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Little oversight for Cincinnati City Council aides

The 22 aides who work directly for the Cincinnati City Council members handle most of the interactions with the public and do the background grunt work. Yet the city's system […]
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Government computer glitch left thousands in N.C. without food stamps

Thousands of people went without food stamps in North Carolina last year after government computers across the state crashed, according to the Huffington Post. According to the report: "The food […]
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Governor Chris Christie cuts private deals and government contracts to his inner circle

The governor has allowed political cronyism to continue and even flourish, rather than stamp it out, with some of his closest confidants enriching themselves through millions of dollars in state […]
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Chris Christie cuts private deals and government contracts to his inner circle

The governor has allowed political cronyism to continue and even flourish, rather than stamp it out, with some of his closest confidants enriching themselves through millions of dollars in state […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Pollution control plans, juvenile justice and inmate deaths

Wis. freeing more sex offenders from mental lockup | WisconsinWatch.org Wisconsin officials have nearly quadrupled the number of offenders released from state custody after they were committed as sexually violent […]
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Salary loophole allows staff members and aids to defy law, become lobbyists

The experiences of the three Capitol Hill aides-turned-lobbyists — traced through interviews with political operatives and a review of public records — illustrate in new detail the gaping holes in […]
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Free game tickets, hot concert seats: The politics of higher education in Missouri

"Missouri’s public universities have spent almost a million dollars since 2011 on contracts with professional lobbyists to represent their interests in Jefferson City — while plying state legislators with tens […]
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How Lobbyists Still Fly Through Loopholes

"It's widely believed that the 2007 rewrite of congressional travel rules spurred by the scandal that sent lobbyist Jack Abramoff to prison banned such international dalliances. But that's far, far […]
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Christie stuck in a jam over GWB lane closings

"A cache of private messages linking Governor Christie’s office to vindictive lane closures at the George Washington Bridge in September plunged the administration into a deep crisis on Wednesday, threatening […]
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Ted Cruz Failed To Disclose Ties To Caribbean Holding Company

“Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz potentially violated ethics rules by failing to publicly disclose his financial relationship with a Caribbean-based holding company during the 2012 campaign, a review of financial […]
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