True catastrophe is failure of state leaders
By FRANK KEEGAN — Picture 10 catastrophes the magnitude of Japan’s earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant failures. Now picture millions of Americans who thought their states had set tax money aside to help them recover only to find out politicians looted the funds instead.
Read More →Why are Alabama schools going broke?
Twenty-five more Alabama schools may have to borrow to maintain school operations, according to reports. But it might not be for the reasons you think.
Read More →An Interesting Take on Financial Disclosure in Alabama
Alabama Right to Know, a state government watchdog, offers an interesting angle to state legislators’ financial disclosure. The report provides a city-by-city breakdown of individual portfolios in the state senate.
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Alabama is the proud recipient of four new votes in congress, according to recovery.org, the web site tasked with monitoring the $787 billion stimulus package.
A Watchdog study revealed 440 non-existent congressional districts within the stimulus tracking web site, recovery.org. The full report can be found here and below:
Recovery’s Phantom Districts –
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