Last week, the five Republican candidates competing to unseat Gov. Mark Dayton gathered for a joint press conference to criticize a proposed office building for the state’s senators. The group was unified in its belief that the project spells wasteful government spending. To underscore his opposition to the building, candidate Scott Honour pointed out that government is spending more on its citizens than ever before. “Our government spends two-and-half-times as much per citizen today as it did 30 years ago.”​ 
PoliGraph: Honour claim about gov’t spending correct
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