Education | Pennsylvania
GOP Sen. Dan Laughlin Claims to Support Public Education, But Voted to Slash Funding
During a debate last week, GOP Pennsylvania State Senator Dan Laughlin claimed to be “totally on board with public education” despite supporting legislation that would cut funding for public schools and funnel money to private schools.
Public Safety
GOP Rep. Jeff Weninger Lied About Serving On Chandler Domestic Violence Commission
According to a review by American Ledger, GOP State Representative Jeff Weninger (LD-17) lied about his affiliation with and work on a domestic violence commission in Chandler, Arizona.
Economy
Trump Ad Uses Obama-Era Manufacturing Jobs Numbers; Companies Have Outsourced Under Trump
According to a review by American Ledger, a recent Trump campaign ad touts the return of 73,000 manufacturing jobs during Trump’s time in office but references a USA Today article that cites data from 2010-2018, an 8 year period that consists of 6 years of the Obama-Biden administration and only 2 years of Trump. Several of the companies mentioned in the article have actually closed manufacturing plants during President Trump’s time in office and are outsourcing jobs as a direct result of Trump’s trade and economic policies.
Economy
Moody’s Report: Biden’s Economic Agenda Better for Jobs, Growth Than Trump’s
According to a recent report by Moody’s Analytics, one of the most esteemed economic research organizations in the country, Joe Biden and the Democratic Party’s proposed economic agenda will lead to a significantly more robust and stronger economy than one under a second term of President Donald Trump.
Health Care | Florida
Jason Brodeur “Very Proud” of Votes Against Medicaid Expansion, County Health Departments
During a recent interview with the Orlando Sentinel’s editorial board, Florida State Senate GOP candidate Jason Brodeur said he was “very proud” of his record in the Florida House of Representatives which included a vote against Medicaid expansion and votes that cut $174 million from the local needs budgets of county health departments, which are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Corruption & Secrecy | North Carolina
Co-Host of Dan Forest Fundraiser Committed Misdemeanor Vote Buying
According to a review by American Ledger, a fundraiser for North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Dan Forest pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of vote buying after an FBI investigation in 1986. Forest has baselessly claimed there is widespread Democratic voter fraud, but will soon attend a fundraiser co-hosted by a Republican vote buyer.
Health Care | Missouri
Parson Ad Featured an Executive Whose Company Hawked Fake COVID-19 Cures
According to a review by American Ledger, Republican Governor Mike Parson released a campaign ad featuring an executive for a multi-level marketing company that was rebuked by the Federal Trade Commission for unlawfully advertising fake products that claimed to cure COVID-19.
The ad features Christy Shawan, a Regional Vice...