DOE to increase regulations on school special needs programs
By Mary C. Tillotson | Watchdog.org SPECIAL NEEDS: The U.S. Department of Education is strengthening regulations for educational programs focused...
Month: June 2014
City says UNL paid arena rent; UNL says it paid no rent — who’s right?
RENT: The city and University of Nebraska officials recently settled up after the first season of basketball in the arena....
Jason Stverak: Billionaire’s Energy Tax Crusade Is Risky Business For Unions
A billionaire investor arrived in Washington Tuesday to kick off a $100 million spending campaign designed to overwhelm the opposition this fall midterms,...
Billionaire’s energy tax crusade is risky business for unions
By Jason Stverak A billionaire investor arrived in Washington Tuesday to kick off a $100 million spending campaign designed to...
Mainstream media forced to walk back Walker ‘criminal scheme’ narrative
Part 91 of 91 in the series Wisconsin's Secret War By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. – After...
Milwaukee board OKs $120,000 in advisory referendums for November ballot
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MONEY FOR NOTHING?: Milwaukee County taxpayers will pay as much as $160,000 for four...
School employees earn ‘wellness’ dollars without a breaking a sweat
By Paul Brennan | Iowa Watchdog DES MOINES, Iowa — Employees of the Des Moines Public Schools can forget about...
Josh Peterson discusses SCOTUS ruling on cell phone privacy
http://watchdog.org/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2014/06/Josh-Petterson-interview-6-26-14.mp3
MECA defends move to steer clear of NE’s public records law
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog OMAHA—As expected the powerful arena board has tinkered with its house rules. MECA runs the...
Audit: No independent verification of $217 million assistance programs
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Taxpayers and power customers paid out $217.1 million in energy and...
