Minimum wage debate reveals Vermonters better off on welfare
By Bruce Parker | Vermont Watchdog MONTPELIER, Vt. — A bizarre argument offered during the minimum wage debate at the...
Month: April 2014
Iowans, celebrate your ‘tax freedom’ on Sunday
By Paul Brennan | Iowa Watchdog DES MOINES, Iowa — Forget about 13 being unlucky. April 13 is a lucky...
OMG! Mississippi fails to pass texting while driving ban
By Steve Wilson | Mississippi Watchdog For once, the Mississippi Legislature probably should've hit the gas rather than apply the...
Week in Review: Glitches, criticism, transparency and demands
By Travis Perry │ Kansas Watchdog OSAWATOMIE, Kan. — TGIF, right guys? While the week is winding to an end,...
Auditors examining troubled Philadelphia school district
Part 92 of 92 in the series Educating America It's time for an audit of the School District of Philadelphia....
State launches investigation for possible misuse of $800,000 in taxpayer funds
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority is under investigation. KEN WELCH, chairman...
Nanny-state state of the week: MD may become first state to ban Vaportinis
By Eric Boehm | Watchdog.org It's legal to drink alcohol in your home. And it's legal to smoke in your...
Week in Review: Transparency shortfalls and politics
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau OPAQUE: Virgingia's transparency performance falls short this week. Virginia's transparency woes plague it...
Illinois millionaires’ tax dies, but other tax plans very much alive
By Benjamin Yount | Illinois Watchdog SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democratic lawmakers have — albeit reluctantly — dropped a plan to...
Ryan Taylor, Dem Candidate For Ag Commisison, Files Complaint Over Industrial Commission Meeting Minutes
Ryan Taylor, the endorsed Democrat candidate for Agriculture Commission, has filed an open meetings complaint with the North Dakota Attorney...
