IRS copycat? Milwaukee lawmaker requests audit for ‘political retribution’
POLITICAL PAYBACK: Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen and the Service Employees International Union are asking for an audit of a...
Month: August 2014
Florida mom busted for allowing son to play unsupervised
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog FELONY: A Florida mother is facing up to five years in jail for letting...
Christie’s ethics watchdogs fail to bark or bite
BIG TALK, NO WALK? Gov. Chris Christie keeps his ethics watchdogs on a short leash. By Mark Lagerkvist | New...
James Kerian: Common Core Standards Aren't Standards
The common core standards have been pitched as a response to our country's deteriorating standing in the international education race....
Workers’ Compensation rate reductions draws praise from all sides
BY BRADY CREMEENS | Special to Watchdog.org CHICAGO – The consensus is in and there is broad support behind Illinois'...
Too much history of patronage and failure at the state fair
BY SCOTT REEDER | Special to Watchdog.org SPRINGFIELD – Twenty years ago the state implemented reforms designed to make the...
Vermont fires creator of its ‘unacceptable,’ glitchy health exchange
VERMONT HEALTH DISCONNECT: Vermont House Majority Leader Willem Jewett, D-Ripton, is one of thousands snared by the glitch-ridden Vermont Health...
An MRAP switcheroo for Albuquerque police?
MAKING A CHANGE: The Albuquerque Police Department has applied for a $350,000 grant acquire an armored tactical vehicle called the...
Germantown kindergarten teacher accused of political vandalism identified
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis – Wisconsin Reporter has learned the identity of the suspect accused of...
NDSU foundation spent thousands fighting open records request
By Rob Port | Watchdog.org North Dakota Bureau COMPLAINT UPHELD: North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a Republican, upheld a...
