Statements we say are Half-True
Says "The idea of one casino per tribe is a false one."
Says we will pay the new chancellor "a basic salary of nearly $300,000 a year ... an amount that does not include the costs of this public employee’s benefits, perks and living expenses for a lavish house, an upscale car, a spending allowance, and fine dining almost every day on the taxpayer dollar."
Says "Studies show the average age of entry into prostitution is 12 to 14 years old."
Says Oak Grove is "one of the largest cities in Oregon" and is "the biggest city in Clackamas County and it's not a city."
Says "last year the graduation rate for our combined six-district footprint jumped 5.5 percent."
"There is no reason to allocate 60 percent of bridge space to satisfy two percent of all travelers."
Says Mark Hass "raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day."
Says Matt Wand has sided with anti-choice activists "to restrict access to reproductive health care services."
Says an arts tax would provide "funding for certified arts and music teachers for every elementary school serving Portland residents."
Says "tax revenues are the lowest they have been since World War II."
Ben Unger supported a 15 percent property tax increase on Oregon seniors.
Says it will cost $220 per square foot in hard construction costs to rebuild Portland Public high schools.
Says Measures 82 and 83 authorize just one more casino.
Says "Bruce Starr voted to throw 6,000 Oregonians off unemployment."
"This ban will only apply to Oregon commercial fishermen. Washington commercial fishermen would still be allowed to use gillnets on the Columbia River."
Unemployment among Oregon high school graduates aged 18 to 20 increased more than 200 percent from 2008 to 2011, while the U.S. average increased only 30 percent.
The Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Transit Project has created 1,525 direct jobs as of June 11, 2012.
Says "I am happy to decline PERS so that the County can save over $68,000 over a four year term that would have been paid on my behalf."
Says "Amanda Fritz publicly claimed to be endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon, both on her website and in the voter’s guide."
Says more than 8,000 people have supported her campaign as volunteers, donors and advisors and endorsers.
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