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Kasim Reed
stated on November 17, 2015 in press release:

While the smoking rate nationally has fallen, more than 18 percent of Georgians still light up.

By PolitiFact Staff • November 30, 2015
Kasim Reed
stated on August 11, 2015 in a speech at the Commerce Club:

"Peachtree and Pine is one of the leading sites for tuberculosis in the nation."

By Nancy Badertscher • August 19, 2015
Kasim Reed
stated on July 15, 2014 in a press release:

Kasim Reed has kept every promise he made as a candidate.

By April Hunt • August 15, 2014
Kasim Reed
stated on January 31, 2014 in a speech:

"Right now, we only keep 50 percent of Georgia Tech's graduates."

By Eric Stirgus • February 11, 2014
Kasim Reed
stated on August 7, 2013 in a radio interview:

Atlanta now has as many visitors as Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles. Orlando, Fla., and New York City still have more visitors.

By Janel Davis • August 19, 2013
Kasim Reed
stated on May 29, 2013 in leadership forum:

My office is about a 300-step walk to the governor's office.

By Janel Davis • June 5, 2013
Kasim Reed
stated on February 23, 2012 in an interview:

"We also have, in a park that’s not far from here, an ability to build a reservoir that can hold a 30-day water supply for the city of Atlanta."

By Eric Stirgus • March 19, 2012
Kasim Reed
stated on November 30, 2010 in a speech:

The city of Atlanta has $56 million in its reserves.

By Eric Stirgus • January 4, 2011