Not so nifty: Taxpayers chip in on gift for first lady, who turns 50
FIRST FAMILY: The Obamas' vacation cost taxpayers more than $4 million for travel, staffing, security, housing, transportation of vehicles and...
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No, Obamacare doesn’t deserve credit for slowing growth of health spending
By Peter Suderman | Reason For the fourth year in a row, Medicare's actuaries report that total national health spending—encompassing...
Report: State failed to treat Nikko Jenkins
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog A highly detailed 60-page investigation finds the Nebraska Department of Corrections under fire for its...
Kansas trails surrounding states in economic freedom
AVERAGE: In a recent study of economic freedom in North America, Kansas ranked in the middle of the pack nationwide,...
Bruning: They said I’d be dead at 50 if hadn’t found cancer
By Deena Winter | Nebraska Watchdog LINCOLN, Neb. – Attorney General Jon Bruning said Tuesday he's back working full time...
Florida’s Rick Scott, Charlie Crist race for cash, but what’s in it for them?
By William Patrick | Florida Watchdog TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Money alone doesn't guarantee a winning election, but it sure helps....
Batman and Superman vs. Michigan taxpayers
By Jarrett Skorup | Michigan Capitol Confidential Michigan Capitol Confidential reports that the state is giving a Hollywood studio that...
Arkansas Senate candidate makes five false Medicaid expansion claims
By Nic Horton | The Arkansas Project We learned something important about Senate District 21 candidate Steve Rockwell during his...
Campaign records contradict lawsuit against top California lobbyist
By John Hrabe | Cal Watchdog Never let the facts get in the way of a good lawsuit. In a...
Ex-lawmaker’s gambling focus of new campaign ethics bill
Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog An ex-lawmaker's gambling related crimes are now the subject of a new ethics push at...
