MI school district, union join forces to try to ban charter schools
By Tom Gantert | Michigan Capitol Confidential Charter public schools in Michigan have been blamed by many in the media...
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Democrats mostly silent on University of California strike
By John Hrabe | Cal Watchdog As public opinion in California turns against labor unions, few Democratic politicians — most...
PA rep argues local hires protect incumbents
By Andrew Staub | PA Independent State Rep. Kevin Haggerty thinks some Pennsylvania lawmakers, to use a sports methaphor, are...
McAuliffe pick for VA commerce secretary under fire on Capitol Hill
JONES: HUD auditors say Maurice Jones — former HUD deputy secretary and current Virginia secretary of commerce and labor —...
Customers tell horror stories of green company that gets $422M in tax dollars
By Tori Richards | Watchdog.org SUPER STOCK? CEO Elon Musk at the NASDAQ stock exchange brings SolarCity public in 2012....
Congressional candidates slam investor-visa ‘boondoggle’
‘CRONY BOONDOGGLE': Dave Brat says the EB-5 immigration program is out of control. The Virginia professor is challenging House Majority...
Film tax incentives might be raw deal for Mississippi
FILM IT: The Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive, as it's known, is capped at a maximum of $20 million per year,...
ND revenue projections off by more than $1 billion
By Rob Port | Watchdog.org North Dakota Bureau FAULTY FORECAST: In the 2011-2013 biennium North Dakota's actual general fund revenues...
Philadelphia schools will end another year in red
Part 62 of 62 in the series Educating America The School District of Philadelphia is looking at a year-end hole...
WI county lawmaker in ‘no lose’ situation with union-influenced living wage bill
By Adam Tobias | Wisconsin Reporter MILWAUKEE, Wis. – Milwaukee County Supervisor David Bowen is living a politician's dream. Because...
