The New Stadium Scam Is a Server Farm
Local governments love giving sweetheart deals to billion-dollar companies—now data centers instead of football stadiums.
Boondoggles
California's High-Speed Rail Needs Another $100 Billion. That's a Great Reason Not To Build It.
The whole project was supposed to cost $33 billion when it was initially proposed.
FTC Investigates OpenAI Over Inaccurate Information From ChatGPT
Plus: Few Americans support full abortion bans, a win for cryptocurrency in Ripple case, and more...
Tesla Solar Factory Not Living Up to New York's $1 Billion Investment
In exchange for $1 billion, the state expected 5,000 jobs and 1,000 installations a week. Instead, it reported 1,700 jobs, most of them Tesla data analysts, and 21 installations per week.
Do D.C. and Rhode Island Really Need $200 Million for Broadband Access?
How not to distribute federal funds
Ridiculous Spending on Museums May Be Here To Stay
Handouts for tourist-trap museums will be part of the federal funding battleground in the next two years.
St. Louis Taxpayers Paid a Lot To Run a Money-Losing Streetcar. It Could Cost Them Even More To Shut It Down.
The Federal Transit Administration says St. Louis officials either need to get its Loop Trolley back up and running or return $37 million in federal funds.
The Afghanistan Lessons America Refused To Learn
A U.S. agency spent 13 years documenting our government's failure to stabilize or rebuild the country.
Feds Restore $929 Million in Funds for California's Billion-Dollar Bullet Train Boondoggle
A grant revoked under President Donald Trump will be returned.
Will President-Elect Joe Biden Make All of America Pay for California's Bullet Train?
A struggling, costly boondoggle sees a much friendlier administration taking charge.
Wisconsin's Massive Foxconn Boondoggle Is Getting Worse
The Taiwan-based tech company promised to open "innovation centers" in several cities around the state. But now those are on hold, too.
St. Louis Thought Hiring a Comedian Would Boost Trolley Ridership?!
It didn't, and now the Loop Trolley needs a $700,000 bailout to stay afloat.
Delusional LA Mayor Eric Garcetti Promises $1 Billion Profit on 2028 Olympics
Why do elected officials keep pushing the same damn lies about the economic impact of publicly funded sports events?
Portland's City-Owned Golf Courses a Hot Mess of Deferred Maintenance, Ballooning Pension Costs, and Falling Revenue
Rather than sell its money-losing golf courses, city officials recommend trying to sell more Portlanders on the joys of golf.
California Sues to Protect Its Federal Bullet Train Pork
The Trump Administration has cut off funding for the budget-busting boondoggle.
Federal Funding for California Bullet Train Boondoggle Formally Canceled
State leaders cannot seem to let a bad project die.
Oops! Construction of Overbudget, Overdue Light Rail Project Accidentally Destroys Historical Site
Is this the world's sloppiest light rail project?
Feds Cut Off Funding for California Bullet Train, Threaten Potential Clawback of $2.5 Billion
Without a realistic avenue to complete the project, why would they keep helping pay?
California's Bullet Train Project Doesn't Deserve Your Moist-Eyed Love Letters
A corrupt boondoggle that broke the bank for subsidized middle-class trips would not have been the flagship for a greener America.
Gov. Newsom Pulls the Plug on California's Costly Bullet Train Boondoggle
Celebrate, don't mourn, the end of what's always been a bad plan.
Atlanta Spent $23 Million Building a Pedestrian Bridge for the Super Bowl That Pedestrians Can't Use
And even if fans could use it, $23 million is an insane amount of money to spend for a pedestrian bridge.
While U.S. Cities Hold Up New Housing, Hong Kong Entertains Creating New Islands
The Hong Kong government has floated the idea of building four artificial islands which could house one million people.
Australian State Government Accuses Light Rail Contractor of Incompetence, Then Gives it Another Multi-Million-Dollar Contract
Sydney's light rail extension is a year behind schedule and almost $500 million over budget.
Under California's New Governor, the Proposed Bullet Train May Get Cheaper but Also Dumber
Gavin Newsom wants to build only the top half.
Los Angeles Owes Billions in Pension Debts. Now It's Asking Citizens for Permission to Run a Bank.
What could possibly go wrong?
Can California Conservatives Kill the High-Speed Rail Boondoggle?
A ballot initiative planned for 2020 would let voters kill the overbudgeted, underfunded, behind-schedule monstrosity.
In 2012 Analysts Warned Australian Light Rail Line Would Be a Huge Boondoggle. The Government Buried the Report. Now Taxpayers Are Paying the Price.
Sydney's new light rail line is over budget, overdue, and the target of multiple lawsuits.
European High-Speed Rail Also a Huge Boondoggle
A new report finds high costs, and low speeds on Europe's high-speed rail lines.
Phoenix's Government Might Shut Down Over High Stakes Light Rail Fight
Local business owners say a new light rail line will kill their livelihood.
More Money, More Problems—Bridge Problems—with California's Embattled Bullet Train
The state quietly ordered a bridge under construction to be rebuilt due to "signs of distress."
1,700 Concrete Panels on D.C.'s Overdue Silver Line Metro Extension Are Defective
Project managers say resealing and replacing the panels will not delay the project further.
Oops! Amtrak Trains Don't Fit in Miami's $2 Billion Train Station
The Miami Intermodal Center opened five years ago, but is still unable to service Amtrak trains.
Your Friday Cliffhanger: Will Trump Sign or Veto the Omnibus? (UPDATE: Trump Signs)
The president wants his border wall funding.
Seattle Officials Knowingly Lowballed Streetcar Costs by 50 Percent
Another transit project's costs go off the rails.
D.C. Struggles to Get Replacement Parts for Its Disastrous Streetcar
City officials have suggested replacing current vehicles might be necessary.
California's Boondoggle Bullet Train About to Break the Bank
The money pit is turning into a black hole, as critics predicted.
Throw Another $1.7 Billion in the California Bullet Train Money Pit
The first leg is already seeing massive cost overruns. Imagine its future.
Seattle's Sound Transit Pays $100,000 for a Parking Space
The cost overruns do not reflect well on the agency's ability to complete a $54 billion project on time and on budget.
Even the Feds are Warning that California's Bullet Train Is a Disaster in the Making
When even the experts in boondoggles are worried…
Oregon Holds Party for Finally Completed Highway Project That Cost Three Times as Much as It Was Supposed to
The state spent $365 million and over a decade to build five miles of rural highway.
Portland's Light Rail System Can't Take the Heat
High temperatures disrupt service, exposing problems with the system's design.
Donald Trump Promises to Out-Pork All Comers With More Than $500 Billion in Infrastructure Spending
He won't have his massive spending plans outdone by Hillary Clinton.
Donald Trump's Economic Plan Is Just Typical Government Pork
He sounds like Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown.
A $43 Million Gas Station—Is This Why We're Still in Afghanistan?
Report details yet another example of money pit our involvement there has become.
California's Bullet Train: Underbudgeted, Underscheduled, and Underfunded, but Other Than That, Everything's Just Fine!
The bullet train mess is unspooling pretty much exactly how critics predicted.
City-Run Broadband Internet Is a Disaster in the Making
These projects aren't fiscally responsible, but the FCC has given them a thumbs up.
