Sioux City using traffic cameras to fund police and fire pensions
By Paul Brennan | Iowa Watchdog DES MOINES, Iowa — Exactly what Sioux City's automated traffic cameras have done to...
Month: February 2014
Ohio to ban sale of e-cigarettes to minors, but what about the money?
UP IN SMOKE: The Ohio Legislature has voted to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to minors, but how the products...
Crash, boom, bam: Deputy wrecks 33 times in 17 years, but union fights for his job
WRECK IT: For deputy Mark Grinstead racked up about $100,000 in losses while patrolling the rural county roads. In 17...
Chubby kids, Medicaid cuts have Illinois lawmakers eyeing soda tax
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — In Illinois it's called everything from pop to soda to sodi,...
Are you ready to be Deep Throat?
By Jon Cassidy | Watchdog.org Maybe you've got a draft of a report that was rewritten due to political pressure....
Anti-death penalty activists driving up costs to TN taxpayers, expert says
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Tennessee taxpayers pay millions to support death row inmates, and certain social...
No Tax Breaks For Winnings From The Olympics, Please
Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, has introduced the Olympic Tax Elimination Act which would protect American participants in the Olympics from having...
Bismarck Woman Spends Three Days In Jail For Possession Of…Fireworks?
To be fair, it appears as though the woman in question has had prior legal issues that may have justified...
From The Left: There Is Still A Place For Economic Development In North Dakota
It is obvious to everybody that the state of North Dakota has a very healthy economy right now. Our unemployment...
John Doe judge: ‘Results of the John Doe speak for themselves’
Part 27 of 27 in the series Wisconsin's Secret War By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. – On...
