Statements we say are True
Georgia spends fewer tourism advertising dollars than any other state in the South.
Says Georgia ranks "near the bottom in per capita transportation spending."
"There are close to 900,000 unemployed veterans in America right now."
The state of Georgia has lost 200,000 total jobs and 50,000 construction jobs since May 2007.
Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.
"The Republican from Georgia [U.S. Rep. Jack Kingston], he hasn’t even been to a NASCAR race."
The fastest-rising expense in the U.S. Defense Department is health care.
"The federal government owns tens of thousands of properties that are vacant or underused."
The U.S. Supreme Court has not traditionally asked a lot of questions during oral arguments.
Georgia is one of three states that "effectively have no regulations whatsoever on lobbyists giving to legislators."
"[O]ver 200,000 ordinary citizens were given the opportunity to identify projects they preferred."
The changes to Georgia’s tax and fee structure "is an overall tax cut."
"In the last two years, super PACs raised more than $180 million -- with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people and roughly 20 percent from corporations."
Sixteen million jobs were created under Ronald Reagan's presidency.
"Our small staff of 51 is still fewer than we had a decade ago, yet our caseload -- like that of other courts -- has grown."
The Georgia Secretary of State's Office and the Georgia State Elections Board investigate and penalize hundreds of people guilty of election fraud.
"One out of every three automobile fatalities can be attributed to alcohol."
"Right now in Georgia, nearly one in three leaving our prisons are re-convicted within three years."
Georgia’s unemployment rate has exceeded the national rate for 50 consecutive months.
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