New Hawaii Government Transparency Website Debuts

By: cringinghere (Diary)  |  November 30th at 01:33 PM  | 

The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii is starting a new effort to spotlight wasteful government spending in the Aloha State and one of the central parts of this program is a new website that the group promises will, “revolutionize government accountability in Hawaii by revealing waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars at the state and local level.” The new site can be seen at hawaiisunshine.org. | Read More »

L.A. Sports Stadium Project More Important Than Libraries, Police, Firemen?

By: cringinghere (Diary)  |  November 17th at 01:19 PM  | 

The 2010 elections are now history. If there was any lesson from this Republican tidal wave that swept across the country it is that the vast majority of Americans are furious at the overspending and flawed leadership of our politicians. Voters are no longer so easily fooled by claims that wild spending sprees are beneficial. California was spared the GOP tidal wave but California voters | Read More »

Want Economic Stimulus? Don’t Build a Sports Stadium!

By: cringinghere (Diary)  |  July 9th at 12:44 PM  | 

For the last few decades sports teams across the country have nosed up to the public trough and demanded that states and cities chip in millions for the construction of new sports stadiums. To justify the public expense the claim has been made that these monstrous construction projects bring a wealth of jobs and spending on entertainment and are a boon to any city that | Read More »