Fort Lauderdale joins bandwagon of FL cities passing anti-homeless laws
By Marianela Toledo | Florida Watchdog MIAMI — Laws popping up around Florida make it pretty clear to the homeless...
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Vermont gun advocates call Waite-Simpson loss a win for gun rights
OUSTED: Gun rights advocates say state Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson lost her House seat in part due to her vocal support...
New Mexico finishes 38th — again — in business tax climate
A HEAVY LIFT: In the annual rankings of business tax climates, New Mexico finished 38th for the fourth year in...
Oklahoma employees send out offensive email jokes on state time
By Arthur Kane | Watchdog.org Oklahoma Department of Transportation employees are supposed to keep the roads safe and clear, but...
Mary Landrieu, seeking re-election, vows to ‘speak the truth’ about bigots, sexists in Louisiana
By Chris Butler | Watchdog.org BATON ROUGE, La. — U.S. Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana wants another term, but...
Six-figure state pensions on the rise in Florida
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog.org TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Guaranteed pensions — all but extinct in the private sector —...
Controversial photo ID law seems to pass inaugural election test in Virginia
GOT ID? Out of more than 2 million ballots cast, the Virginia Department of Elections says under 800 provisional ballots...
GAB, Milwaukee County DA bail on key provision behind war on conservatives
Part 143 of 143 in the series Wisconsin's Secret War By M.D. Kittle | Wisconsin Reporter MADISON, Wis. – In...
Experts: Transition of power pivotal, not easy
One day after the election, Governor-elect Bruce Rauner began moving forward by naming his transition team in a press release...
Mississippi prison bribery scheme leads to indictments
INDICTED: Former State Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps was named in a 49-count federal indictment Wednesday. By Steve Wilson | Mississippi...
