Texas candidate O’Rourke pays family, business $22K
By Steve Miller | Texas Watchdog
AUSTIN — The scathing report detailing the payments of U.S. Congress members to families was a gift to Robert “Beto” O’Rourke, a former El Paso city council member and Democratic challenger to U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes in the far West Texas 16th congressional district.
Texas state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown fined $2,000 for failing to disclose big gift from state contractor
After almost 21 months, the Texas Ethics Commission has fined state Rep. Linda Harper-Brown $2,000 for failing to report as income a new Mercedes-Benz she drove, but that had been given to her husband by a state contractor.
Read More →NJ Attorney General’s double-dippers retire for 1 day, get pensions and salaries
By Mark Lagerkvist — Edgar J. Hess “retired” as a New Jersey State Police captain at age 50, but he never left the Attorney General’s payroll. The next day, he began work at a state unit that investigates corruption.
Read More →Pew state pension, retirement crisis update shows $3 trillion sneak-a-tax
By FRANK KEEGAN – Look past Page 1 of the latest Pew Center on the States’ update of retirement promise shortfalls, and you will get an idea how huge it really is. Right now citizens are on the hook for at least a $3 trillion sneak-a-tax increase that is getting bigger fast. Leaders must be [...]
Read More →Only citizens can stop politicians’ sneak a tax plan
By Frank Keegan — Taxpayers, who don't even know it yet, are on the hook for trillions of dollars in secret taxes because nobody was keeping an eye on state and local politicians. One organization offers a basic guide for citizens to get informed and involved in how government takes and wastes our money now and [...]
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