Gay marriage, Medicaid, mental health and more to dominate 2014 General Assembly
NEW IN TOWN: With a new Democratic governor, president of the Senate, and attorney general in town, here's what to...
Month: January 2014
Have Democrats Given Up On Gun Control?
According to some, it kind of seems like Democrats have given up on gun control. Even anti-gun zealot Michael Bloomberg...
Shocker: College Athletes Aren't So Great At Academics
I've written recently of the need to get big-time sports out of college. The imbalance in the allocation of resources...
Another Oil Train Derailment In Canada, Can We Build Pipelines Yet?
No word yet on the cause of the derailment, or even whether or not the oil cars were involved, but...
President Obama: Paying People To Be Unemployed "Actually Creates Jobs"
Up is down. Right is left. White is black. Hot is cold. Pres Obama says extending unemployment insurance "actually helps...
Leier Column: Hunter Education Is Required For Most Hunters
Since pheasant, grouse and archery deer seasons just ended a couple of weeks ago, don’t blame hunters if they aren’t...
Taxpayer dollars slated to prop up NM’s lottery scholarship program
TAXPAYER DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS: With revenue sagging for the New Mexico Lottery Scholarship program, both the governor and the legislature...
TN governor won’t disclose whether taxpayer money will keep UAW away
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will not disclose any information about taxpayer-funded benefits...
Hit ‘em up, move ‘em on, get nation’s Capitol to Nebraska, U.S. Senate candidate says
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ben Sasse wants to the move the nation's Capitol to...
Fraud still a problem in extended unemployment benefit programs
PUSHING: President Barack Obama speaks about unemployment benefits, Tuesday during an event in the East Room of the White House...
