Federal Grants May Have Illegally Funded Lobbying Activities
Federal funds may have illegally supported state and local lobbying efforts as part of a “prevention and wellness” program by the Department of Health and… Read More
Articles by Lachlan Markay
Google+ ‘Hangout’ With RSC Chairman Jim Jordan
At 1:15 pm on Tuesday, Scribe’s investigative reporter Lachlan Markay will join Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the Republican Study Committee, on a Google+ “hangout”… Read More
USDA Gives Millions to Farmers Who Aren’t Actually Farming
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has doled out millions of dollars in subsidies to farms on which farming isn’t actually taking place, according a new… Read More
After Posting $70 Million Loss, French Company Lands $25 Million from DOE
The Department of Energy recently awarded $25 million to a French company that posted net losses of about $70 million last year, and whose solar… Read More
Ineligible Borrowers Got Hundreds of Millions in Stimulus Home Loans
The Agriculture Department’s Rural Housing Service likely loaned hundreds of millions of dollars to ineligible borrowers as part of President Obama’s stimulus package, a report… Read More
Morning Bell: The Energy Revolution and Its Discontents
With all the gloomy economic news coming out of late, one bright spot flew under the radar last week: the United States is poised to… Read More
Uncle Sam Simultaneously Attacks and Subsidizes Soda Consumption
The federal government has financed a multi-million dollar ad campaign in New York City and elsewhere attacking sugary soft drinks. But legislation passed last week… Read More
Another Stimulus Backed ‘Green Energy’ Company Goes Bankrupt
Another stimulus-backed green energy company has filed for bankruptcy, further fueling criticism of Energy Department programs that backed highly-risky investments on the taxpayer dime. Like… Read More
Senate GOP Will Use Reconciliation in Attempt to Repeal Obamacare
Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that Obamacare’s health insurance mandate is in fact a tax levied on those who do not purchase insurance,… Read More
Report: HUD Insured Stimulus Loans to Tax Delinquents
President Obama’s stimulus package subsidized home loans for individuals who already owed the federal government millions in back taxes, according to a new report by… Read More
