Latest True Fact-checks in State Budget Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." Rick Perry stated on June 25, 2013 in a press release: Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas. Texas State Employees Union stated on April 1, 2013 in an organization web page.: "Most state employees did not receive any pay raise from 2009 to 2012." John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high." Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Collectively states are spending more on Medicaid than they do on K-12 education." Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years. Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago." Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent." David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008." John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero." Mary Nolan stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.: Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge." Andy Berke stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom." Ron Stephens stated on August 6, 2012 in an article: Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South. Stacey Abrams stated on August 1, 2012 in a press release: Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending." Steve Doell stated on July 19, 2012 in a press release: Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses." George Allen stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000." Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: "I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with." Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 12, 2012 in a news release: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots." Michael Chippendale stated on June 11, 2012 in speech on the RI House floor: Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska." George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition." Terry Gorman stated on April 24, 2012 in a House committee hearing: "When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job." David Dooley stated on April 8, 2012 in a TV news show.: "We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine."
Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country." Rick Perry stated on June 25, 2013 in a press release: Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas. Texas State Employees Union stated on April 1, 2013 in an organization web page.: "Most state employees did not receive any pay raise from 2009 to 2012." John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high." Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5." Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island." Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Collectively states are spending more on Medicaid than they do on K-12 education." Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years. Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago." Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent." David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008." John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison." Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades." Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded." Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average." Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business." Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero." Mary Nolan stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.: Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge." Andy Berke stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom." Ron Stephens stated on August 6, 2012 in an article: Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South. Stacey Abrams stated on August 1, 2012 in a press release: Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending." Steve Doell stated on July 19, 2012 in a press release: Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses." George Allen stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000." Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: "I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with." Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 12, 2012 in a news release: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots." Michael Chippendale stated on June 11, 2012 in speech on the RI House floor: Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska." George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition." Terry Gorman stated on April 24, 2012 in a House committee hearing: "When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job." David Dooley stated on April 8, 2012 in a TV news show.: "We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine."
Barbara Buono stated on June 26, 2013 in a state Senate budget hearing: Says spending in the fiscal 2009 budget was lower than spending in the fiscal 2014 budget
John Loughlin stated on June 7, 2013 in an appearance on WPRO.: "We have one of the most expensive General Assemblies, per capita, in the entire country."
Rick Perry stated on June 25, 2013 in a press release: Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas.
Texas State Employees Union stated on April 1, 2013 in an organization web page.: "Most state employees did not receive any pay raise from 2009 to 2012."
John Kasich stated on March 21, 2013 in a television interview: "Right now, Texas doesn’t have an income tax and Oklahoma’s lowering their income tax rates, and guess what their severance tax is? Sky high."
Jackie Dingfelder stated on March 4, 2013 in a floor speech: Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5."
Gary Sasse stated on February 10, 2013 in an appearance on 10 News Conference: Of six Rhode Island tax-credit programs worth about $35 million, "three companies got 90 percent of that -- CVS and two companies not even located in the state of Rhode Island."
Eric Cantor stated on February 5, 2013 in a speech.: "Collectively states are spending more on Medicaid than they do on K-12 education."
Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda stated on January 24, 2013 in a newspaper interview: Says state workers have not had across-the-board raises in six years.
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a twitter post: "Spending of government money is 17 percent less than it was a decade ago."
Nathan Deal stated on January 17, 2013 in a speech: Since taking office in January 2011, "the ‘rainy day’ fund has increased by 226 percent."
David Toscano stated on January 9, 2013 in a speech.: Virginia "spends less per student today than we did in 2008."
John Kitzhaber stated on January 14, 2013 in in State of the State speech: "It costs $10,000 a year to keep a child in school; it costs $30,000 a year to keep someone in prison."
Lincoln Chafee stated on January 16, 2013 in his State of the State address: The state budget proposal has been submitted "on time and [it's] the earliest that a governor has done so in over two decades."
Scott Walker stated on November 16, 2012 in a speech: "Our pension system is the only one in the country that’s 100 percent funded."
Kevin Reilly stated on December 7, 2012 in public remarks: "Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average."
Bill Haslam stated on October 18, 2012 in an article for Time magazine.: Says Tennessee’s higher education funding model "is 100 percent outcomes-based" and "we are already seeing this model changing the way our postsecondary institutions do business."
Diane Hurley stated on October 14, 2012 in an interview on "10 News Conference": "Connecticut's take on slot machines is 25 cents on the dollar. And the state's take on table games: zero."
Mary Nolan stated on September 28, 2012 in a post on her website.: Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
Andy Berke stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.: Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."
Ron Stephens stated on August 6, 2012 in an article: Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
Stacey Abrams stated on August 1, 2012 in a press release: Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."
Steve Doell stated on July 19, 2012 in a press release: Says "About 7 in 10 of Oregon’s inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses."
George Allen stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: Tim Kaine, as governor, proposed tax increases on people earning "as little as $17,000."
Tim Kaine stated on July 21, 2012 in a debate.: "I ended up my time as governor with a general fund budget that was smaller than the one I started with."
Mahlon Mitchell stated on June 12, 2012 in a news release: As Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney used a line-item veto to cut "millions of dollars for firefighting equipment," including firefighters' "coats, pants, helmets and boots."
Michael Chippendale stated on June 11, 2012 in speech on the RI House floor: Rhode Island has the "worst maintained bridges in the United States of America . . . and we have the second worst maintained roads [behind] Alaska."
George Allen stated on May 25, 2012 in a debate.: "Before I was governor, tuition was skyrocketing and we stopped that. We capped and then we froze college tuition."
Terry Gorman stated on April 24, 2012 in a House committee hearing: "When these [undocumented] students graduate from college, they're still illegal aliens. They cannot get a job."
David Dooley stated on April 8, 2012 in a TV news show.: "We have to recognize that our salaries for faculty are the lowest in New England with the exception of the University of Maine."