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April Fools: Top 6 not-so funny jokes VA pollticians played on taxpayers
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Virginia politicians and bureaucrats have pulled some not-so-funny jokes on taxpayers in the last year. By...
Ending teacher seniority rules beyond Philly requires legislative action
Part 80 of 80 in the series Educating America CHANGES: A change in teacher seniority rules has to come from...
Heidi Heitkamp’s clean coal bill gets mixed reaction from industry
By Rob Port | Watchdog.org North Dakota Bureau DIFFERENT APPROACH: Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a North Dakota Democrat, says a bipartisan...
Once upon a time in Washington, a former POW remembered, and I listened
By Patrick B. McGuigan | Watchdog.org OKLAHOMA CITY – Jeremiah Denton spent eight years from 1965 until 1973 as a...
Oops: Watchdog finds mistaken payment for lawmaker’s expenses
MONEY MAN: Rep. Dean Urdahl, R-Grove City, makes decisions on hundreds of millions in spending for conservation and cultural projects...
TN may stop raising hotel taxes to fund special projects
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Tennessee lawmakers may decide next year to do something about county officials...
Virginia transportation commission can rack up ‘unlimited’ debt
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau BLANK CHECK?: Transportation commission can rack up an unlimited amount of debt with...
White Privilege Conference allows coverage from favored media outlet
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. — As I was being turned away twice last week from covering...
USDA to Grandparents: Read government bedtime stories to encourage healthy eating
By Elizabeth Harrington│Washington Free Beacon The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving advice to grandparents on how they can...