Government Spending
Australian Government Accused of Spending To Hide Economic Slump
That sounds oddly familiar
Judge: Convicted Murderer to Get State-Paid Sex Change
District judge rules the state of Massachusetts will have to pay up to $20,000 or more for a man convicted of killing his wife in 1990 to get a sex-change operation
Denialist Democrats
The party of government refuses to even entertain the possibility that we can no longer afford it
Lawsuit Seeks Extra $1.5 Billion for Kansas Public Schools
Because the holding pens don't yet take enough from the taxpayers
Kansas Lawmakers Weary of 10-Year Capitol Renovation
The state has cranked through $337 million, which triples original estimates
LA Spent $2 Million to Staff Two Camps Closed for a Decade
Nothing but bone to cut, defenders of ever growing spending will claim
Attention Turns To Ryan, And His Budget Plan
Maybe somebody will actually talk about, you know, policy
Papering Over the Republican Divide
Convention speakers try gamely to sell voters on what the GOP isn't offering
Tony Blair Costs UK Taxpayers £400,000 Per Year
He takes the maximum pension even as he enjoys a lucrative retirement
California Still Refuses to Face Fiscal Reality
What the Golden State can learn from the Badger State
TSA Stocks Up on High-Tech Tools
They come with price tags to match, and they must be worth it because ...
Ryan Challenges Obama on Federal Cuts
The law requires the president to show his hand right ... about ... now
Planned Parenthood To Lose Texas Funding
Abortion connection makes the organization's clinics political kryptonite
CBO: Scheduled Tax Hikes, Spending Reductions Will Tip U.S. Into Recession, Lift Unemployment Past 9 Percent
The spending reductions aren't actual cuts, just a largely across-the-board slowing of the growth of federal spending.
SC Officials Won't Tell if European Junkets Paid Off
State officials spent $300,000 touting South Carolina to the crisis-bound continent
Mitt Romney Versus the National Endowment for the Humanities
Romney's attack on the NEH shows an instinct for to go for the capillary rather than the jugular.
New Toys For The Drug Warriors
$100 million for machines to detect ultralight aircrafts that smuggle drugs into the United States.
Romney and Obama Offer Different Flavors of Big Government
You can choose between debt and spending or debt and spending
Surplus? Not So Much, Say Virginia Governor's Critics
It's only a surplus if the state refuses to count the stuff it can't pay for
FAA Advocates Say Cuts Would Delay Flights, Raise Prices
Because planes can't take off unless bureaucrats push
Even in Bankruptcy, Unions Get Special Treatment
The pension-debt time bomb detonates in bankruptcy court.
Government Keeps Growing, Despite Claims To the Contrary
Government employees rise and fall as a percentage of the workforce, but they cost ever-more
Don't Believe the Hype About Paul Ryan
Ryan was a loyal soldier throughout the free-spending George W. Bush years, and a big government conservative under Obama.
Clinton Chief of Staff on Ryan: "This Guy is Amazing"
Erskine Bowles made the comments a year ago at the University of North Carolina.
Auto Bailouts More Expensive Than Previously Estimated
Taxpayers are on the hook for an extra $3.2 billion.
Government Health Costs Feature in Ryan Proposals
Controlling the metastasizing price tags for Medicare and Medicaid are important, and controversial, parts of his plans
Ryan Tweaked for Criticizing Military Spending Demands
It's apparently bad that he said civilians and not military leaders should determine Pentagon funding
Congress Isn't Gridlocked—It's Just Totally Irresponsible
Congress has effectively stopped work on serious legislation until after the election.
State Finance Officials Busted in New Mexico
A government agency fakes an audit and conceals losses? Who would've guessed?
California Parks Scandal Concealed Raid on Trust Fund
"Hidden" $54 million was actually a self-supporting fund for off-road recreation
