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Emergency managers overpaid in cash-strapped community

An investigation by the Flint Journal in Michigan reveals that several state-appointed emergency managers are being paid six figure salaries. Residents of the "cash-strapped" communities question the high salaries, and […]
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Police raking in thousands for questionable overtime

"The call it "piling on": Police officers, looking to pad their paychecks with overtime, add their names to arrest reports and other investigative paperwork, no matter how minor their role. […]
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Beer tax money in UT not always used accordingly

"A review by The Salt Lake Tribune has found that perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars of Utah's beer tax money have been diverted to other causes or rolled into […]
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CO teachers union receives millions in subsidies

"Taxpayers in Colorado's largest school districts have spent more than $5.8 million during the past five years to subsidize the activities of local teachers unions. The expenses resulted from years […]
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Companies cheating vets out of business

'The Dayton Daily News reports that the U.S. Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office has estimated $500 million worth of VA contracts through the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program go to […]
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CA prison docs accused of malpractice still receive full pay

Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, found that "California prisons have paid doctors and mental health professionals accused of malpractice an estimated $8.7 million since 2006 to do no work at […]
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Sick-time pay in MN raises concerns

"MaryJo Webster of The Pioneer Press reported that the state of Minnesota paid about $57 million in unused sick time from January 2008 to June 2012 to departing workers. Now, […]
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Youths held in adult jails face higher risk of attack

ScrippsNews' Isaac Wolf found that "for thousands of teens accused of crimes, punishment precedes any conviction in court. While awaiting trial and ostensibly presumed innocent, they can be held for […]
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"Retired" NJ budget guru collecting thousands in pension payments

NJ Governor Chris Christie hired Louis C. Goetting in 2010 as a budget guru to help trim the cost of government.  But Goetting resembles a problem, not a solution, according to […]
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IL governor wants to retain jobs; gives tax credits to big companies

"A Chicago Tribune analysis shows IL Governor Pat Quinn has pledged about half a billion dollars in tax credits over the next decade to create 5,709 jobs and retain 22,610 […]
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