NC's new government efficiency committee should focus on pork-barrel spending | Opinion
As I’ve pointed out repeatedly since last fall, the General Assembly may face some tough decisions over the 2025-27 budget ...
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Antigraft court junks plea on P10 million pork barrel case
The Sandiganbayan has rejected the appeal made by a former staff of the late Negros Oriental Rep. Herminio Teves to overturn ...
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Plaza, Napoles cleared of graft raps
THE Sandiganbayan has acquitted Janet Napoles, former Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza, and several others of graft and ...
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Sandiganbayan clears Enrile’s co-accused in pork barrel case
The Sandiganbayan has junked the 15 counts of graft against company driver Fernando Ramirez, one of the co-accused of then ...
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Sandiganbayan acquits Napoles, others on PDAF case
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted Janet Napoles, former Agusan del Sur Rep. Rodolfo Plaza, and several others of graft and ...
Dancing and K-dogs: How to fully immerse yourself in a K-pop weekend in Charlotte
To pair with my half-pint of Czech Pils, I tried my very first Korean hot dog, or K-dog. Little did I know that the food ...
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Passed resolution takes aim at so-called 'pork barrel spending' in Michigan
A proposed resolution recently introduced in Lansing would change the rules for introducing a bill in what Republicans call a ...
A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending
President Trump suggests that state governments should have primary responsibility for handling disasters, and cutting ...
South Florida’s best food truck? Find out who’s No. 1 in our poll!
Food trucks have put South Florida in a frenzy for years with their flavorful, fried, grilled, saucy, savory and sweet menu items handed out from pick-up windows. But we know not all meals on ...
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Letter: Free lunch will burden middle class taxpayers
What a surprise that the masters of pork barrel politics are pushing for free lunches for all K-12 public school students, no means-testing necessary. Thus we will have the middle class paying to ...
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Around the Bluhmin’ Town: Talk about your pork-barrel spending
Brother, can you spare a dime? How about $36 trillion to pay off the national debt? Yes, that’s the number released by the federal government’s recent budget report that recaps 2024 and ...