Public broadband agency blasted for bloated costs, conflicts of interest
BLOATED: A recent report finds FirstNet has had millions in cost overruns and continues to have problems with conflicts of...
Month: December 2014
Gruber model errs in Colorado as Vermont prepares to rely on data
EPIC FAIL: Health care forecasting by Jonathan Gruber is failing in Colorado as Vermont prepares to use similar modeling to...
Report finds teachers woefully unprepared for classroom challenges
By Evan Grossman | Watchdog.org Teachers are not ready to teach. That was the bold message delivered by the National...
Oh, Molotov! mainstream media at it again
By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. – Molotov! Nothing makes the Wisconsin mainstream media giddier than a good...
Report: North Dakota Tax Revenues Down 46 Percent In Third Quarter UPDATE: Not So Much
Update: Turns out the Rockefeller Institute report had some major flaws. See an update here. “We expect revenues to remain...
Illinois enters retirement savings biz, critics question state’s money-managing skills
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois businesses with 25 or more workers may soon be compelled to offer employees access to an IRA...
The Malthusians Have Been Wrong About Peak Oil For More Than A Century
We were supposed to have run out of oil by now. Yet here we are, with surging domestic oil production...
Nebraska senator calls $21,000 price on school gender documents ‘ridiculous’
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog LINCOLN, Neb. – Lincoln Sen. Bill Avery said it's “ridiculous” the Lincoln Public School...
Nebraska lawmakers want to drill deeper on tax incentives
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog LINCOLN, Neb. — A panel of lawmakers is recommending changes to Nebraska's tax incentive...
Red states still grasping at Obamacare Medicaid cash
By Jason Hart | Watchdog.org Several Republican governors are still pursuing the Obamacare Medicaid expansion to bring billions in new...
