SEC Says Illinois Hid Pension Issues
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323826704578354370478104256
Category: Local Politics
“Trickle Down” economics.
Illinois State Rep Fraud
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/chicago/press-releases/2012/illinois-state-representative-indicted-on-federal-bank-fraud-charges-related-to-real-estate-investments
State Debt Effect on Illinois
Glitch wipes out 1000 votes from black neighborhood
https://americablog.com/2012/11/computer-glitch-votes-black-florida-county-election-fraud.html
Portland Police Federal Justice Reforms
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/09/federal_justice_agency_reaches.html
Drug Testing Costs More Than It Saves
https://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/florida-didnt-save-money-by-drug-testing-welfare-recipients-data-shows/1225721/
Judge Convicted in Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme
https://www.democracynow.org/2011/2/22/judge_convicted_in_pennsylvania_kids_for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PA_Child_Care Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, Jr., was convicted Friday of accepting bribes and kickbacks for putting juveniles into detention centers operated by PA Child Care and a sister company, Western Pennsylvania Child Care. Ciavarella and another judge, Michael Conahan, are said to have received $2.6 million for their efforts. The “cash for… Continue reading Judge Convicted in Pennsylvania Kids-for-Cash Scheme
Mike Huckabee at RGIA Conference
David Barton introduced Mike Huckabee at the Rediscover God In America conference, praising him as the epitome of the “Black Robe Regiment” mentality of seeking to apply the Bible to every aspect of the culture. A former Texas GOP official, David Barton is a “Christian historical revisionist” who contends that “the United States of America is… Continue reading Mike Huckabee at RGIA Conference
Greed keeps marijuana illegal
Oregon Measure 74Medical Marijuana advocate blocks recreation bill. Claims that recreation bill would somehow make an overabundance of growers and a massive price increase on medical cannabis. The reality is that recreational growers have caused medical cannabis prices to fall and demand for medical cannabis services to fall as they are no longer needed to… Continue reading Greed keeps marijuana illegal