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Lamar Alexander
stated on November 13, 2012 in in a news release announcing support for the Sportsmen's bill.:

"More Tennesseans have hunting and fishing licenses than vote."

By Zack McMillin • November 18, 2012
Stand For Children Tennessee
stated on October 24, 2012 in in a post on Facebook.:

Says that "Tennessee law requires that schools receive half of proceeds -- $31 million per year" -- from a half-cent increase in the Shelby County sales tax.

By Zack McMillin • November 4, 2012
George Flinn
stated on October 18, 2012 in in campaign mail piece:

Says that "when Congressman (Steve) Cohen took office in 2007, the unemployment rate was at 4.8 percent. The unemployment rate in Shelby County has reached 9.7 percent."

By Zack McMillin • October 28, 2012
Andy Berke
stated on August 31, 2012 in a letter to state Senate education committee chairwoman Dolores Gresham.:

Says Tennessee is providing "millions of dollars" to virtual school company for "results at the bottom of the bottom."

By Zack McMillin • October 7, 2012
Martavius Jones
stated on July 13, 2012 in an interview on the Fox 13 News program "Memphis in the Morning.":

"From a standpoint of the county government, neither school system has received an increase in funding over the past six years."

By Zack McMillin • August 20, 2012
Lamar Alexander
stated on June 18, 2012 in prepared remarks at a Congressional field hearing.:

"Three of our cities are among the top five worst cities in the U.S. for asthma."

By Zack McMillin • June 24, 2012
Tennessee Democratic Party
stated on June 12, 2012 in a press release.:

Says Mitt Romney has said "we don't need 'more firemen, more policemen, more teachers.' "

By Zack McMillin • June 18, 2012
Memphis Police Association
stated on April 25, 2012 in a commercial.:

Says "city leadership is threatening to lay off police and emergency services personnel to balance the budget."

By Zack McMillin • June 3, 2012
Bill Haslam
stated on May 9, 2012 in signing new schools legislation.:

On allowing Shelby County's schools merger commission to finish work before allowing any new merger legislation.

By Zack McMillin • May 20, 2012
A C Wharton
stated on April 16, 2012 in an interview about his city budget proposal.:

"We will not ask for a tax increase to run city government."

By Zack McMillin • May 6, 2012
Joe Brown
stated on April 18, 2012 in a City Council presentation on the Memphis budget.:

"Nobody is leaving Memphis. That's a myth."

By Zack McMillin • May 1, 2012
The Tax Foundation
stated on March 5, 2012 in a map published on its blog.:

Says Tennessee has some of the lowest beer excise tax rates in the country.

By Tom Humphrey • March 20, 2012
Frank Niceley
stated on February 1, 2012 in a House Conservation and Environment Committee meeting:

Says the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency brought coyotes into the state "to try to keep the deer population down."

By Tom Humphrey • February 23, 2012
Chris Thomas
stated on February 6, 2012 in a Shelby County Commission meeting.:

"Shelby County donated – I’m sorry, gave – 44 schools to the city of Memphis."

By Zack McMillin • February 19, 2012
Stacey Campfield
stated on January 26, 2012 in an interview with Michelangelo Signorile on the Sirius satellite radio show “OutQ.”:

AIDS was transmitted to humans because "one guy" had sex with "a monkey" and then started "having sex with men."

By Zack McMillin • February 3, 2012
Steve Cohen
stated on November 20, 2011 in appearance on MSNBC's "UP w/Chris Hayes":

"The Republicans have never done anything really to balance the budget."

By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012
Kriner Cash
stated on November 3, 2011 in a presentation to Shelby County's schools merger Transition Planning Commission:

The education tax burden for Shelby County -- and Tennessee -- is "one of the lowest in the country."

By Zack McMillin • January 13, 2012

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