Tag: Watchdog

Wyoming schools chief released from subpoena by panel

Wyoming schools chief released from subpoena by panel

Bob Moen · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

FILE - In this May 19, 2004, file photo, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca talks with reporters as he leads a tour inside the Men's Central Jail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles. A law enforcement official says the embattled sheriff will announce his retirement Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Embattled Los Angeles County sheriff to retire amid federal investigations

none · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Ex-Pennsylvania senator ruled incompetent to stand trial for corruption

Ex-Pennsylvania senator ruled incompetent to stand trial for corruption

Michael Rubinkam · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

The Connecticut Rail Commuter Council is struggling to expand its oversight beyond Metro-North Railroad. (AP File)

Panel overseeing railroad in December fatal crash off to rocky start

Associated Press · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

A bipartisan group of Virginia House delegates wants to place a $250 limit on gifts to lawmakers from lobbyists and others who do business with the commonwealth while also creating a new commission to advise and train elected officials about ethics laws. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Virginia lawmakers propose limits on personal gifts

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Massachusetts' cities and towns have shed more than 15,000 jobs in the past six years, and pension obligations, health care and borrowing costs will continue to squeeze budgets for the foreseeable future, according to a report issued on Tuesday. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Report: Unfunded costs choking budgets in Massachusetts

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

A new Government Accountability Office report found multiple issues with how officials have been managing upgrades to the TECS program, which determines whether someone can enter the United States. (Getty images File)

New GAO report finds numerous issues in a border enforcement system

Kelly Cohen · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Protesters march in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Oct. 29 to protest the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy by a sheriff's deputy. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

California officials: Protests over police-involved shooting have cost $225,000

Associated Press · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development recently awarded more than $3 million for a program at its mission in Armenia, according to non-profit watchdog Judicial Watch. (Thinkstock)

USAID spends millions on Armenian ‘civic engagement’

Kelly Cohen · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Two Kentucky Republicans who served on a special investigative state House committee accused majority Democrats of disbanding the panel last year without fully investigating sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. John Arnold.

Review of ex-lawmaker stirs debate in Kentucky House

Associated Press · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

Four ringleaders coached former New York City workers on how to falsely describe symptoms of depression and other mental health problems that allowed them to get payouts high as $500,000, said Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. (AP File)

Former New York City workers charged in disability scam

Associated Press · January 7, 2014 5:00 am

The West Virginia House of Delegates leadership plans to focus on government accountability and integrity during the 2014 legislative session. (Photo: Thinkstock)

West Virginia House leaders to focus on good government

Washington Examiner · January 7, 2014 5:00 am