December 20, 2015 Heading in reverse: Toll road debt grows to almost $19 million a mile As the economy continues creeping along in the slow lane, drivers will probably decide against paying the toll.
December 20, 2015 Federal judge rules Wisconsin union changes legal A federal judge has ruled Republican Gov. Scott Walker's controversial law stripping most public workers of nearly all their union rights is constitutional.
December 20, 2015 Disability double-dipping drains millions from NJ pensions Meet New Jersey's "disabled" double-dippers. They get two sets of checks from the state -- one for working and another because they cannot work.
December 20, 2015 Feds say sequester won't impact effort to control Calif. wildfire The efforts to control the massive California wildfire that has spread into Yosemite National Park -- and has already cost $81 million to fight -- will not be impacted by the austere federal budget cuts known as sequester, according to the Interior Department.
December 20, 2015 Hundreds of private lobbyists earning public pensions in 20 states As a lobbyist in New York's statehouse, Stephen Acquario is doing pretty well. He pulls down $204,000 a year, more than the governor makes, gets a Ford Explorer as his company car and is afforded another special perk: Even though he's not a government employee, he is entitled to a full state pension.
December 20, 2015 Write-in candidate advances to runoff in Detroit mayoral race A former medical center chief who was kicked off Detroit's mayoral ballot and a popular county sheriff have received the most votes in a primary race and will move on to the general election, even as a state-appointed manager holds the city's thin checkbook and a bankruptcy judge considers its future path.
December 20, 2015 Money meant for undercover drug ops goes to ladies’ golf instead The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee gave confidential sums of money earmarked for undercover drug buys to the Ladies Golf Association and the American Legion Youth Program.
December 20, 2015 Hawaii will go bust by 2016, Senate minority leader says Hawaii Senate Minority Leader Sam Slom is warning fellow lawmakers he has serious concerns about the state’s economic future.
December 20, 2015 Kansas government approves sex toy auction to settle scofflaw's tax debt Thousands of sex toys seized by the Kansas Department of Revenue are about to hit the auction block.
December 20, 2015 More NY companies announce layoffs, two leave for other states Although New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D.) has touted recent economic successes in his state, records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show that dozens of companies are laying off workers, relocating out of the state, or closing up shop altogether.
