Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which…
California lawmaker warns against failure to enforce oil well rules
The California Department of Conservation is facing heavy criticism after it determined a colossal merger of two oil and gas companies is exempt from a…
Arizona taxpayer costs for Arpaio’s profiling verdict to reach $314 million
PHOENIX — Seven years after Joe Arpaio was ousted as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers are still footing the bills from a racial profiling…
Minister's claim on academic cost taxpayer £15,000
The science secretary has accepted her original comments about Professor Kate Sang were wrong. Source link
Federal education department under fire as taxpayer money splurged on fine dining
In short: The federal education department has been criticised for holding meetings at fine dining restaurants, costing taxpayers thousands of dollars.Among the expenditures revealed is a $171…
Taxpayer rescue of Skid Row’s largest landlord nears $40 million
Los Angeles city taxpayer costs to rescue the failed nonprofit Skid Row Housing Trust are now expected to approach $40 million, with officials warning more…
Millions of taxpayer $ on lawsuits and a ‘revenge campaign’ against plaintiffs: Cuomo’s coming back swinging
“A rush to judgment doesn’t even do it right,” the former three-term governor said in a rare interview. “This was spontaneous combustion.” Cuomo is going…
American taxpayer dollars helped fund Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel?
Hamas, the group running the besieged Gaza Strip, announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel, Al Jazeera reported. It says it has fired…
IRS consultant charged in massive leak of taxpayer data
He faces a maximum five years in prison, the Justice Department said. The announcement comes more than two years after ProPublica said it had obtained…