Katie SandersPolitiFact Florida staff writer
Katie Sanders is a PolitiFact Florida staff writer who also writes for the Tallahassee bureau of the Tampa Bay Times and Miami Herald.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Katie Sanders
If Gov. Rick Scott activates "the National Guard in anticipation of a federal disaster, the state’s costs, including the costs to recall any furloughed guardsmen, will be fully reimbursable by FEMA."
Says Gov. Rick Scott returned "$1 million in federal funding that would have helped the state cover the cost of overseeing insurance rates under the new health care law."
Says 70,000 children "have lost their Head Start slots" because of the sequester.
"We are already almost halfway to our 2010 goal of creating 700,000 new jobs in seven years."
"Expanding Medicaid would require borrowing more money, drastically expanding our deficit."
"70,000 three-year-olds and four-year-olds across America will lose access to the preschool Head Start program. ... 2,000 in the state of Florida alone."
Says Gov. Rick Scott allowed Republican legislators to cut his teacher pay raise proposal by 60 percent.
"Odd fact for odd draft: No. 2 overall pick will earn more than the No. 1 pick due to no state tax in Florida. So 2 not so bad."
Recent stories from Katie Sanders
Our latest tally of Rick Scott's campaign promisesHow did Scott's promises fare during this year's legislative session? We pulled out our Scott-O-Meter.
In context: Rick Scott's comments on Republicans and jobsTo Democratic ears, Gov. Rick Scott's remarks from a GOP dinner sound a lot like Mitt Romney's '47 percent' comment last year in Boca Raton. Read both remarks and decide for yourself.
Fact-checking Rick Scott's table settingWe've fact-checked several talking points included in a campaign-style flier from the governor's office that greeted Florida Council of 100 members at a recent dinner.
Fact-checking House Speaker Will WeatherfordThe Republican from Pasco County was everywhere during the legislative session. We checked out his talking points.
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
Fact-checking more claims about the sequesterBroad-based cuts to the federal budget are starting to have an impact on states and cities. We look at our latest round of fact-checks on the cuts known as sequestration.
Fact-checking Florida at CPACWhat did Florida's conservatives have to say at their annual gathering? We check the facts.
Fact-checking CPAC, the 'Woodstock for conservatives'The Conservative Political Action Conference has become a prominent event for conservatives. We put the speeches to the Truth-O-Meter.
Florida goes to CPACIt’s the regular gathering of conservatives from around the country. Florida will be well represented, and we’ll be checking the facts.
Fact-checking Gov. Rick Scott's 'State of the State'We turn on the Truth-O-Meter for Scott's speech and 'pre-buttals' from the Democrats.
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