Anti-Trump PAC Continues To Shuffle Millions Of Donor Dollars To Firms Owned By Insiders

According to Federal Election Commission records, roughly one-third of the money spent in this election by the Lincoln Project, a PAC founded by former Republican political consultants with the goal of thwarting former President Donald Trump, went to companies controlled by executives of the project. The Lincoln Project has spent $12.8 million since January 2023, […]

County’s Electric Bus Program Resulted In Millions Of Dollars In ‘Wasteful Spending’

An investigation into a Maryland school system's electric bus program found that vehicle problems led to millions of dollars in “wasteful expenditures,” according to a report from the county's Office of Inspector General (OIG) released in late July. In February 2021, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland announced it would replace 326 diesel school […]

US Cyber Authorities Call For Immediate iOS Update For Millions Of Apple Users

US cyber authorities have issued an urgent urging for millions of Apple users to immediately update their devices to iOS 17.6, which was released on Monday. US Cybersecurity Authorities Urged Apple users should update their Apple devices to the latest iOS version as soon as possible to protect themselves from potential hacking threats. The Cybersecurity […]

‘Big Con Game’: Corporations Sink Hundreds Of Millions Into Carbon Credit System On Already Protected Land

The Washington Post reported Wednesday that a number of carbon credit projects claim to protect land already protected by conservation efforts in Brazil. Over the past two decades, the so-called “carbon cowboys” who launched carbon credit initiatives for financial gain have created land conservation projects across the Amazon rainforest, generating hundreds of millions of dollars […]

Do Calvert’s properties benefit from the millions he secured for Riverside County?

Since Congress reinstated the legislative process known as “earmarking” in 2022, few lawmakers have had more success securing funding for their own districts than Rep. Ken Calvert. Calvert, California's longest-serving Republican in Congress, has since pumped more than $100 million into projects in his Riverside County district. The appropriations, which lawmakers included in a federal […]

Valley school districts to owe millions after county taxing error lawsuit

PHOENIX — A Maricopa County school district must pay about $150 million after a judge determined a group of property owners were unfairly taxed several years ago. ABC15 reported on the impact of the lawsuit, Cashmere v. Maricopa County, on Arizona fire protection districts. A judge ruled in recent months that a group of property […]