Migrant crisis projected to cost Massachusetts taxpayers $1.8 billion over next two years
A new report analyzes the impact of the immigration crisis on Massachusetts residents and projects it will cost the state $1.8 billion over the next two years, posing a potential “fiscal time bomb.” Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) The report was released On July 24, he predicted the state would struggle to manage the growing […]
Looming NYC school phone ban could force kids to store phones in $30 pouches paid for by taxpayers: report
A long-promised cell phone ban is coming to New York City public schools, but students may end up hiding their phones in $30 pouches purchased by cash-strapped schools. According to an outline of the plan, students will be banned from using mobile phones at school from February. First reported By Chalkbeat. The ban would require […]
FBI agents and U.S. Marshals took them away in handcuffs for a scheme to defraud taxpayers of $435 billion.
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes TUCSON – As part of a nationwide federal sting operation named “Bring Social Justice”, deans and top administrators from the Tucson-based University of Arizona were arrested at their homes last night and taken away in handcuffs by FBI agents and U.S. Marshals for what could be the biggest fraud in […]
Pennsylvania governor’s Cabinet official accused of dodging audit of program funded by taxpayers
Members of Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, are currently facing subpoenas over allegations that his department dodged records requests related to taxpayer-funded regional planning. For over a decade, the good people of Pennsylvania have been funding the Allentown Neighborhood Improvement Zone, a program to revitalize the city after much of its urban decline. industry It […]
IRS touts ‘major milestone’ of collecting $1B from wealthy taxpayers
The IRS said Thursday that it has collected more than $1 billion in taxes from wealthy taxpayers this year, calling it a “major milestone” and an attempt by Republican lawmakers to sway public opinion about the agency as they fight budget cuts. The department first announced plans in September to step up scrutiny of people […]
Biden White House Staff Is Largest Since Nixon, Costs Taxpayers $225 Million
President Joe Biden has spent $225 million paying hundreds of White House staffers since the 2021 fiscal year, federal records show. The president’s spending on staffers totaled $60.8 million for the 2024 fiscal year, marking the highest level adjusted for inflation recorded over the past two presidential administrations, according to an analysis conducted by Open […]
Fleeing Massachusetts taxpayers cost state $3.9B in 2022 income, IRS data show – Boston Herald
Taxpayers are fleeing Massachusetts at a high rate, costing the state an estimated $3.9 billion in 2022, making it fifth in the nation for “adjusted gross income” losses due to domestic migration, IRS data shows. According to Internal Revenue Service data released last week, Massachusetts ranks behind California ($23.8 billion), New York ($14.2 billion), Illinois […]
The City of Phoenix Is Pushing Back on Tax Cuts so It Can Keep Fleecing Taxpayers
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Arizona state General Fund is flooded with revenue. Latest projections show the state with $1.2 billion in ongoing revenue and a cash balance upwards of $6.5 billion in FY2024. This is by far the largest budget surplus in state history and doesn’t even include the $1 Billion stashed away […]
Taxpayers Spend $600k per Unit for Homeless High-rise in L.A.
A new high-rise housing tower for the homeless, built at a cost of $600,000 per unit, opened in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Local ABC affiliate KABC-7 report: The 19-story development, known as Weingart Tower, will have 278 units and will be the largest permanent supportive housing project in Los Angeles, aiming to help people […]
How Taxpayers Will Heavily Subsidize Democrat Boots on the Ground This Election
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Progressives are using legal loopholes and the power of the federal government to maximize Democrat votes in the 2024 election at taxpayers’ expense, RealClearInvestigations has found. A dizzying array of overwhelmingly “democracy-focused” entities with ties to the Democratic Party operating as charities and funded with hundreds of millions of dollars […]