Kenric Ward

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Kenric Ward is a reporter for Watchdog.org, a national network of investigative reporters covering waste, fraud and abuse in government. Watchdog.org is a project of the nonprofit Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity.

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    Texas Governor Pledges to Sign Anti-Sanctuary City Bill

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    Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he expects the Legislature to pass an anti-sanctuary city bill this year, opening a new front in the battle over “local control.” Weighing in on the intensifying national immigration debate, the Republican governor pledged to sign S.B. 4, which would require municipalities to enforce migrant detainers at local jails and withhold state…
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    Deported Immigrants Get Taxpayer-Funded Grants From Obama Administration

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    Grounded Surveillance Operation Nabbed 110,000 Illegal Immigrants at Border

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    Obama Administration Shuts Down Aerial Surveillance on Border

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    Taxpayers on the Hook for New San Antonio Spurs Stadium

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    Texas Democratic Party Chairman Defends Man Charged With Criminal Vote Fraud

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    Food Truck Owners Are Fighting San Antonio in Court Over Regulations

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    Government Agency Under Scrutiny for $215 Million Building Renovation

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    Audit: Va. Department of Transportation Squandered Millions on Lousy Contractor

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    Immigration Group Urges Congress to Join States in Fight Against Immigration Executive Action

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    Virginia Attorney General Sits Out Fighting Obama Administration on Immigration Executive Action

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    State Initiative Aims to Get Inspectors Out of Home Kitchens

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    Why Virginia Has More Traffic Lawyers Than Any Other State

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    14 States Cut Taxes in 2014. Is Yours One of Them?

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    Six-Figure State Economic Deal May Net ‘One New Job’ for Virginia County

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    Court Ruling Challenges Obama Immigration Action

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    Farmers Blast Governor’s Hunger Initiative

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    Lawmakers, Lobbyists Eye ‘Green’ Energy Subsidies in Lame-Duck Congress

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    Virginia Woman Admits to $7.2 Million Child-Credit Tax Scam

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    Government Agency Under Scrutiny for Telework Abuse

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    Energy Group Warns US-China Climate Deal Will Hurt You in Long Run

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    Tax Incentives for Certain Va. Businesses Driving State into Debt

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    Potential Attorney General Nominee Criticized by Conservatives on Immigration

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    ‘Integrity’ Panel Has Opportunity to Check Governor’s Use of Fund

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    Virginia Braces for Aftershocks from Wallops Rocket Explosion

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    Power Company Fights with Farmers Over Private Property Needed for Pipeline

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    Why One Lawmaker Wants to Rein in Police Seizure of Your Property

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    Buzz Kill? Richmond Puts Brewery on Public Tab

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    Independent Voters Hold Key in Maine Governor’s Race

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    Fracking Good Times: North Dakota Tops U.S. Income Gains

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    Transparently Bad: U.S. Whistleblowers Feel Blowback

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    U.S. Immigration Courts Have Huge Backlogs, Leading to Long Waits for Trials

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    Federal Agencies Spend Millions on Employees to Do Full-Time Union Work

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    Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab for IRS Union’s Salaries, Office Space

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    Stop-on-Red Week Plows Into Camera Conflict

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    Federal Health Program Under Fire: ‘Karl Marx Couldn’t Have Come Up With This’

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    Nearly 7 Million Americans Registered to Vote in More Than One State

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