Illinois considers three-year ban on virtual charter schools
Part 90 of 90 in the series Educating America By Mary C. Tillotson | Watchdog.org The Illinois House has approved...
Month: April 2014
Hawaii gets better marks for new online transparency system
SEE THE MONEY: Hawaii got positive marks for making spending transparency better online. By Malia Zimmerman | Watchdog.org HONOLULU —...
Court sides with ‘The Elephant Man’ in public meetings dispute
TURNING BACK THE BAN: Ched MacQuigg (left), being escorted out of a 2011 Albuquerque Public Schools meeting, has been granted...
Branson: Suborbital space shot ’90 percent’ certain in September
SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER: Richard Branson says he's “90 percent convinced” that Virgin Galactic will have its inaugural launch from...
Auditor says government supervisors do poor job of rooting out fraud
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — You might assume someone who audits a local and state government's finances...
Final GOP debate free of fireworks or revelations
DEBATABLE: The four Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate in Nebraska held their final debate before the May 13 primary...
Hidden video: Sen. Ellis, crusader against PACs, says he’ll make his own Super PAC
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. – He sounds boastful. He sounds like he's got a chip on...
USAID plans to spend up to $6 million To ‘empower’ women in Bangladesh
By Lauretta Brown | CNS News The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is planning to award a $5.5...
Equal pay is great, until it applies to Colorado Democrats
By Revealing Politics For “Equal Pay Day,” Colorado Democrats in the Legislature offered up a joint resolution to support equal...
Kansas among worst states for public spending transparency
MAKING THE GRADE: Kansas fell 11 spots from 35th last year to 46th this year among the 50 states in...
