Tag: Watchdog

Documents detail another delayed GM recall

Tom Krisher · April 19, 2014 8:45 pm

US senator: Metro-North fined $552,000 past decade

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 11:56 pm

Mazda recalls 109,000 older SUVs for rust problem

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 12:41 pm

Janice Choi and her son, David Choi, run G Street Food on the ground floor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building. (Examiner/Graeme Jennings)

Six small shopkeepers are big losers in CFPB headquarters building renovation

Richard Pollock · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen Yarbrough is facing questions about her decision to hire family members and others with political ties to her. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Cook County official’s hiring practices questioned

Associated Press · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

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Report: Chicago missed out on $2.2 million judgment

Associated Press · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

Immigrant advocates are asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to employ more political muscle to convince state lawmakers to pass a bill allowing thousands of youths living in the country illegally to pay in-state tuition for the state's colleges. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Rick Scott’s office: Ask employees for records, not us

Gary Fineout · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

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Bridgeport grocer accused of food stamp fraud

Associated Press · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

chairman of the state's Public Employment Relations Board said Thursday that two aides to Gov. Terry Branstad pressured the board to hire a friend of the administration, in the latest accusation that top government officials pushed to fill state positions with allies. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Chairman: Terry Branstad staff pressured board on hires

David Pitt · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

4th US Navy official charged in bribery scheme

Washington Examiner · April 18, 2014 12:37 am

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Energy and Environment

Federal agencies can’t track costs or benefits of National Environmental Policy Act reviews, GAO says

Michal Conger · April 17, 2014 4:00 am

Fired Yahoo exec gets $58M for 15 months of work

Michael Liedtke · April 17, 2014 12:36 am