Report: Feds Not Monitoring How Taxpayer Funding Is Being Spent
Federal agencies are not monitoring how taxpayer funds are being spent, or whether research grants are being properly disclosed to the public.
Government Spending
Feds Pay Millions for Lobster Tail, Booze, Toys in End of Year Spending Binge
Federal agencies billed taxpayers millions for lobster tail, alcohol, standing desks, golf carts, and more frivolous expenditures before budgets ran out at the end of the fiscal year.
Feds Spend $267,946 Studying ‘Older Same-Sex Partner Caregivers’
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $250,000 to study the “under-researched” group of “older same-sex partner caregivers.”
Harris: Of Course We Can Afford Trillion Dollars of Spending in Green New Deal
Freshman Democrats Announce Opposition to Bipartisan Spending Bill: It Gives More Money to ‘Abusive Agencies’
A group of prominent freshman House Democrats released a joint statement that they wouldn’t vote for a bipartisan deal to keep the government open, saying “abusive agencies” under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security didn’t deserve a funding increase.
State Official: New Mississippi River Crossing Could Cost More Than $1 Billion; Funding Unclear
A new Mississippi River crossing in the Capital Region may cost more than $1 billion, and tolls would only pay for a small portion of that cost, a state transportation official said Tuesday.
Feds Spending $1,489,703 Studying Sleep Habits at Mexico Border
The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $1.5 million on a study of the sleep habits of Mexican Americans living along the U.S. border.
Feds Spend $228,636 to Find Out Why Obese Lesbians Binge Eat
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $200,000 to figure out why obese lesbians binge eat.
Feds Spend $453,592 Giving Financial Support to Transgender Women
The National Institutes of Health is spending over $450,000 to provide transgender women of color financial tips and “gender transition supports.”
Feds Spend $246,070 Getting Kids to Stop ‘Emotional Eating’ by Meditating
The National Institutes of Health is spending roughly $250,000 in an attempt to train kids to meditate so they do not engage in “emotional eating.”
