Report: Massachusetts Democrat AG Spent Nearly $300K of Taxpayer’s Money on World Travel
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell (D) reportedly spent a mountain of taxpayer money last fiscal year on things such as worldwide travel.
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18 States File Amicus Brief Supporting Florida’s Decision Not to Pay for Trans Procedures
Republican attorneys general from 18 states filed an amicus brief in U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit supporting Florida’s decision not to use taxpayer funds to pay for sex-mutilating transgender surgeries and drugs.
Elizabeth Warren Unveils Ultra-Millionaire Tax-Funded Universal Childcare Plan
Presidential hopeful for 2020 Elizabeth Warren laid out her plan for universal child care Tuesday based on funds from what she called an ultra-millionaire tax.
The Nuclear Option: Time for Taxpayer Shutdown?
Well, this is awkward.
Cost of California’s Bullet Train Hits $98 Billion Due to Spiking Tunnel Costs
California’s bullet train appears to have released a “High Case” estimate of $98.1 billion to prepare the public for much higher tunneling costs.
California Bullet Train Cost Doubles to at Least $77.3 Billion
The “Base Case” estimated cost to build California’s bullet train from San Francisco to Los Angeles has doubled to $77.3 billion, and could almost triple to $98.1 billion.
Texas Supreme Court Curbs Same-sex Marriage Benefits
The Supreme Court of Texas held that the U.S. Supreme Court opinion recognizing the right of same-sex couples to marry does not automatically entitle them to spousal employment benefits. The unanimous court held that the 2015 opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges did not address the right to tax, insurance, or other benefits–only the right to marry.
Texas Court Hears Case to Curb Gay Marriage Rights
The Supreme Court of Texas heard oral arguments today in a case where Houston taxpayers sued urging that subsidizing employment benefits for the spouse of a same-sex couple is illegal. Lawyers for the taxpayers describe the case as “the only one of its kind in the nation.”
Texas County Demands Fed Payback for Jailing Illegal Aliens
The Texas county judge in the state’s fourth most populated county is demanding that the federal government reimburse it after spending $22.3 million jailing criminal illegal aliens. He also wants money to cover future costs.
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Tax-Funded Gay Spousal Employment Benefits Case
The Supreme Court of Texas decided to hear a Texas case fighting taxpayer-funded employment benefits for gay spouses.
Texas Supreme Court Asked to Reconsider Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Two taxpayers filed a motion for rehearing with the Texas Supreme Court on Monday to reconsider their order denying review of a case against the openly gay former Houston Mayor and the City of Houston. They urge that Mayor Annise Parker violated the Texas Constitution and state statutes when she gave spousal benefits to gay employees in 2013 and 2014. Parker issued these benefits to employees prior to the U.S. Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling.
Audit Blames Houston Public Schools For $211 Million Budget Shortfall
Newly released findings in an independent audit of the Houston Independent School District reveal why a $1.9 billion bond program approved by voters in 2012 came up $211 million short.
Aetna Joins Industry by Bailing Out of Obamacare
The Aetna insurance company is terminating coverage for 73 percent of its Obamacare individual policies, facing huge financial losses and the need to hike health insurance premiums by 20 percent just one week before the November 8 elections.
Changing Name of Texas Public School Will Cost Taxpayers $500K
HOUSTON, Texas — Changing the name of just one middle school in Texas will cost Houston taxpayers almost $500,000. Some Houston taxpayers are not happy about the cost of the name change, and some former students, parents of students, and current students at the middle school are not happy about the name change either.
Report: Taxpayer Cost for Each Illegal ‘Unaccompanied Child’ Budgeted at $17,613
As the influx of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors from Central America has increased, so too has the cost to assist each migrant, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies.
Obama’s 3,554 Rules and Regulations Cost Households $15,000
While in the past year Obama signed 224 bills into law, he also published 3,554 final rules. “This means that for every law passed by Congress, the federal government created 16 new rules,” according to the report from Sen. James Lankford. “While certain regulations are important to keep us safe, the current Administration has churned out new regulations at a pace that exceeds 3,500 per year.”
Prisoner’s Sex Change Surgery Delay May Still Leave Taxpayers Footing the Bill
$100,000. That’s the prison’s estimated cost of the sex change operation California inmate Michelle-Lael Norsworthy demanded and was scheduled to receive in July before a Thursday court order delayed the first ever prison-paid procedure of its kind in California. But even if he’s released on parole, the taxpayers could still have the privilege of picking up the tab under Medi-Cal, says one bay area legal director.
Sen. Ernst Aims to Restore ‘Taxpayer Trust,’ No More Extra Clinton Cash
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) joined the push to cut back former presidents’ federal benefits on Thursday by introducing the Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2015.
Federal Taxpayer Loans Foot Bill for Damage Caused by Baltimore Riots
The federal government doesn’t have a reason to give businesses and disaster loans because the riots are isolated to a part of the city, and usually the loans are used for tornados and natural disasters, an expert tells Breitbart News.
