Get drunk, get hurt, get paid: NM lawmakers trying to fix compensation loophole
DRUNK ON THE JOB: In New Mexico, workers can test positive for drugs and alcohol but still qualify for workers'...
Month: January 2014
Stricter wood stove regulations coming, thanks in part to Oregon
WOOD REGS: The EPA has announced new wood stove regulations. By Shelby Sebens | Northwest Watchdog After legal pressure from...
Memphis HUD program wasted $400,000, audit says
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog MEMPHIS — Memphis officials accepted almost $4 million from federal taxpayers to carry out...
Omaha family sues police in ‘caught-on-tape’ case
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog OMAHA—Police Chief Todd Schmaderer and 32 of his officers—nearly four percent of the department—are listed...
Se vislumbran soluciones para los desamparados crónicos del sur de Florida
Por Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog MIAMI —Cientos de personas que viven a la intemperie en el Sur de Florida...
North Dakota train wreck spurs oil alarmism
By Jillian Kay Melchior | National Review Online The frigid prairie outside Casselton, N.D., transformed in an instant on Dec....
Senate hopeful Sasse strikes first with tongue-in-cheek TV ad
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog At the very least Ben Sasse's Senate campaign can add. It knows four Senate hopefuls...
Michigan to give Warner Bros. huge subsidy, despite record profits
By Tom Gantert | Michigan Capitol Confidential While Michigan taxpayers prepare to dole out $35 million to Warner Bros. for...
New SC state agency seeks 400 percent budget hike
By Rick Brundrett | The Nerve A recently created state agency that focuses on economic development in South Carolina's rural...
Discrepancies found in CA governor aides’ fair political practices reporting
By Katy Grimes | Cal Watchdog Several recent CalWatchdog.com stories about some of Gov. Jerry Brown's appointees have looked at...
