Government
‘No Arkansas tax dollars have gone toward’ school counselor association criticized for promoting DEI, Gov. Sanders says(The Daily Signal) – Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders clarified Monday that no Bear State tax dollars supported a school counselor association that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion, after… Read More
Opinion
Your money, their agenda: the left’s taxpayer-funded war on Trump(The Daily Signal) – What if I told you that your tax dollars helped prop up a massive left-wing political influence campaign that fed staff and policy ideas into the… Read More
Government
Solar picnic tables? How the federal government has treated your tax dollars with utter disdain(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The House Oversight Committee’s subpanel on government efficiency held a hearing Tuesday exposing billions of taxpayer dollars wasted annually on outdated federal buildings. Republican Georgia… Read More
Opinion
Planned Parenthood checklist: More abortions, less actual health care, more tax dollars than ever(The Daily Signal) – Planned Parenthood’s 2022-2023 annual report is out. Unlike last year’s annual report, now we’re finally able to see how the 2022 Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade… Read More
Culture
Taxpayer dollars are funding the development of a transgender voice training appThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has earmarked more than $200,000 to fund the development of a “transgender voice training” app to help biological men sound more feminine. The initiative,… Read More
Public Education
Illinois education officials seeking more tax dollars(The Center Square) – The Illinois State Board of Education is aiming high in its request for more taxpayer funding in the next fiscal year. The board is proposing a… Read More
Opinion
Op-Ed: Illinois government unions seek more strike power to get more politicalThe Cook County College Teachers Union is planning a strike for the end of October unless the college’s students get housing and day care services (the teachers also want… Read More
Education
Taxpayer Funded: Feds pay $100K to train grad students in ‘Diversity, Equity, Inclusion’(The Center Square) — A top federal health research agency awarded more than $100K in taxpayer dollars for diversity and equity training for grad students to make them “agents of… Read More
Education
Lawmakers: COVID relief funds paid for ‘equity warriors,’ CRT lessons in public schools(The Center Square) – Top Republicans in the U.S. House are pursuing an investigation into reports that federal tax dollars designated for COVID-related learning loss were spent to promote… Read More
Biden administration
Biden administration uses taxpayer dollars to help grow public unions, critics push back(The Center Square) – The federal Office of Personnel Management is actively helping public unions recruit more members, and critics are calling it a major conflict of interest. OPM recently… Read More
Politics
Lawmakers coordinate effort to stop blacklisted Chinese firms from receiving U.S. tax dollars(The Center Square) – Several Republican senators introduced new legislation this week that would prevent U.S. taxpayer dollars from going to certain Chinese firms. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced the… Read More
Biden administration
Critics: Taxpayers on hook for Biden’s bailout of union pensions(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Wednesday touted a federal program to delay insolvency for private unions’ pension funds, but critics say taxpayer dollars should not be used… Read More
State Government
Missouri House passes Senate plan for $500 million tax credit(The Center Square) – Legislators moved one step closer to giving hundreds of millions of surplus tax dollars back to Missouri citizens on Friday. A Senate amendment providing $500 million… Read More