Statements we say are Half-True

Multnomah County has faced "11 straight years" of cuts

Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus

Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags

Oregon Health Plan rations "covered procedures under certain circumstances"

Says "there is a plan formulated by Chair (Lynn) Peterson and the cities in Clackamas County to further increase this fee in three years and split it up on projects between the county and cities."

"Oregon, once again, remains among the top five hungriest states in the nation."

Says "6 percent more Republicans across the state voted than Democrats."

Says Steve Spinnett has court judgments against him for trespass and harassment.

Says "Richard Devlin raised your taxes by $1 billion in a single day."

Says Scott Bruun supports allowing corporations to secretly funnel millions of dollars to front groups to finance attack ads. 

Says Peter DeFazio votes with Nancy Pelosi 86 percent of the time.

John Kitzhaber created 128,000 new jobs while governor.

Says Chris Dudley thinks Oregon’s minimum wage is too high.

Says David Wu has presided over "137 months" in which "Oregon's unemployment rate has been above the national average."

Says Scott Bruun supports "cutting the Department of Commerce and eliminating NOAA."

Says Scott Bruun "still believes in the same old direction that George Bush had before, which is to privatize Social Security."

Says "$30 million gap" in stadium funding forced the Portland Beavers to leave.

Says more than 2 million Oregonians have received important medical services because of his health plan.

"Under Gov. Kitzhaber, unemployment rose 65 percent, state spending went up 57 percent and personal incomes declined compared to the rest of the country."

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