Fitch slaps PA with another debt downgrade as pensions, bad budgeting continue to wreck state’s finances
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent If three times is a trend, we'll have to find another word to describe...
Month: September 2014
Fully funded ed program would strain Mississippi budget
RIGGED PLAYING FIELD: THE Mississippi Adequate Education Program has been a political football since 1997. By Steve Wilson | Mississippi...
Property tax reform hits another roadblock in Pennsylvania
By Andrew Staub | PA Independent HARRISBURG, Pa. — Proponents of eliminating school property taxes cheered a win last week,...
Texas legislator Fischer insists on role in UT investigation
Part 32 of 32 in the series Trouble in Texas Last fall, Ferdinand Frank Fischer, III said Wallace Hall's failure...
Judge dismisses GOP ‘flawed’ ballot lawsuit
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — Citing a procedural error, a Waukesha County judge dismissed a GOP-filed...
Private tollway near East Dallas draws public ire
TAKING A TOLL: The proposed alternatives for the Blacklands Tollway-Northeast Gateway Corridor in east Dallas. By Terri Hall | WatchdogWire.com...
New Jersey pension czar funnelsmoney into fund his firm invests in without disclosing ties
PENSION FUND FAIL: New Jersey's ‘pensions czar' is under the microscope for investments he made. By Brad Matthews | WatchdogWire.com...
FOIA reform languishes in Michigan Senate
COST CONTROL: Bill passed overwhelmingly by the Michigan House would reign in fees for FOIA. By Jack Spencer | WatchdogWire.com...
California busybodies side with union rather than farmworkers
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Why is Berkeley weighing in on a labor dispute in Fresno? By Katy Grimes | WatchdogWire.com...
