long (composting) pilot, 87 percent of participants reported being satisfied with the overall system."
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • August 14, 2011
Jack Bogdanski
Jack Bogdanski
stated on July 6, 2011 in in a blog post.:
Says "in the Legislature, (Mary Nolan) has been a party-line Democrat, showing a 100% track record in harmony with the American Civil Liberties Union."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • July 22, 2011
John Kitzhaber
John Kitzhaber
stated on April 19, 2011 in a press release:
"Creating 25 jobs in Umatilla County has the same impact as 500 jobs in the metro region."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 17, 2011
Jeff Kruse
Jeff Kruse
stated on May 25, 2011 in on the Oregon Senate floor:
Michigan and Massachusetts raised their bottle deposit and "could no longer afford the program because the redemptions were so high there was no profit in there."
Pants on Fire!
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 6, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on May 18, 2011 in a City Council meeting:
The city’s 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • June 2, 2011
Portland Public Schools
Portland Public Schools
stated on April 15, 2011 in a mailer:
Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 23, 2011
Michael Reese
Michael Reese
stated on April 15, 2011 in a speech:
If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, we'd have 300 more officers in our department."
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 21, 2011
Our Oregon
Our Oregon
stated on April 6, 2011 in a political ad:
(Dennis) Richardson wants to make drastic cuts to services we depend on: schools, home care for seniors, even public safety -- all so Richardson can keep more than $440 million in unspent funds for his political priorities."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 19, 2011
Mark Hass
Mark Hass
stated on March 30, 2011 in in a press release:
"For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 11, 2011
Rob Bovett
Rob Bovett
stated on March 28, 2011 in an article in The New York Times:
Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • April 2, 2011
Dennis Richardson
Dennis Richardson
stated on March 4, 2011 in a newsletter:
"Oregon is the only state out of the 50 states in the USA that continues to pay 100% of the medical benefits for its employees and their families."
False
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 28, 2011
Kim Thatcher
Kim Thatcher
stated on March 17, 2011 in a House floor session:
Oregon concealed gun applications include "home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house … whether you were dishonorably discharged from the military, what controlled substances you are taking and  were you ever accused of -- accused, mind you -- of stalking."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 26, 2011
Tobias Read
Tobias Read
stated on March 10, 2011 in a legislative hearing:
Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 21, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on February 22, 2011 in a video online:
Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 19, 2011
Sam Adams
Sam Adams
stated on February 8, 2011 in his blog:
Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 7, 2011
Mark Hass
Mark Hass
stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing:
Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • March 5, 2011
Mark Hass
Mark Hass
stated on February 8, 2011 in a legislative hearing:
"Twelve percent of the garbage collected in those SOLV cleanups, by volume, is plastic bags."
Mostly True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 26, 2011
Wesley Smith
Wesley Smith
stated on January 31, 2011 in an article in the Weekly Standard:
Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances"
Half-True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 19, 2011
Shawn Lindsay
Shawn Lindsay
stated on February 9, 2011 in an e-mail:
Says John Kitzhaber’s proposed budget for upcoming biennium represents 8 percent increase over last
Mostly False
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 18, 2011
Dave Hunt
Dave Hunt
stated on December 23, 2010 in an e-mail:
Says "every school will be negatively impacted" if Education Stability Fund is not tapped.
True
By Ian K. Kullgren • February 7, 2011
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