November 11th, 2009 by Editor
According to Texas Watchdog, Lonestar State legislators are living the high life on the taxpayers’ dime. Whether it’s an overnight stay at Manhattan’s swanky Ritz-Carrolton, comfy charter flights or a seven-day Maui getaway with a $3,000 price tag, it seems Texas legislators, who only meet for a few weeks every two years, are enjoying the perks their position provides.
Texas Watchdog points out that while this may seem shocking to Texans, this sort of lavish living fits “perfectly within the rules regulating Senate travel- rules that the senators write themselves.”
Read more about the luxurious life of a Texas legislator at Texas Watchdog.
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November 11th, 2009 by Editor
Despite claims that they will face a $100 million budget shortfall, Kansas school districts actually maintain $175.7 million in their contingency reserve funds as of the beginning of the year. Dale Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of the Kansas Department of Education, admits that the emergency dollars can actually be used to remedy budget woes, but laments that once the districts use the money, there will be none left.
Read more about the Kansas budgetary drama online at Kansas Watchdog.
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Tags: Dale Dennis, Education, Kansas Department of Education, Texas Watchdog
October 28th, 2009 by Editor
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