TN governor won’t disclose whether taxpayer money will keep UAW away
By Chris Butler | Tennessee Watchdog NASHVILLE — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam will not disclose any information about taxpayer-funded benefits...
Hit ‘em up, move ‘em on, get nation’s Capitol to Nebraska, U.S. Senate candidate says
By Dustin Hurst | Watchdog.org Nebraska Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ben Sasse wants to the move the nation's Capitol to...
Fraud still a problem in extended unemployment benefit programs
PUSHING: President Barack Obama speaks about unemployment benefits, Tuesday during an event in the East Room of the White House...
AFSCME reports using thousands in taxpayer money to organize unions
By Tom Steward | Watchdog Minnesota Bureau ST. PAUL, Minn. — Opponents of an effort to unionize family child-care providers...
11 Ohio entities now ‘unauditable,’ but face few ramifications for financial messes
UNAUDITABLE; Eleven Ohio jurisdictions are currently on the State Auditor's “unauditable” list. By Maggie Thurber | for Ohio Watchdog Ohio...
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...
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...
Oil Train Derailments "Raising Eyebrows On Wall Street"
If there was any doubt that the build-out of pipeline infrastructure is of vital importance for North Dakota and the...
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,...
