Hiding Fraud
Straw ownership involves someone who appears to legally own property, but does so on behalf of the actual owner, who...
Month: May 2014
7 corporate handout failures, as explained by Lucille Bluth
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org Politicians like to throw money at big corporations through what are called “targeted incentives.” Politicians...
Under The Weather Open Thread
I have been feeling well the past couple of days, as evidenced by the dearth of posts here on SAB....
Jack Seaman: Bringing Votes In Congress To Light
With little to no media coverage, there have been some important votes in Congress recently. Not that every vote isn’t...
Pennsylvania Senate reviving effort to reduce size of Legislature
By Andrew Staub | PA Independent A recent Pew analysis probably made Pennsylvania taxpayers a little queasy. That's because it...
Out in the coal: New EPA regs for power plants could mean higher bills
By Eric Boehm | Watchdog.org MINNEAPOLIS – In November 2010, President Obama stood before reporters in the White House briefing...
FCC won’t discuss plan to push states to repeal government-owned Internet laws
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Government-owned Internet systems, especially in Tennessee, have lost taxpayer money, and state...
Alabama judge rules against school choice program
By Mary C. Tillotson | Watchdog.org Alabama students who come from low-income families and are assigned to schools the state...
4 tidbits about Virginia’s messed-up budget
Republican Del. Chris Jones, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, is still skeptical about Medicaid expansion. By Kathryn Watson |...
Panel says forget the beef, eat more plants … bugs
EAT UP: DGAC's foray into alternative food menus follows the United Nations' global campaign to increase human consumption of insects...
