#taxpayer-funding tag

2 months ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should be stripped of royal titles, fume fed-up Brits: 'Enough is enough'

Brits are calling for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to be stripped of their royal titles amid growing discontent over taxpayer-funded security for them.

2 months ago

NYS Dems pack budget full of 'self-serving' perks, watchdog group has 'nothing positive to say' about it

Democratic lawmakers are using the state budget to implement self-serving policies that may aid their reelection efforts.

2 months ago

Nix the taxpayer-funded legal-defense slush fund for Letitia James- and any other state pol facing federal investigation

Taxpayers could be liable for legal bills of New York Attorney General Letitia James under a controversial budget measure.

UK news

fromwww.theguardian.com

Prince Harry loses legal challenge over police protection in UK

Prince Harry lost a legal case about taxpayer-funded security, leading to a different level of protection for him and his family in the UK.

fromwww.housingwire.com

Senator to Scott Turner: HUD workplace needs reform

HUD faces allegations of taxpayer-funded time misuse and locality pay inaccuracies that require urgent reforms.

fromAol

NYC mayoral hopeful Adrienne Adams helped funnel more than $3M in taxpayer funds to Queens church, affiliated non-profits

Adrienne Adams has significantly increased funding to her church's affiliated organizations, raising concerns over political favoritism.

Exclusive | Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is Queens preacher's Golden Goose

Adrienne Adams facilitated millions in taxpayer funds to her church and its affiliates, raising concerns about political patronage and accountability.

London politics

fromwww.standard.co.uk

London council spent 13,400 making public toilets gender neutral

Kingston Council spent Â£13,400 converting public toilets to gender-neutral, sparking controversy over taxpayer expense amidst rising living costs.

IRS workers only had to show up to work once a week in person, before Trump took over

To hold telework solely responsible for such issues is inappropriate. Given the need for supervisors to assess the portability of an individual employee's work, I am not convinced there should be an arbitrary six-day cap.

Remote teams

OMG science

4 months ago

Trump's 15% cap on grant costs will spark the reform the academy needs

Judicial actions hinder necessary reforms in taxpayer funding for university grants, enabling misuse of indirect costs.

4 months ago

Fresh MTA insults: Burning cash on pointless 'experiments' (on us!) even as it demands more billions

If the MTA is so very, very broke, why is it burning cash on pathetic "pilot projects" like tearing out benches...?

NYC politics