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PolitiFact: Chamber leader errs on tort reform claim
One of the state’s leading business boosters recently offered some advice he believes will help improve Georgia’s economy. The Peach State needs additional measures to ensure businesses get a fair shake in Georgia courtrooms. “Other states have passed even better tort reforms,” Chris Clark, the president of the Georgia Chamber ...
PolitiFact: Isakson ports claim on target
The deepening of the Georgia ports is one of the few issues in this state that has the support of the state’s top elected officials regardless of party affiliation. Shortly before President Barack Obama unveiled his proposed budget, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., made his case for why more federal ...
PolitiFact: Broun takes on rival’s record on proposed cuts
Timing is everything in politics. So U.S. Rep. Paul Broun didn’t take long to distinguish himself from a new candidate in what could be the most interesting statewide political primary in Georgia in years. Broun, an Athens Republican, was speaking to the University of Georgia College Republicans on March 27 ...
PolitiFact: Lawmaker says Georgia loses out on fireworks revenue
The Georgia night sky could — loudly — come to life if a piece of legislation becomes state law. Senate Resolution 378 would allow revenue from the sale of consumer fireworks to be used to help fund trauma care and firefighter services in Georgia. Currently, nothing with more pop than ...
PolitiFact: Are Georgia’s gun laws most lax in U.S.?
Georgia has the most lax gun laws in the nation. Georgia state Sen. Donzella James during a March 4, 2013, debate about Senate Bill 101 —- PolitiFact Georgia is usually interested when an elected official claims the Peach State is first or worst in a particular category. State Sen. Donzella ...
PolitiFact: Data incomplete to back Obama claim on early education
“Every dollar we invested in high-quality, early education programs can save more than $7 later on by boosting graduation rates, reducing teen pregnancy, even reducing crime.” President Barack Obama during his State of the Union address and a speech at a Decatur school —- President Barack Obama called on Congress ...
PolitiFact: A foreclosure ‘cliff’ could be looming
A “foreclosure tax” that would take effect in 2013 could mean a high tax bill for those facing foreclosure and millions of families who modified their mortgage or had a short sale through their lender.National Association of Realtors in a blog on its website—-In Washington, much of the political conversation ...
PolitiFact: Fulton’s election ‘error rates’ subjected to comparison tests
The “error rates” for the Fulton County elections department are “well below the average.” Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell during a Nov. 7 meeting —- Fulton County election officials have been the subject of much scrutiny from state officials and some news outlets for problems many voters had at the ...
PolitiFact: Revenue plays part in move toward ‘fiscal cliff’
“Revenues are 15 percent of GDP — it’s still in the range of the lowest it’s ever been.” U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss during an interview Thursday —- Now that we know President Barack Obama will serve a second term in the White House, elected officials and others have focused their ...
PolitiFact: Talking about doing ‘the right thing,' Chambliss a tad off
Each U.S. House member who voted to overhaul Social Security in 1983 was re-elected.U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss in an April 23 speech to the Atlanta Press Club.----U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, bemoaning the lack of bipartisanship in Congress, recently told a story to emphasize the benefits of Democrats and Republicans working ...
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