The latest statements we've reviewed for PolitiFact Oregon
"Even hunters are restricted from using large capacity magazines: there is a five cartridge limit for large game hunting, and three for bird hunting."
Says the Nike bill "is not a tax break ... this does not lower the taxes that Nike will pay nor does it prevent the Legislature from raising those taxes in the future."
Says the Portland Children’s Levy holds its "administrative expenses to less than 5 percent."
Says, "In the last four years we’ve cut $36 million in ongoing revenue."
Says that "the state spends more money on tax giveaways than it receives in tax collection."
Says that in 2011, Oregon had "the second fastest growing economy in the nation."
Says the state is required "pick up 70 percent of the cost" of K-12 education.
Says the initial Portland plastic bag ban represented "only a modest share of total single-use checkout bag use."
Says the Multnomah County Library system "is the second busiest in the nation."
"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 Multnomah County libraries "are open 44 hours per week … the lowest of any library in the four-county region."
Says "the typical homeowner will pay $4 more per month" if library district passes.
"If Buehler were elected, our vote-by-mail system would be at risk."
Says, "Carl proposed a 'windfall' tax on real estate development when he was a Metro Councilor."
Says an arts tax would provide "funding for certified arts and music teachers for every elementary school serving Portland residents."
Laurie Monnes Anderson "voted to let violent criminals out of jail early."
Says "as Co-Chair of the Joint Ways & Means Committee, I secured the key piece of funding for" the Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail project bridge."
Says Julie Parrish "voted to divert $160 million from public schools to private for-profit schools."
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