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Search results for "Minnesota's 70 per-event prize limit for meat raffles hasn't changed in nearly 40 years"

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Suzanne Devlin stated on January 19, 2011 in a letter to the editor:
The Republican Party raffled off an AR-15 assault rifle at the 2010 Oregon State Fair.
By Janie Har• January 29, 2011
Robin Vos stated on August 22, 2013 in an interview:
"Minnesota, Michigan, Iowa already have 70 mph" speed limits on rural interstates, and "we see that they’ve been able to do it safely."
By Dave Umhoefer• September 1, 2013
Roy Blunt stated on September 04, 2015 in at the Missouri State Fair:
"The world food demand is going to double sometime between now and 2070."
By Sean Nelson• November 30, 2015
Charlotte Nash stated on May 18, 2011 in a speech:
"We have the best schools in the United States."
By Eric Stirgus• June 7, 2011
Instagram posts stated on August 27, 2023 in an Instagram post:
"America’s C40 cities will ban meat, dairy, new clothes, private cars by 2030.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 29, 2023
Fox News Channel stated on April 23, 2021 in a TV graphic:
"Biden's climate requirements" will "cut 90% of red meat from diet" to a "max 4 lbs per year" and "one burger per month."
By Bill McCarthy• April 26, 2021
John McCain stated on June 03, 2008 in a campaign e-mail:
"Obama voted to support President Bush between 40 and 50 percent of the time over the past two years."
By Adriel Bettelheim• June 4, 2008
New Georgia Encyclopedia stated on January 11, 2011 in New Georgia Encyclopedia entry on hogs in Georgia history:
Georgia lawmakers fuel up for the session by feasting on "wild" hogs.
By Jim Tharpe• January 11, 2011
Alberto Carvalho stated on August 01, 2011 in comments to the Miami-Dade legislative delegation:
"Today we stand as the highest-performing urban school district in America." 
By Amy Sherman• August 5, 2011
Tony Evers stated on June 23, 2013 in an interview:
A private school tax break in the Wisconsin state budget is "the most generous in the nation."
By Tom Kertscher• June 28, 2013
Instagram posts stated on July 05, 2023 in a video:
“A lot of your chain-food restaurants have been using (lab-grown meat) for years.”
By Jeff Cercone• August 4, 2023
Rick Scott stated on February 28, 2011 in a press release touting a state tourism program:
"We know that every 85 visitors create one Florida job."
By Laura Figueroa• March 10, 2011
Tony Evers stated on October 09, 2018 in a TV ad:
"Wisconsin pays 50% more than Minnesota for the same health care."  
By Tom Kertscher• October 22, 2018
Hillary Clinton stated on October 30, 2007 in Philadelphia:
"The Alternative Minimum Tax was never intended to hit people in middle income, upper middle income. It was meant for people who are rich and evading taxes."
By David DeCamp• November 1, 2007
Glenn Grothman stated on November 13, 2010 in a newspaper article:
The payday loan industry "does not exist in a state like Minnesota."
By Tom Kertscher• November 28, 2010
Scot Ross stated on November 03, 2017 in an interview:
"Since 2015, Scott Walker has not done a public event where you don't have to pay admission or be on an approved list."  
By Tom Kertscher• November 15, 2017
Facebook posts stated on August 27, 2014 in a Facebook meme:
"McDonald’s hamburgers are only 15 percent ‘real beef.’ The other 85 percent is meat filler cleansed with ammonia, which causes stomach and intestinal cancer."
By Linda Qiu• September 3, 2014
Tim Pawlenty stated on June 24, 2009 in a letter to the Minnesota delegation in Washington:
On a cap-and-trade plan.
By Catharine Richert• September 24, 2009
Heather Moore stated on November 17, 2015 in a Providence Journal commentary:
"Each vegan spares more than 100 animals every year."  
By Mark Reynolds• December 6, 2015
Abigail Spanberger stated on June 16, 2022 in an op-ed.:
“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”
By Warren Fiske• June 30, 2022

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