California Taxpayers Foot Six-Figure Bill For Gov. Newsom’s Celebrity Photographer
California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom has been secretly hiring top photographers with taxpayer money in an effort to improve his national image, the governor’s office confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The California governor’s office hired photographer Charles Ommanney, who has worked for clients like Mark Zuckerberg and Barack Obama and on war zones, […]
Massachusetts taxpayers now on hook for after-hours bail fees, thanks to new budget
Massachusetts has taken bail reform to a new level, making law-abiding taxpayers foot the additional costs of releasing defendants from jail at night and on weekends when courts are typically closed. Since 2002, in Massachusetts, defendants seeking release outside of jail time have paid a $40 fee to have a bail commissioner or magistrate come […]
Taxpayers expected to save millions after COVID-era perk for illegal immigrants gets cancelled
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has ended a COVID-era program that allowed undocumented immigrants hundreds of minutes of free video calls, Fox News Digital reported, a move that was estimated to save taxpayers more than $10 million a year. In response to the then-emerging COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting visitation restrictions, federal agencies began offering […]
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 […]