Today’s edition identifies at least $188,600,000 in wasteful Washington spending U.S. Department of Justice funds spent on “Bingo Nights” in Ohio click here to read more
Who wants $1.5 million in stimulus funds? Apparently, no one. click here to read more
$25,000 stimulus grant will provide a week of “free” concerts in Sacramento click here to read more
Less than one percent of Columbus commuters ride bikes, but more than a half-a-million dollars of federal stimulus funds to add downtown bike facilities click here to read more
Hollywood’s Elegance International makeup school getting a $80,000 stimulus grant and Wild Boar Media, which “writes and dreams up new animation, stories, comics and toys” receives $50,000 in stimulus assistance click here to read more
Congress long ago earmarked $87 million for a commuter rail line in Georgia, but the state has spent little of the money click here to read more
Federal program intended to help disabled veterans awarded at least $100 million in contracts to firms that were either ineligible or committed fraud to obtain the funds click here to read more
Non-profit’s salaries consume much of federal grant intended to reward teachers click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $98,000,300,000 in wasteful Washington spending “Are caged chickens miserable?,” asks three-year study funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture click here to read more
Party cruise ship receives $123,000 stimulus grant to protect it from terrorist attacks; “We feel that we’re really a low threat for a terrorist incident,” says owner, “but the stimulus was a nice perk.” click here to read more
U.S. government made more than $98 billion in erroneous payments this year alone click here to read more
Federal grant intended to prevent tobacco use spent on junkets, tribal elections, and publishing a newspaper click here to read more
Utah police spend stimulus funds for a video recorder disguised as a box to monitor skate ramps at a park; Resident who uses the park said he has seen nothing worse than a few kids pushing each other in the park click here to read more
U.N. spends U.S. aid and other nation’s contributions on extravagant gathering of dictators click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $3,809,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending Winery receives federal stimulus grant click here to read more
The U.S. Postal Service lost $3.8 billion last year click here to read more
Musicians more effective communicating in noisy environments than non-musicians, according to findings of a National Science Foundation study click here to read more
Only 20 percent of Americans hold positive view of government click here to read more
Research company receives millions of dollars of congressional earmarks and has nothing to show for it click here to read more
Federal program touted as a model for using local law enforcement to help control U.S. borders is handing out $165 million, but with little tracking of how the money is spent, no clear objective and no benchmarks for success click here to read more
The Federal Housing Administration may be next government agency to seek a taxpayer bailout click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $20,000,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending Why ask why? National Science Foundation and National Institute of Child Health and Human Development study why children ask so many "why" questions click here to read more
Harvest time: The Washington Apple Commission receives federal funds to educate retailers in China, Russia and other countries how to handle apples and other perishable products click here to read more
NASA wants you to know that the world won’t end in 2012; U.S. space agency launches Web resource to counter fictional new movie click here to read more
Tens of billions of dollars provided by TARP to bail out corporations unlikely to ever be repaid to taxpayers click here to read more
Obama administration expects this year's deficit to reach $1.5 trillion click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $583,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending Politicians ignored needed bridge repair in the last transportation spending bill in favor of new highway projects supported by campaign donors, according to a new report click here to read more
With budget cuts reducing state child care assistance by $35 million, North Carolina spends stimulus funds to send 16 consultants on a junket to San Diego for a conference on toddler and infant care click here to read more
Administration rejects stimulus funding for some park renovations while allowing spending on basketball courts and a skate park click here to read more
National Science Foundation studying the acceptance of evolution among Muslim physicians click here to read more
Whaling museum receives federal grant to preserve banking records click here to read more
High School Sports Hall of Fame Museum being built with federal funds click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $10,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending National Science Foundation investigates why people love scary movies click here to read more
Las Vegas Strip now eligible for federal funds to add more neon signs click here to read more
Millions of dollars of anti-terrorism money wasted in Cincinnati; “Government at its worst,” district fire chief says click here to read more
Massachusetts plans to spend $9 million in federal stimulus money to build a walking bridge connecting two parking lots owned by one of the world’s richest billionaires click here to read more
Congressman directs millions of dollars of earmarks to numerous organizations of which his wife is an employee or board member click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $1,500,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending A year ago, House Republican leaders created a committee on earmark reform to bring “meaningful change to the process by which Washington spends taxpayers’ hard-earned money,” but the committee has done virtually nothing about earmarks, except to request more of them click here to read more
The federal government claims $1,047 in stimulus money spent to buy a rider mower to cut the grass at an Arkansas cemetery helped save or create 50 jobs, an $890 order for work boots from a Kentucky shoe store created nine jobs, and a $7,960 contract for a “Basketball System Replacement” in Ohio yielded three jobs click here to read more
$1.5 billion stimulus project would create an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 manufacturing jobs… in China click here to read more
$1.6 million in federal stimulus money to be spent on a 150 year old Florida lighthouse click here to read more
National Science Foundation researchers ways to gain public support for climate change policies click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $5,000,000 in wasteful Washington spending Merry-Go-Round Museum receives federal funds click here to read more
Federal funds pay to put on a ghostly journey to the most haunted places in Illinois click here to read more
The shopping mall to nowhere; $5 million stimulus grant to heat an "almost-empty mall" click here to read more
Stimulus grant pays to keep tabs on how often doctors and nurses wash their hands at hospitals in Maryland click here to read more
Agency that misspent public funds on a casino junket and $700 worth of coffee and lost a child on a field trip slated to receive $159,000 in stimulus funds click here to read more
Stimulus saves or creates jobs for illegal aliens; Company that the federal government knew was intentionally hiring hundreds of illegal immigrants awarded $6.7 million in federal contracts—including nearly $1million in stimulus money—during the past year click here to read more
Many of the jobs counted as being “saved” by the federal stimulus program “definitely wouldn't have been lost in the first place, and others might not have been lost at all” click here to read more
Nearly 10,000 employees who received pay increases being counted as jobs “saved” by the stimulus; “If I give you a raise, it is going to save a portion of your job,” explains government spokesman click here to read more
New federal web site designed to track stimulus payments to the states is “a mess,” says official click here to read more
National debt to exceed $12 trillion within the next month click here to read more
Taxpayers Money Going to the Dogs Edition
Today’s edition identifies at least $22,420,000 in wasteful Washington spending
$55,000 federal stimulus grant paying to neuter pets in Kansas click here to read more
$234,000 federal stimulus grant will pay to construct an "environmentally friendly" dog shelter in Delaware click here to read more
Ohio county will spend $100,000 of federal housing funds to create a doggie day care center, ten times as much as will be spent to support a local teen pregnancy shelter click here to read more
Stimulus funds go to the Ruffed Grouse Society, a Mexican restaurant, and gunsmith school click here to read more
Stimulus funds paying to construct a pedestrian “bridge to nowhere” in West Virginia unwanted by local officials; "It doesn't accomplish anything except build a bridge beside one that is already there,” says school board president click here to read more
$1.8 million of federal stimulus funds will pay for river cruises in Oklahoma City click here to read more
Bureaucratic hurdles have led the University of Texas to shift federal stimulus funding from campus construction to paying off gas bills click here to read more
Stimulus funds pay to add new bike racks to Wichita buses click here to read more
The IRS wastes tens of millions of dollars every year sending refunds to people who never paid their taxes click here to read more
Frequent Flyers: The Flagstaff City Council overspending their travel budget to pay for DC junkets to lobby for federal funds for local projects click here to read more
Today’s edition identifies at least $5,600,000 in wasteful Washington spending $3.5 million stimulus grant for a turtle tunnel wasn’t enough money to finish the project click here to read more
Bongs and hairballs: Federal museums you haven’t heard about click here to read more
Congress earmarks $1.1 billion to airports that cater to private planes, much of which is being spent on low-priority projects or to benefit corporate jets click here to read more
Millions of dollars in corporate welfare earmarked for airports with no passenger flights click here to read more
Massachusetts town may spend federal stimulus dollars to install solar panels on a golf storage shed click here to read more
Washington, DC, entrusted felon with millions of dollars in federal AIDS assistance, much of which was misspent on an office that was not needed, unauthorized junkets, and ghost employees click here to read more
National Science Foundation study focused on how politicians can use online-townhalll meetings to improve their standing with voters but didn’t examine how to improve politicians’ understanding of constituents’ points of view click here to read more
Two-thirds of Americans believe that the country would be better off by throwing out most members out of Congress click here to read more
Beauty school receives over $100,000 in stimulus funds click here to read more
