‘Vortex of political hell’ captures Philly’s cigarette tax bill
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter gets credit for calling it like he sees it. An...
Month: July 2014
Misreporting income can land Florida EBT fraudsters welfare benefits
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Afraid to lose her job if she's identified, a Broward County...
Audit: Virginia’s Emergency Management has internal disasters to fix
EMERGENCY: The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has a bit of a fiscal emergency itself to manage. By Kathryn Watson...
IG report: Fast tracking claims helped VA backlog stats, hurt veterans
By Mark Flatten | Washington Examiner Fast-tracking the oldest claims for disability benefits at the Department of Veterans Affairs forced...
Resident: SC’s ‘Seneca Mafia’ strong-arms people into giving up property
By Allan Yarid | for The Nerve In Seneca, S.C., the state and federal laws intended to protect property owners...
Mom jailed for letting 9-year-old daughter play in park unsupervised
By Lenore Skenazy | Reason Just in case you thought you could parent whatever way you see fit in 2014...
CA judge rules water sales can continue, despite possible fish kills
By Wayne Lusvardi | Cal Watchdog On June 13, a coalition of sports fishermen and Northern California groundwater users sued...
Security breaches threaten U.S. biodefense labs
LAB DANGER: Scientists are raising alarms about mishandling of deadly viruses at U.S. biodefense labs. By one estimate, accidents are...
New Mexico’s mouse war escalates
THE MOUSE THAT ROARED: The battle over protecting the meadow jumping mouse, recently listed as endangered, has pitted environmentalists and...
North Dakota Sees Slight Increase In 2013 Crime Rate, But Down From 2002
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's office released their annual state crime report for 2013. It's a bit of a mixed bag....
