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Dee Lane

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True

Court said so!

Oregon 2014

"In fiscal year 2011-2012, 4,191 abortions were paid for by taxpayers via the Oregon Health Plan."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013

False

In the CRC project area, not on the bridge.

Richardson

Dennis Richardson

"More than 400 car crashes occur each year on the current, congested Columbia River Bridge."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Friday, September 20th, 2013

Half-True

There are some indications Friday classes help, but no controled studies

University of Oregon

"Things like … having Friday classes have been shown to be very effective on college campuses" in reducing drinking.

— PolitiFact Oregon on Friday, September 13th, 2013

Mostly True

How does one define 'work?'

Oregon Center for Public Policy

Oregon Center for Public Policy

"7 out of 10 Oregon families living in poverty have at least one parent who works."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Wednesday, September 11th, 2013

True

Steepest declines were in the 90s

Whitsett

"Over the past twenty years, the number of homicides committed with a firearm in the United States has decreased by nearly 40 percent. The number of other crimes involving the use of a firearm has also plummeted, declining by nearly 70 percent."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Saturday, September 7th, 2013

False

Special sessions cost quite a bit less than the regular variety.

Esquivel

Says every day of a special session costs taxpayers $40,000.

— PolitiFact Oregon on Thursday, September 5th, 2013

True

By one win

Blumenauer

Earl Blumenauer

"The city of Portland has won more national Constitution contests than any city in America."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2013

Mostly True

Latest is 45 percent of Oregon students in Oregon state universities

Francesconi

Jim Francesconi

Half of Oregon university students are on Pell Grants.

— PolitiFact Oregon on Saturday, August 31st, 2013

False

Does he think the Oregon House is chopped liver?

Whitsett

Says "your Legislative Assembly was within one vote of enacting each of those bills into Oregon law."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Saturday, August 24th, 2013

False

Per capita employment is higher than the national average, despite restaurant association claims

Sickler

Says Oregon’s high minimum wage is the reason why "by 2011, Oregon's restaurants employed an average of only 13.8 workers, or 2.6 fewer employees than they did before the state's minimum wage began rising above the federal level in 1997."

— PolitiFact Oregon on Saturday, April 13th, 2013