The Grinch is about to Steal the U.S. Economy Listening to government officials and stock market analysts, you might get the impression that the economy has jumped ahead nicely these seven years after the meltdown in the financial markets. With unemployment at an 8-year low ahead of the holiday shopping(…)
It’s been a bad week for Nebraska – as well as Governor Ricketts being accused of going back on his promises of transparency, the state is also reeling from the abrupt exit of ConAgra and the loss of 1,000 jobs. Ricketts is being blamed for this too, criticized for “spending(…)
The state of Pennsylvania cannot manage to pass a budget and education is suffering as a result. According to the state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale, school districts in Pennsylvania have been forced to borrow an astonishing $350 million as they wait for bureaucrats and politicians to come to terms on(…)
Once again the Federal Aviation Authority stands accused of halting aviation innovation, with industry insiders blaming the authority for holding back the development of electric planes. The culprit is a specific phrase in the pages and pages of FAA flying rules, which says that all planes in the Light Sports(…)
The Office of the Inspector General has recovered more than $2.4 million in taxpayer money stolen by federal employees from 2010 to 2014 to fill up their personal gas tanks. While taking back the illicitly taken fuel money is a positive sign, that sum may just be a drop in(…)
A city in Lafayette county, Georgia is set to spend $3.2 million of taxpayer’s money on broadband which won’t be available to taxpayers. The City Council has already approved the proposal, which will service city businesses with faster broadband, but the city’s residents will not be permitted to buy it.(…)
The Seattle Public Library has hired a design agency, paid them with funds from the Seattle Public Library Foundation and consulted members of the public…all for a rebranding which sees the library make a very slight name change. According to city librarian Marcellus Turner, “The Seattle Public Library is about(…)
Government workers in one county in Tennessee want to build themselves a $100,000-plus gym as a Christmas present. The workout facility is pending a county commissioner vote, but if it passes it is expected to open by December and include exercise and nutrition classes for out-of-shape officials. “I’ve been in corporate(…)
According to recently released results, Medicare’s cooperative care program has failed to save American taxpayers money this year. The results, originally released in August, show that the program suffered a net loss of almost $3 million this year. Patients at 45 percent of co-ops cost Medicare more than government projections.(…)
Naturally, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supposed to protect the environment, so lawmakers want heads to roll following the unthinkable agency blunder that left a river in Colorado polluted beyond comprehension. Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar is spearheading a campaign to impeach EPA Administrator Regina McCarthy by attempting to introduce(…)
