Calif. Town Asks FEMA to Pay for New Chairs, Computers, Microwave
A California town spent tens of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds on miscellaneous office expenses and is attempting to bill the federal government for… Read More
Articles by Lachlan Markay
Top Wind Utility: Wind Subsidy Benefits Industry, Not Consumers
The biggest wind energy purchaser in the country may sever ties with the industry’s largest trade group in the wake of a bitter fight to… Read More
Taxpayer-Backed Pharmaceutical Company Fined for Illegal Kickbacks
A California pharmaceutical company that has received federal subsidies under the Obama Administration agreed to pay $11.4 million last week to settle allegations that it… Read More
Fiscal Cliff Looming, Senate Still Finds Time to Name Post Offices
The country is poised to go over the “fiscal cliff” if Congress fails to act on impending tax hikes and sequestration cuts by December 31…. Read More
Anti-Smoking Senators Invest in Tobacco Cessation Drug Manufacturers
At least a handful of powerful U.S. senators have taken a hard line on anti-tobacco policies while investing in companies that manufacture products designed to… Read More
VIDEO: Bob Ehrlich on Federalism, Immigration, and Executive Pardons
Heritage sat down with former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich (R) earlier this month to discuss some of the issues he’s focused on since leaving the… Read More
House Leaders Dangerously Close to Leaving Ethics Panel Inoperable
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who has faced allegations of financial conflicts-of-interest, is slow-walking the extension of a key congressional panel charged with rooting… Read More
Occupy L.A. Cost Taxpayers Millions, City Documents Show
The Los Angeles offshoot of the “Occupy” protest movement cost the city of more than $4 million, according to records produced by the City Administrative… Read More
USDA’s Stimulus Jobs Data Plagued by Inaccuracies
Federal requirements for monitoring jobs data associated with President Obama’s stimulus package are insufficient to ensure that that the information is accurate, according to a… Read More
Report: High Risk of Waste, Fraud in New FEMA Disaster Aid Program
Federal watchdogs warn in a new report that a pilot Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program designed to keep Hurricane Sandy victims in their homes may be… Read More
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