PolitiFact New Jersey editor
Caryn Shinske has covered government and politics in three states. She was a reporter and metro editor at two Central New Jersey newspapers prior to joining The Star-Ledger, and also worked at newspapers in Indiana and New York.
The latest Truth-O-Meter items from Caryn Shinske
"Under Republican Governor Chris Christie, tolls cost more. Train and bus rides cost more. College tuition goes up. But Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires."
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
"Four balanced budgets in a row, with no new taxes for anyone. The best job growth in 12 years. Nearly 130,000 new private-sector jobs. Merit pay to reward New Jersey’s best teachers, and the most education funding ever."
"We’re spending less money today, in upcoming fiscal year 2014 than the Corzine-Buono budget spent in fiscal year 2008."
"The Internal Revenue code has ballooned to a 5,600-page, 4 million-word complicated mess that is seven times as long as the Bible with none of the good news."
"If anyone should know irresponsible it should be Senator Buono. She’s the one, her budget left us with a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 10 that I had to fix. Her mistakes. And for fiscal year 2011 an $11 billion budget deficit. Her mistakes, along with her partner Jon Corzine."
"The United States currently has the highest corporate tax rate in the world."
"Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike."
"The people who were running the budget, in the Corzine years, decided to steal from the unemployment trust fund. … As did other Governors before. We simply don’t do that, haven’t done it, and won’t permit it."
"A report by the US General Accountability Office (GAO) in 2008 found that the disposal of Katrina wastes by AshBritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the Gulf Coast and two new Superfund sites in New Orleans."
Recent stories from Caryn Shinske
Gov. Chris Christie claims Scooby-Doo was his favorite show when he was 4 years oldGovernor and 4-year-old boy discuss cartoons at Branchburg town hall meeting
Chris Christie's budget address included claims familiar to the Truth-O-MeterSpeech referenced handful of past claims, from the existence of a $13 billion deficit to where New Jersey ranks nationally in institutionalizing the mentally ill
Frank Lautenberg versus the Truth-O-Meter: A look backNew Jersey's senior senator announced Thursday that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term in 2014
Truth-O-Meter has checked gun claims by NJ DemocratsPolitiFact New Jersey looks back at fact-checks on claims related to gun laws and violence
Cory Booker files paperwork for U.S. Senate; how's he done against the Truth-O-Meter?Cory Booker has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that marks a first step toward his running for Frank Lautenberg's Senate seat in 2014.
Fact-checks on gun control and gun violenceThe shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 people has reopened a national debate about gun control. As it unfolds, you might hear some familiar claims. Here's our roundup.
Booker vs. the Truth-O-MeterWe look back at how Newark's mayor has done on claims ranging from crime to health care.
Fact-checks on gun control and gun violenceThe shooting in Newtown, Conn., that killed 26 people has reopened a national debate about gun control. As it unfolds, you might hear some familiar claims. Here's our roundup.
Truth-O-Meter hands down mixed results on gun claimsIn the wake of the Newtown, Conn., mass shootings, PolitiFact New Jersey looks back at past gun claims made by some members of the New Jersey congressional delegation.
Sen. Barbara Buono claims versus the Truth-O-Meter: Mostly True, Mostly FalseThe state senator from Middlesex County has had mixed results on claims about job gains, unemployment benefits and poverty
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