Search results for: “historic tax credits”
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Trump Holds Farm Roundtable in Chippewa Falls: Big Claims, Key Promises, and the Facts
At a June 5 roundtable in Chippewa Falls, President Trump made sweeping claims about farm policy, jobs, and the ongoing Iran military operation. We’ve verified the most significant — and several don’t hold up under scrutiny. Full breakdown inside.
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Comprehensive Fact-Check: Trump’s POLITICO Interview Claims
Assistance from Claude AI. For a summary of the interview, see Trump’s Wide-Ranging POLITICO Interview: Ukraine Peace Deal Stalled, Europe “Decaying,” and Domestic Policy Battles. Ukrainian Military Casualties: “Last Month They Lost 27,000 Soldiers” Verdict: Unverifiable and Likely Inflated President Trump claimed that Ukraine lost twenty-seven thousand soldiers in a single month, but this figure…
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Fact-Check: VP J.D. Vance’s Remarks in Des Moines, Iowa — May 5, 2026
VP J.D. Vance campaigned for Congressman Zach Nunn in Des Moines on May 5, 2026, hitting tariffs, SNAP fraud, falling rents, and the Iran war—while our fact-check finds four misleading claims and two that couldn’t be verified.
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Trump’s NRCC Dinner Speech: Iran Victories, Border Security, Healthcare Plan, and Midterm Vow (March 25, 2026)
President Trump addressed the NRCC annual dinner on March 25, 2026, claiming decisive military victories against Iran, record-low border crossings, and drug price cuts — while previewing a new healthcare plan and vowing to personally campaign for every GOP House candidate in November.
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Trump Tells Michigan Autoworkers “The Golden Age Is Upon Us” — But Several of His Biggest Numbers Don’t Hold Up
President Trump toured GM’s Proving Grounds in Michigan and claimed sweeping economic wins. We checked his trade deficit, investment, jobs, crime, and Iran statistics against government data and independent fact-checks — with mixed results.
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims in the May 5, 2026 Full Measure Interview
Trump sat down with Sharyl Attkisson on May 5, 2026, for their tenth Full Measure interview. He declared Iran militarily defeated, warned the NFL it’s risking the sport, and questioned the vaccine schedule. Full transcript breakdown inside.
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Trump at U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum: Full Breakdown of the November 19, 2025 Speech
Assistance from Claude AI. For a fact-check, click here. Executive Summary President Donald Trump addressed the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington on November 19, 2025, announcing that Saudi Arabia has increased its investment commitment in the United States from $600 billion to $1 trillion, with $270 billion in deals being signed that day alone. Trump…
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Claims at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum
This fact-check examines major claims made by President Donald Trump during his address at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum on November 19, 2025. Each claim is evaluated against available evidence and rated for accuracy. For a summary of the speech, see here. Assistance from Claude AI. Claim 1: Saudi Arabia Committed to $1 Trillion in U.S.…
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Wichita sales tax likely to be proposed
Two recent events have led me to suspect that as part of the plan for the revitalization of downtown Wichita, we’re going to see a sales tax proposed.
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Wichita to consider three tax abatements
When considering whether to grant three property tax abatements, the Wichita city council is unlikely to ask this question: Why can’t these companies expand if they have to pay the same taxes everyone else pays?
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Understanding job growth and the Kansas tax reforms
Commissioned by Kansas Policy Institute and written by researchers from Arizona State University, a new report looks at the Kansas economy after the tax reforms passed in 2012.
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Kansas revenue growth lags
Governor Sebelius continues to spread the message that the Kansas economy is growing again. State tax collections are rising. The expansion in tax revenue has allowed the big spending members of the Kansas legislature and the Kansas Supreme Court to go on a spending spree without anyone having to vote to raise state taxes in…