Republican legislators have devoted three meetings this month to grilling corrections board members over whether they broke the law by hiring an outside attorney.
Today’s meeting was a continuation of a proxy fight some legislators are waging against the corrections board on behalf of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
(The Center Square) – State agencies and other recipients of programs that are funded by the Climate Commitment Act are being directed to use a recently approved new logo and messaging. The directive comes as the CCA is facing a potential repeal by voters in November with Initiative 2113. Some are questioning the use of taxpayer dollars for the new campaign, saying its politically inspired, but Gov. Jay Inslee's office tells The Center Square there is nothing...
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House Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee chair Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of using taxpayer funds for "campaign activities" in support of President Biden's re-election campaign on "Fox News Live." The accusations stem from an announcement in March of a memorandum of understanding between the Small Business Administration and the Michigan Department of State to "promote civic engagement and voter registration in Michigan" through 2036. The...
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New York state lawmakers plan to hand out tens of millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The Read More
(The Center Square) - The Arkansas Joint Performance Review Committee will meet again Tuesday to discuss its findings on the Board of Corrections' actions when it hired a private attorney. Sen. Jim Petty, R-Van Buren, made a motion to turn over the findings to the Arkansas Inspector General. He said in his motion that the BOC operated with disregard for public transparency and lacked financial and statutory authority to enter into the contract. Petty also said there are perceived...
The 2024 tax season ended with over 140 thousand taxpayers successfully filing their returns using IRS Direct File, a free tax filing pilot program.
(The Center Square) – Weld County commissioners gave their initial approval for an ordinance preventing taxpayer funds to assist illegal immigrants, a move they say is "aimed at countering misinformation." In a 5-0 vote, the commissioners repealed and reenacted an ordinance regarding general and special funds. Two other public readings of the ordinance must take place before the board formally votes to adopt the change. Kevin Ross, chairman of the commissioners,...
President Joe Biden’s taxpayer-funded American Climate Corps is looking to hire dozens of "Garden Educators" who will work on "activating elementary school gardens as a learning laboratory for environmental education." Job postings for the $20-per hour-position list "a commitment to social justice and anti-racism" as one of the "preferred qualifications."
Following the second week of Donald Trump's hush money trial in a Manhattan courtroom, MSNBC host Katie Phang noted that Donald Trump's primary lawyer, Todd Blanche, in the hush money trial seems to have withdrawn from scrutiny as the trial has progressed from jury selection to cross-examining the prosecution's witnesses.Phang, a former prosecutor herself, pressed the Guardian's Hugo Lowell, who has been present in the courtroom to explain what is going on with the former president's defense...