PAC for Lt. Gov. Brian Calley lambastes GOP governor frontrunner Bill Schuette in cartoonish ad that stretches truth.
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Truth Squad: Brian Calley unjustly claims credit for Michigan recovery.
Michigan lieutenant governor points to tax cuts that he says grew the economy, but his latest ad omits large swaths of his legislative history on taxes.
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Truth Squad: Schuette says Calley ‘failed’ Michigan, deserted GOP and Trump
Attorney General Bill Schuette releases ad blasting Lt. Gov. Brian Calley for his votes as the Republican race for governor heats up.
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Truth Squad: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder takes high road in endorsing Calley
Upbeat TV ad urges Republicans to vote for lieutenant governor to “continue the comeback” in Michigan.
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Truth Squad: Questioning Gretchen Whitmer’s gun control record in Michigan
Democratic frontrunner is accused of being soft on school shootings – two days after she speaks at a rally in support of gun reform.
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Truth Squad: Tonya Schuitmaker’s Common Core hypocrisy in AG race
Michigan attorney general candidate Tonya Schuitmaker is attacking Republican rival Tom Leonard for not sufficiently opposing the Common Core education standards. A classic pot/kettle moment.
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Truth Squad: Counting the flips by Michigan AG candidate Pat Miles
The former U.S. Attorney comes under fire from a left-leaning publication for his apparent transformation from a centrist Democrat to a progressive this election cycle. Hit job or truth telling?
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Michigan Truth Squad: Gretchen Whitmer’s claims on college affordability
Whitmer, a former state senator and current Democratic candidate for governor, said the state used to shoulder a much higher burden of college costs than it does now. Are her numbers accurate?
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Michigan Truth Squad: Schuette says tax hikes put family dreams at risk
The Republican frontrunner for governor portrays a state where taxes are ever rising, overwhelming residents fighting for their very survival.
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Michigan Truth Squad: Thanedar vows to stop for-profit charters, DeVos
Shri Thanedar, a Democratic candidate for governor, says he will transform the charter school industry, and stop people like Betsy DeVos from making money off Michigan public schools.
