Is John Doe probe a case of a mini NSA in Wisconsin?
CONNECTED: Documents suggest John Doe prosecutors were engaged in a wide sweep of the ISPs of conservative targets. Is it a case of the little NSA in the Badger State?
- Thursday, July 10, 2014
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CONNECTED: Documents suggest John Doe prosecutors were engaged in a wide sweep of the ISPs of conservative targets. Is it a case of the little NSA in the Badger State?
PUSHING BACK: U.S. Sen Brian Schatz is among several Senate Democrats trying to counter the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Hobby Lobby case.
PUSH BACK: Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is leading efforts to reassert Justice Department authority of state election laws.
PEACHY KEEN?: Mitcham told Watchdog the federal regulations have also forced him to downsize his business from 60 employees to 20
IT AIN’T OVER: Mississippi state Sen. Chris McDaniel isn’t giving up the fight, alleging thousands of votes were cast illegally during the June 24 GOP runoff contest with incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran.
STOP: Protesters in Vassar, Mich., aren’t excited about plans to relocate some of the illegal immigrants crossing the nation’s southern border their tiny town.
HAMMERED: Outgoing Broward County Sheriff Al Lamberti’s hard drive was destroyed after he lost a tough re-election bid, an internal affairs audit reveals.
A GOOD DEAL FOR WHO? Iowa politicians support the Renewable Fuel Standard, since it helps both the state’s ethanol industry and corn growers. But a new report from the CBO predicts prices at the pump will jump if no changes are made to the RFS.
SIGN OF THE TIMES?: Most everyone approves of term limits (with the exception of incumbent politicians), but voters continue to elect the same people. What’s the disconnect?
ERROR RATE: Even if Florida has the second lowest error rate in the nation for food stamps accuracy, it means the DCF misused $47 millions from the taxpayers dollars.
ENERGY EXPLOSION: Boom times in places such as the Bakken Formation in North Dakota has helped the U.S. leapfrog Russia and Saudi Arabia in oil production.
TRUCK LOADS OF CORPORATE WELFARE: The Export-Import Bank uses American tax dollars to subsidize loans to foreign companies so they will buy American goods - but it's turned into a scheme to benefit politically well-connected companies.
HANDS OFF: In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court told police departments they must get a warrant to search the contents of a mobile phone.
FREEDOM FIGHTER: Kristi Lacroix, the former teacher who stood up for Wisconsin’s Act 10, is leading membership efforts for a non-union teachers association.
LAND FIGHT: There’s a movement to transfer public land from the federal government to individual states. Nearly 42 percent of New Mexico is controlled by the federal government.
WHAT CONSTITUTION? Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles like this one in Arizona are becoming commonplace in increasingly militarized police departments.
THE MOUSE IN QUESTION: The meadow jumping mouse has recently been listed under the Endangered Species Act.
Regulator: EPA forcing wind power on state, ‘we’re down to almost zero alternatives’
State essentially has no choice in the matter thanks to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Obama administration.
REGULATORY POWER: A new proposed FDA rule could extinguish a Tampa legacy and 130 jobs.
California can’t participate in a crosscheck to determine how many multiple voters are in the state, because it doesn’t even have it’s own statewide database.