Ohio Watchdog on Tom Roten Show
Lynn Walsh the Managing Editor for OhioWatchdog.org and the Investigative Journalist for the Buckeye Institute discusses the importance of holding government accountable in the State of Ohio on the Tom...
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Some people in Pennsylvania are going to see their electric bills rise, and a green energy law may be the reason why. Cities in Pennsylvania have dug themselves a bigger debt hole because of a risky...
View ArticleListen up: WatchdogNow podcast for 3.24
Want to know what your government is up? Tune into Watchdog.org’s original podcast, WatchdogNow. You’ll hear from Watchdog’s reporters in the field, tracking waste, fraud and abuse nationwide. And...
View ArticlePennsylvania’s gubernatorial race becomes a national test
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio The marquee race in Pennsylvania will have voters choosing between an incumbent governor who has cut spending and a challenger who wants to grow spending. Plus we get...
View ArticleThe one question the new global warming report does not answer
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio The recent White House report on global warming is heavy on the consequences of rising temperatures, but very light on workable solutions to the problem. Plus a new...
View ArticleThe dark money double standard
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio When is dark money not dark money? When liberal groups are the ones to get the donations. On the latest edition of Watchdog Radio, M.D. Kittle explores the dark money...
View ArticleNew food labels won’t make you thinner
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio The federal government can require new food labels all it wants, but one expert says the new labels will not help anyone lose weight. Watchdog Radio’s Eric Boehm...
View ArticleGet ready to pay more for electricity, new EPA rules coming
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio If you plug in your phone or turn on your air conditioner, the price you pay will likely go up as the EPA looks to set new rules on the nation’s power suppliers....
View ArticleIs your school really as good as you think?
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio One of the reasons to move to the suburbs, is ostensibly, good schools. But a new study by the Pacific Research Institute says parents with big suburban homes (and...
View ArticleBlame government cronies and nannies for bad beer
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio There is a reason you can buy the big beers by the case, and it is not just a good business plan. Mercatus Center Researcher Matt Mitchell says government...
View ArticleAuthor: Clinton screwed intern; Obama screwing entire genneration
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio Young voters across the country are finally seeing the consequences of (twice) helping to elect President Obama. Author Katie Kieffer’s new book “Let Me Be Clear,”...
View ArticleMom who took on SEIU: Just shine a light on injustice
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio This week we saw the Supreme Court slap back the overreach of the Obama administration and one brave mom take on big labor and win. Pam Harris’story about not...
View ArticleSmall town, little library, big government
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio You usually learn a lesson when you read a book. But a Kansas 9-year-old learned his lesson when he tried to give away books. In the latest edition of Watchdog Radio,...
View ArticleCities shouldn’t fear the bankruptcy ‘reset button’
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio Detroit is not just an example of how defined-benefit pensions can ruin a city. As State Budget Solution CEO Scott Moody says, Detroit is also perhaps the example of...
View ArticleObamacare’s math problem
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio Obamacare has another math problem. A new study questions how the brutal number crunching of Medicaid expansion could hurt the people who Medicaid is supposed to...
View ArticleBelieve me now? Another report says defined benefit pensions are unaffordable
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio At this point it may be more of a headline if a study found defined benefit, public pensions were affordable. In the latest edition of Watchdog Radio, Eric Boehm...
View ArticleIs this the end of Obamacare’s ‘devil’s bargain?’
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio It’s not a constitutional question, but a question of cost that could finally spell doom for Obamacare. Watchdog Radio sits down with the Cato Institute’s Ilya...
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Right-to-work works, and light rail doesn’t because of math
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio KIDS AND CITY PLANNERS: For some reason, some people just love trains. The numbers don’t add up when you look at the cost of light rail or the cost of unionization....
View ArticleTaking your stuff equals big business for police
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio The biggest threat to your stuff, particularly cash, is not a burglar or even an identity thief. In the latest edition of Watchdog Radio, Eric Boehm explains why...
View ArticleMissouri voters: Hands off my cell phone, emails
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio Missouri voters have taken a brave step. The Show-Me State has told the National Security Administration and local police that their cell phones and emails deserve...
View ArticleMinnesota diner demonstates the cost of higher minimum wage
By Eric Boehm | Watchdog Radio The owner of a Minnesota diner has angered progressives and other advocates for a higher minimum wage by attaching a 35-cent fee to patrons’ checks. It seems that people...
View ArticleDo we need the government’s jobless rate?
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio Unemployment is up across the country, but economists say the job market is improving. Is the monthly jobless rate the best way to measure the strength of the...
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Paul Ryan: Big government has U.S. at ‘tipping point’
GREETING FANS: Paul Ryan, left, shakes hands last week with Todd Warton, right, of Miramar Beach, Fla., along with Warton’s daughter Skye Warton, 15, at Books-A-Million in Destin, Fla., during a book...
View ArticleM16s are the same as office supplies
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio One Florida sheriff’s office is proud to be bargain shopping. Whether its pens and pencils or helicopters and assault rifles. On the latest edition of Watchdog Radio,...
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Thank a labor union for what?
THANKS, FOR SOMETHING: Big labor takes credit for Labor Day, and they should. But what cost are we paying today? By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio There was a time in this country when people could...
View ArticleAttorney: Court ruling for bloggers a free speech victory for everyone
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio CHICAGO — If you think you can use lawsuits to silence a citizen journalist, think again. A federal appeals court in Chicago last week dismissed a lawsuit brought by...
View ArticleBetter for Internet users: Big business or big government?
By Benjamin Yount | Watchdog Radio SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The future of net neutrality may come down to a showdown between big business and big government, and Internet users are almost certain to be...
View ArticleWatchdog podcasts: Sit Down And Shut Up (Episode 1)
Part 4 of 4 in the series Watchdog Podcasts By Ben Yount, Bre Payton Welcome to “Sit Down And Shut Up,” Watchdog.org’s podcast examining education issues at the national, state and local levels. Hosts...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: Code Blue (Episode 1)
Part 2 of 4 in the series Watchdog Podcasts By Katie Watson and Jason Hart Code Blue is Watchdog Radio’s weekly look at heath issues, ranging from the latest public health debates to small government...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: Code Blue (Episode 2)
Part 6 of 6 in the series Watchdog Podcasts By Eric Boehm | Watchdog Radio Code Blue is Watchdog Radio’s weekly look at heath issues, ranging from the latest public health debates to small government...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: Behind The Headlines (Episode 1)
By Eric Boehm and Evan Grossman | Watchdog Radio This is Behind The Headlines, Watchdog.org’s podcast that takes a deeper look at the state-level political news being uncovered by our Watchdog...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: In Our Backyards (Episode 1)
Part 7 of 7 in the series Watchdog Podcasts This is In Our Backyards, Watchdog.org’s podcast that examines local government — because the government that is the closest to you can often be the most...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: Breaking the Piggy Bank (Episode 2)
Part 8 of 8 in the series Watchdog Podcasts Breaking The Piggy Bank is Watchdog.org’s weekly look at the national public pension crisis, how it is affecting state and city budgets and what can be done...
View ArticleWatchdog Podcast: Behind the Headlines (Ep. 08)
By Eric Boehm and Yael Ossowski | Watchdog.org This is Behind the Headlines, Watchdog.org’s podcast that takes a deeper look at the political news being uncovered by our Watchdog reporters. You might...
View ArticlePodcast: Sit Down, Shut Up – Are schools really unable to afford toilet paper?
This is “Sit Down And Shut Up,” Watchdog.org’s podcast examining education issues at the national, state and local levels. Hosts Ben Yount and Bre Payton take a critical look at the education...
View ArticlePodcast: Breaking the Bank – New Jersey’s growing pension woes
By Watchdog.org Breaking The Piggy Bank is Watchdog.org’s weekly look at the national public pension crisis, how it is affecting state and city budgets and what can be done — if anything — to fix it....
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