Tag: Watchdog

Embattled Sheriff Terry Maketa on Tuesday said in a statement that he intends to complete his third term in office, rejecting a request by El Paso County Commissioner Peggy Littleton that he resign or place himself on unpaid leave. (Mark Reis, The Gazette)

Accusations cloud Sheriff Terry Maketa’s future: Commanders’ complaint alleges affairs, budget improprieties

colorado-springs, dave-philipps · May 27, 2014 2:20 pm

Hundreds of Oklahomans are on waiting list for veterans centers residency

the-oklahoman, andrew-knittle · May 27, 2014 2:18 pm

Disgraced Illinois judge to begin prison term

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 1:22 pm

In Veterans Affairs crisis, a clash between styles

Washington Examiner · May 27, 2014 1:17 pm

A No. 7 New York City subway train arrives in the 5th Avenue-Bryant Park station last year. (AP file)

Security chief for New York’s subway system resigns

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 7:58 pm

Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown is applauded by supporters during a news conference in 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Chicago court clerk gives campaign cash to her office’s former internal watchdog

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 7:16 pm

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DC school buses run red lights and speed, investigation finds

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 6:53 pm

Illinois man accused of stealing federal benefits

Washington Examiner · May 26, 2014 2:42 pm

Taxpayers paid nearly $600,000 to rehab this three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 4419 N. Kimball Ave. in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood with amenities like granite countertops and hardwood floors -- and it wound up selling for less than $200,000, an investigation by the Chicago Reporter found. More was spent on this single home than on rehabbing homes in the entire Roseland neighborhood, the Reporter found. (Photo: SpotProperty)

HUD money puts ‘luxury finishes’ on houses while Chicago’s hard-hit neighborhoods suffer

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 1:46 pm

San Diego Police Department patch

San Diego police department missing $1 million in federal funds

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 1:12 pm

Luke Chandler, left, and Whit Dowlen fish along the north bank of the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga in 2005 as the city prepared to open the $120 million waterfront project. (AP/Photo Mark Gilliland)

Chattanooga’s $100m waterfront project sinking into Tennessee River

Kelly Cohen · May 26, 2014 12:56 pm

Benefits still coming to widows and children of veterans from Spanish-American War, World War I — even the Civil War

Washington Examiner · May 25, 2014 5:32 pm