EconomyNews
Officials Can’t Say How Government-Owned Internet Will Create Jobs
NASHVILLE — Kimball, Tenn., Mayor Rex Pesnell said broadband Internet in his town of about 1,400 will help economic development, but so far he’s short… Read More
EconomyCommentary
EPA Employees Paid More Than $1 Million to Not Work
How would you like to get paid a full-time salary plus benefits for not working, and without taking any sick days? Sounds like a dream,… Read More
SocietyNews
Critics Claim Billion-Dollar Football Stadium Isn’t for the Birds
MINNEAPOLIS—Bird lovers launched a last-ditch drive at a Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority meeting to protect migratory species from what they consider a killer Minnesota Vikings football… Read More
EconomyNews
Virginia Woman Admits to $7.2 Million Child-Credit Tax Scam
More than a year after it was reported the IRS sent thousands of refunds to the tiny town of Parksley, Va., a woman has pleaded… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Much Obamanomics Has Cost Us
What has been the price tag for the audacious Obamanomics experiment? How much has it all cost — the bailouts, the debt, the stimulus plans,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Cartoon: Taxpayers Are Always on the Hook
From Rachel Greszler’s piece published Nov. 24: If you’re a worker and you have a pension, there’s a government agency that will pay that… Read More
EconomyNews
Storm-Smacked Governor Makes Sunny Forecast for State-Run Weather Service
It’s time New York had its own state-run weather service to predict severe storms such as the one that has battered Buffalo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo says…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Taxpayers May Be on the Hook for Another Massive Bailout. This Time, It’s Unions Who Might Benefit.
If you’re a worker and you have a pension, there’s a government agency that will pay that pension if your company is unable to fulfill… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Agency Under Scrutiny for Telework Abuse
The federal office that stripped the Washington Redskins’ trademark has lost control of its “teleworkers,” who are reportedly gaming the system on the taxpayers’ dime, according to recent… Read More
EconomyNews
Maryland Questions Its Taxpayer Subsidy for ‘House of Cards’
Maryland politicians cast their film incentives program as the only way to lure productions such as “House of Cards” and boost the state’s economy. Yet, a… Read More
EconomyNews
Feds Dig Up $2 Million to Support Networking Needs of Amateur Fossil Fans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Fossil lovers now have one more way to link up and talk about dinosaurs, thanks to a mammoth-sized federal grant. Critics call… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Solar Firm Wants $539 Million From the Government. It Just Might Get It, Even After Solyndra.
If you’re a taxpayer, here’s a story that should really make your blood boil. Ivanpah, a solar plant in California, received a $1.6 billion loan… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The 7 Scariest Uses of Your Tax Dollars in 2014
Sen. Tom Coburn’s annual “Wastebook” chronicles the most outrageous government waste—spending that is so frightening that it taxpayers ought to be scared. Halloween is upon… Read More
EconomyNews
Grammy Museum in Mississippi Gives U.S. Taxpayers More Blues
Mississippi is cornering the market on taxpayer-funded music museums. First there was a state-funded museum dedicated to country legend Tammy Wynette. Now the state is… Read More
EconomyNews
10 Years on, Spaceport Still Not Near Liftoff
It has cost New Mexico taxpayers $218.5 million to construct, and its anchor tenant, headed by a flamboyant billionaire, has yet to get off the… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Outrageous Times VA Employees Did Wrong and Still Got Paid by You
The Department of Veterans Affairs remains embroiled in a scandal that resulted in the deaths of at least 40 veterans assigned to its medical facilities…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Top 7 Wackiest Examples of Wasteful Government Spending from Wastebook 2014
Rabbit massages, laughing classes, and watching the grass grow–these are just a few examples of where your tax dollars went this year. During a time… Read More
EconomyNews
Report: Tens of Thousands of Federal Employees on Extensive Paid Leave
Thousands of federal employees are being kept on paid leave for extended periods of time while they are investigated for wrongdoing, according to a new… Read More
EconomyNews
Buzz Kill? Richmond Puts Brewery on Public Tab
RICHMOND, Va. — Thirsty for jobs and good times, the city of Richmond is vowing to build a brewery on the James River. The estimated… Read More
EconomyNews
These 3 Charts Show What Different States Spend on Corporate Welfare
The federal government is not the only source of corporate welfare. According to Veronique de Rugy, a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Workers Take Break From Regulating to Carve Jack-o’-Lanterns
NASHVILLE—Halloween is fast approaching. And at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, officials want to boost morale by teaching workers to carve jack-o’-lanterns. Why… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Are We Paying $300 Million to Help the Brazilian Cotton Industry?
Taxpayers are being forced to pay $300 million to help the cotton industry–the Brazilian cotton industry–in order to resolve a long-standing dispute between the U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
All About the Money: Why Government Spending and Debt Matter for Millennials
If you’re a millennial who recently returned to your college campus or started your first job, you probably haven’t paid much attention to the trillion-dollar… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Government Program Can’t Even Give Money Away
Surprise, surprise: Companies aren’t lining up to become the next Solyndra. Imagine that. The Wall Street Journal reports that companies are hesitating to take loan… Read More
EconomyNews
San Diego Port to Get $500K From Government for Artwork
Just south of San Diego, the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry is currently undergoing a major renovation to create a “port of the future.”… Read More
EconomyFeature
FBI Radio: Public Service or Self-Serving?
Listen to the radio and you might run across a segment that sounds something like a news report. A newsy music introduction plays as a… Read More
EconomyNews
Iowa Not Sure How Many People Got Extra Unemployment Benefits by Accident
DES MOINES, Iowa — Bureaucrats at Iowa Workforce Development admit they don’t know how many people were paid extra unemployment benefits in March, nor can… Read More
EconomyNews
Unreleased Robin Williams Film Got $302K in Funding From Tenn. Taxpayers
NASHVILLE — One of Robin Williams’ final movies, “Boulevard,” filmed in Nashville more than a year ago with a $302,000 investment from Tennessee taxpayers, still… Read More
EconomyNews
Unemployment Benefit Checks Sent to People Who Weren’t Signed Up for Them
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Workforce Development may have trouble managing money, but its management understands the importance of politeness. In early March, the agency,… Read More
EconomyNews
Federal Agency Paid Amtrak Informant $850K for Information It Could’ve Had for Free
Over two decades, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency paid an informant inside Amtrak nearly $1 million for information readily available to law enforcement. The DEA… Read More
