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Posted in Ron Paul, Transparency on Dec 9th, 2010
I love it. Audit, Mr. Chairman, Audit! Campaign for Liberty Release WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Yesterday, Congressman Ron Paul, Honorary Chairman of Campaign for Liberty, was named Chairman of the U.S. House Domestic Monetary Policy Subcommittee for the upcoming Republican-controlled House of Representatives. “It is very welcome news, and brings hope to the grassroots battle Campaign for Liberty has [...]
Posted in Ethics, Transparency, Waste on Mar 30th, 2010
Read this report from the Caesar Rodney Institute. A nine-month investigation by the Caesar Rodney Institute has uncovered lucrative no-show jobs and no-bid contracts for campaign donors, allegations of fraud and a systemic misuse of millions of taxpayer dollars.
Posted in Transparency on Dec 12th, 2009
The Delaware Public Integrity Commission is either persecuting Delaware ACORN for its members utilizing their constitutional right to redress government, or insuring that lobbyists are conducting themselves in the sunlight in accordance with state law. You can find out for yourself on December 15th.is gaining national attention. It is being viewed as part of a pattern of lawbreaking. If any [...]
Posted in Colin Bonini, Jack Markell, Stuff, Transparency on Dec 12th, 2009
Ron Williams whose Political acumen and ability to predict Delaware races has earned him the nickname of of WRong Williams, is at it again. This time he displays an incredible inability to read, analyze, and subsequently comment on the issue of transparency. Ron Williams in a December 9 editorial, takes Colin Bonini to task for [...]
Posted in Transparency on Oct 28th, 2009
Ebay CEO Meg Whitman did not vote in primaries or in referendum elections most of her life, but the smear that she was not registered to vote in the 80′s and 90′s was a lie. The missing records were found. In my mind, the real scandal is either the fact that the Democrats running the [...]
Posted in Greg Lavelle, Jack Markell, Open Government, Transparency on Sep 18th, 2009
The Governor’s office responded to Rep. Lavelle’s FIOA request for Mr. Vince Meconi. The answer is there is no formal contract and no formal standards have been set. He is a casual/seasonal employee with no formal job duties contracted, but his agency sets out expectations. He is paid $38.46 an hour and must keep a [...]
Posted in Biden, Change, Energy, National Dems, Obama, Open Government, Transparency on Jul 10th, 2009
Remember back when presidential candidate Barack Obama said this: When there are meetings between lobbyists and a government agency, we won’t be going to the Supreme Court to keep it secret like Dick Cheney and his energy task force, we’ll be putting them up on the Internet for every American to watch. Well, apparently that’s [...]
Posted in Budget, Open Government, Spending, Transparency on Jul 7th, 2009
• From January 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009, state employees received more than $76.5 million in benefits. • In fiscal year 2008, the State of Delaware spent over $3.1 billion in check payments to Delaware businesses and over $1 billion to out-of-state firms (over a quarter of the check expenditures), equating to over $3 [...]
Posted in Budget, Open Government, Transparency on Jul 7th, 2009
Caesar Rodney Institute Launches Transparency Web Site DelawareSpends.com unveiled in effort to increase accountability in government through a user-friendly, searchable online database of state government spending. DOVER – In recent years the calls for improving accountability and transparency in Delaware’s state government have increased tremendously. As is evident with the State of Delaware’s recent budget [...]
Posted in Budget, Change, Comment Rescue, Deficit, Delaware Democrats, Open Government, Taxes, Transparency, Waste on Jun 29th, 2009
resolutedetermination over at Resolute Determination has this inspiring report up: I just called the Division of Research at Legislative Hall to get my hands on a copy of the budget. I was told that the public has no right to review the budget until after the General Assembly passes the bill. So how can any [...]
Posted in Charlie Copeland, Comment Rescue, Delaware Blogs, Delaware Democrats, Jack Markell, Open Government, Transparency on May 29th, 2009
Lt. Governor Matt Denn has caused a stir in Delaware’s Blogosphere by starting a blog that he touts as, “the first official blog written by a member of Delaware’s state government.” And as far as I can tell, it is. It’s also, as I pointed out on Down With Absolutes, a blog that doesn’t give [...]
Posted in Bluewater Wind, Delaware Blogs, Transparency, Wind Power on Jun 27th, 2008
I thank WHYY for recognizing the influence of the blogosphere. Feel free to watch the clip. It is posted by our friend Tyler Nixon. Thank you Dave Burris. for letting me sit in for you. Mike and Shirley were a pleasure even to a remote guest. Since the other blogs are talking about it (kindly–thankfully), I can’t let [...]
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