In VT, state psychiatrist makes $40,000 more than governor
HEALTHY PAY: Vermont's highest-paid public employee is a psychiatrist. By Yael Ossowski | Vermont Watchdog All of the problems in...
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Bill would publish Nebraska superintendents’ salaries, benefits
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska lawmakers gave first-round approval Thursday to a bill that would...
Prospects for a resurgent tea party in 2014
CARRYING THE MESSAGE: Bernie Brunner, of Springfield, Pa., holds a flag during a tea party rally in 2013 in Philadelphia...
PA Gov. Corbett would sign bill ending deduction of union dues
By Andrew Staub | PA Independent Gov. Tom Corbett didn't say much about so-called paycheck protection legislation, but what he...
Hands off: North Kansas City loses eminent domain case
By John K. Ross | for Missouri Watchdog Score one for the little guy. A Missouri appeals court has issued...
Taxpayer support, hotel a must for Oklahoma City convention center, study says
by Patrick B. McGuigan | Oklahoma Watchdog OKLAHOMA CITY — Five years after completion, an economic development analysis making the...
SC judicial income disclosure largely hidden from public
By Rick Brundrett | The Nerve In South Carolina, if you want to know who is paying judges and their...
Energy expert: MI should eliminate utility monopoly to lower prices
By Jarrett Skorup | Michigan Capitol Confidential LANSING — If Michigan wants lower electricity rates it should eliminate its utility...
Plenty of Washington school levies go to pay increases
By Jami Lund | Freedom Foundation Each summer, many school districts negotiate with the union to decide how to spend...
No new taxes this year, claims Maryland governor
By Len Lazarick | Maryland Reporter Little news is expected from Thursday's State of the State address, since the governor's...
