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New Jersey Congressman Leads Federal Investigation Into Massive Public Taxpayer Funding of America’s Abortion Clinics

The Daily CallerNovember 23, 20240

A coalition of over 100 Republican lawmakers, led by Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey, has requested a comprehensive investigation into federal funds allocated to health centers that provide abortion services. In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Friday, lawmakers demanded detailed reporting on allocations to organizations like Planned Parenthood and other domestic and international providers over the past three years. Key points: A group of over 100 Republican legislators is calling for a comprehensive inquiry into federal funds channeled to health centers offering abortion services, as outlined in

Former Arizona county treasurer pleads guilty to stealing $38 million in taxpayer funds

Indira PatelNovember 22, 20240

TUCSON, Ariz. — A former Santa Cruz County treasurer admitted Thursday to orchestrating a decade-long embezzlement scheme in which she stole more than $38 million in public funds, laundered the proceeds, and evaded $13 million in taxes, federal prosecutors announced. Elizabeth Gutfahr, 62, served as the Santa Cruz County Treasurer from 2012 to 2024. According to court documents, from 2014 to 2024, Gutfahr systematically wired millions from county accounts into fraudulent business accounts she controlled. She then transferred the funds to her personal accounts and spent them on luxury real estate, renovations for her family ranch, operating expenses for her

Should Trump Defund the Left-Leaning, Taxpayer Subsidized NPR?

Breaking Local News ReportNovember 12, 20240

WASHINGTON — A group of Republican lawmakers has introduced legislation aimed at cutting off federal funding to National Public Radio (NPR), citing alleged bias and “radical left messaging” at the taxpayer-supported media organization. The bill, titled the “Defund NPR Act,” would prohibit federal funds from being allocated to NPR and prevent local public radio stations from using federal grants to purchase NPR content or pay dues to the organization. The bill’s sponsors argue that federal taxpayer money should not support what they describe as partisan programming. NPR is losing money. In 2023, it was given an endowment of $342.3 million.

Terence Jeffrey: US Has Spent Boatloads Of Taxpayer Money On Education — But Students’ Test Scores Are Still Abysmal

The Daily CallerMay 9, 20240

The public schools in the state of New York doled out $29,284 per pupil in “current expenditures” in fiscal year 2022, said a report published this week by the Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. “Current expenditures comprise expenditures for the day-to-day operation of schools and school districts for public elementary and secondary education, including expenditures for staff salaries and benefits, supplies, and purchased services,” according to NCES. “General administration expenditures and school administration expenditures are also included in current expenditures,” it says. The $29,284 that New York spent per pupil on these items was more than any

Blue State Poised To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Pay Journalists’ Salaries

The Daily CallerApril 24, 20240

New York state is poised to hand out millions in taxpayer dollars to local media outlets to help pay for journalists’ salaries. The state will dole out $30 million over a three-year period to local media outlets in the form of tax credits, giving publishers the ability to offset up to 50% of the first $50,000 in journalists’ salaries, according to a Tuesday release issued by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. Heastie emphasized that the funds will go toward protecting local news outlets for “many years to come.” “Local journalism plays an essential role in our communities,” Speaker

Nonprofit Misused Taxpayer Dollars To Fly Migrants Around US, Dem Rep Alleges

The Daily CallerApril 20, 20240

A Texas lawmaker alleged Friday that a local nonprofit is misusing taxpayer funds through its purchase of airline tickets for migrants. Catholic Charities of San Antonio is purchasing airline tickets for asylum-seekers in their care with federal grant money, Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar alleged. The allegation emerges as millions of federal taxpayer dollars continue to be doled out to nonprofit groups that are helping manage the border crisis under President Joe Biden. The migrants are flocking to Cuellar’s district in search of free airline tickets to their U.S. destination of choice, the lawmaker told Border Report. “We talked to Holding Institute

Biden’s Signature Bills Are Showering Battleground States With Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars, With More To Come

The Daily CallerApril 6, 20240

Two of President Joe Biden’s flagship laws are pumping billions of dollars of taxpayer cash into states that will likely decide the winner of November’s presidential election, with much more money still up for grabs. The 2021 bipartisan infrastructure package and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Biden’s massive climate bill, have routed more than $60 billion combined to Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Arizona and Georgia, according to White House data. These states are widely considered to be the seven key swing states that will dictate whether Biden will secure a second term or if former President Donald Trump

Governor Murphy, Wife Tammy Visit New Taxpayer Supported Planned Parenthood Center

Conservative TimesApril 3, 20240

Governor Murphy Commends Planned Parenthood’s Vital Role During Visit to New Health Center TRENTON, NJ — In a recent statement, Governor Phil Murphy lauded Planned Parenthood for its critical healthcare services provided to women throughout the state. Highlighting the organization’s significance amid ongoing challenges to abortion access, Governor Murphy expressed his and First Lady Tammy Murphy’s enthusiasm during their visit to the upcoming Planned Parenthood health center in Absecon, Atlantic County. The new facility is set to open its doors soon, marking a significant development in healthcare provision in the area. In 2020, Governor Phil Murphy signed A5802, which makes

Biden Seeks To Pour Billions In Taxpayer Dollars Into Global Climate Programs

The Daily CallerMarch 12, 20240

Biden Seeks To Pour Billions In Taxpayer Dollars Into Global Climate Programs Nick Pope on March 11, 2024 President Joe Biden’s newest budget request calls for billions of taxpayer dollars to fund international climate programs. The budget request furthers Biden’s goal to allocate a total of $11 billion in taxpayer funds to support international climate initiatives, including a $500 million payment in 2025 to the United Nations’ Green Climate Fund. The Biden administration has made a major effort to reassert the U.S. as a leader in international climate diplomacy, even while countries like India and China are expanding their use of

Kamala Harris Says College Students ‘Will Now Get Paid’ With Taxpayer Funds To Register Voters Ahead Of 2024

The Daily CallerFebruary 28, 20240

Kamala Harris Says College Students ‘Will Now Get Paid’ With Taxpayer Funds To Register Voters Ahead Of 2024 Harold Hutchison on February 27, 2024 Vice President Kamala Harris announced Tuesday that college students would be able to collect federally-funded work study for registering voters. Harris’s announcement of the new policy was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. The federal work-study program is intended to allow students to earn money for day-to-day expenses while at college, according to the Department of Education. WATCH: Kamala Harris announces the Biden administration will “now allow students to get paid through federal work study

GOP Senator Demands Answers About Taxpayer Funding For ‘Woke Kindergarten’ At California School

The Daily CallerFebruary 24, 20240

GOP Senator Demands Answers About Taxpayer Funding For ‘Woke Kindergarten’ At California School Kate Anderson on February 23, 2024 Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana announced on Friday that he was seeking information about a California elementary school that spent hundreds of thousands on a “Woke Kindergarten” program. Glassbrook Elementary School reportedly spent $250,000 on “Woke Kindergarten,” a nonprofit that encourages a “global, abolitionist early childhood ecosystem.” Cassidy raised concerns in several letters to the nonprofit and the California Department of Education requesting information on the purpose of the program’s inclusion in light of “failing test scores in crucial subjects

Blue City Shelled Out Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars To Nonprofits. Their Execs Took Home Fat Salaries

The Daily CallerFebruary 21, 20240

Blue City Shelled Out Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars To Nonprofits. Their Execs Took Home Fat Salaries Robert Schmad on February 20, 2024 Nonprofits bankrolled by San Franciscan taxpayers are offering their executives lucrative compensation, public records show. The ten nonprofits with highest executive compensation among major city contractors have received $1.7 billion from San Francisco since 2017 for services ranging from addressing homelessness to assisting childcare providers, according to the San Francisco Chronicle’s analysis of a city contract database. CEOs at these 10 charities collectively took home more than $4.2 million in compensation during their 2022 tax filing periods, according

DOJ Has Shelled Out Nearly Four Times More Taxpayer Dollars On Trump Investigations Compared To Biden Probe

The Daily CallerJanuary 7, 20240

DOJ Has Shelled Out Nearly Four Times More Taxpayer Dollars On Trump Investigations Compared To Biden Probe Jake Smith on January 6, 2024 The Department of Justice (DOJ) has spent significantly more taxpayer money investigating former President Donald Trump than it has on President Joe Biden, according to a DOJ statement of expenditures released Friday. The DOJ spent roughly $23 million in taxpayer funds on two investigations led by special counsel Jack Smith into Trump, according to the DOJ expenditure statement. The DOJ has only spent $6.4 million, roughly a quarter of what it spent investigating Trump, on the probe

Phil Murphy Under Fire For Using Taxpayer Funds for Personal Gain, Again

Phil StiltonNovember 19, 20230

TRENTON, NJ – Not happy with making New Jersey residents pay for his own bills for a Taylor Swift concert, NFL football games, and soccer matches, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is once again using taxpayer funds for a questionable activity. Days after his wife Tammy announced her run for U.S. Senate, Murphy launched a series of ads featuring his wife, paid for by the state of New Jersey. Mendham Mayor Christine Serrano Glassner is now calling for a state ethics investigation into a $100,000 radio station advertising campaign featuring his wife Tammy for Nurture NJ, a statewide taxpayer-funded initiative

CCP-Linked Battery Maker Eligible For US Taxpayer Subsidies, Executive Says

The Daily CallerOctober 27, 20230

CCP-Linked Battery Maker Eligible For US Taxpayer Subsidies, Executive Says Nick Pope on October 26, 2023 An executive of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP)-linked battery manufacturer said Wednesday that his firm is eligible for American taxpayer subsidies despite increased scrutiny of his company. Qian Cheng, executive vice president for Gotion High-Tech, made the remarks during a televised interview with CNBC on Wednesday. Numerous Republican lawmakers have called for the company’s U.S.-based subsidiary, Gotion Inc., to undergo a fresh Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) review with the Treasury Department following numerous investigations by the Daily Caller News

‘A Non-Denial Denial’: Reporter Spars With Biden Admin Spox Over Taxpayer Funding Of Wuhan Lab

The Daily CallerSeptember 13, 20230

‘A Non-Denial Denial’: Reporter Spars With Biden Admin Spox Over Taxpayer Funding Of Wuhan Lab Harold Hutchison on September 12, 2023 A reporter pressed State Department spokesman Matt Miller Tuesday after Miller dodged a question about whether the U.S. government funded research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV). The tense exchange came during a press briefing when the reporter asked Miller, “How much money went from USAID to this, to the work at Wuhan and to the collaborator, Ralph Barrett at the University of North Carolina to collect and make coronaviruses that are weaponized, that are more deadly?” Republicans on

CCP-Linked Company Is Poised To Receive Over $1 Billion In Taxpayer Money And Benefits

The Daily CallerSeptember 12, 20230

CCP-Linked Company Is Poised To Receive Over $1 Billion In Taxpayer Money And Benefits Jason Cohen on September 11, 2023 Gotion Inc., a company tied to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is set to gain more than $1 billion in taxpayer money and incentives for building factories in Michigan and Illinois, according to public announcements. Gotion Inc. plans to construct two electric battery plants in Michigan and one in Illinois, securing commitments in funding and benefits totaling over $1.25 billion, according to announcements by the states’ governors. The company is based in California, but it is “wholly owned and controlled”

Former CEO Who Made Bad Green Energy Bets Now Doling Out Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars To Green Projects

The Daily CallerAugust 25, 20230

Former CEO Who Made Bad Green Energy Bets Now Doling Out Billions Of Taxpayer Dollars To Green Projects Nick Pope on August 25, 2023 David Crane, the former CEO of NRG Energy who abruptly resigned from his job in 2015 as bad investments in green energy dragged down the company’s stock price, now works for the Department of Energy (DOE) to manage billions of taxpayer dollars designated for investments in green energy. He will be shelling out billions of taxpayer dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the bipartisan infrastructure law to subsidize some technologies that critics assert are

EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Chip Roy, Andy Biggs Question Mayorkas On Taxpayer Funds Going To Migrant Camps Outside US

The Daily CallerAugust 16, 20230

EXCLUSIVE: Reps. Chip Roy, Andy Biggs Question Mayorkas On Taxpayer Funds Going To Migrant Camps Outside US Jennie Taer on August 16, 2023 Reps. Chip Roy of Texas and Andy Biggs of Arizona questioned Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on using taxpayer dollars to fund migrant camps south of the border that are fueling illegal immigration to the U.S., in a Wednesday letter first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Roy and Biggs expressed concerns over U.S. funding of a migrant camp in Panama, known as San Vicente, in addition to regional migrant processing centers in

Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Continue To Flow To NGO That Funded The Wuhan Lab

The Daily CallerJuly 20, 20230

Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Continue To Flow To NGO That Funded The Wuhan Lab Jason Cohen on July 20, 2023 EcoHealth Alliance, the nonprofit organization that collaborated with and funded the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), which has been under suspicion as a potential origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to receive millions of dollars more in taxpayer-funded grants. EcoHealth distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer funds from 2014 to 2019 to the WIV for gain-of-function research on bat-based coronaviruses, potentially leading to the leak of COVID-19 from the Chinese laboratory. In May, the National Institutes of

Despite Billions In Taxpayer Funding, Blue City’s Schools Are Literally Falling Apart

The Daily CallerJuly 17, 20230

Despite Billions In Taxpayer Funding, Blue City’s Schools Are Literally Falling Apart Mia Hernandez on July 17, 2023 Nearly 4 in 10 Philadelphia schools were assessed and rated as having “unsatisfactory” conditions despite the district having a $3.9 billion budget paid by taxpayers in the last fiscal year, according to multiple reports. The partially-completed March 2022 assessment measured criteria such as the condition of the facilities, how many students were enrolled relative to capacity, and how well they support instruction, according to Billy Penn, a local news outlet. The School District of Philadelphia’s Chief Financial Officer Michael Herbstman recently suggested

Pharma Giant Selling mRNA Drugs To China After Getting Billions In US Taxpayer Money

The Daily CallerJuly 6, 20230

Pharma Giant Selling mRNA Drugs To China After Getting Billions In US Taxpayer Money Laurel Duggan on July 6, 2023 Moderna, an American pharmaceutical giant that developed mRNA technology with the help of U.S. government using taxpayer funds, will now produce mRNA drugs exclusively for Chinese markets, the company told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The company will produce drugs using mRNA technology exclusively for the Chinese market that will not be exported, the company said. Moderna received roughly $2.5 billion in federal funding for research and orders of the COVID-19 vaccine, and cooperated with the National Institute of Allergy

ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: A July Fourth Victory For The American Taxpayer

The Daily CallerJuly 4, 20230

ADAM ANDRZEJEWSKI: A July Fourth Victory For The American Taxpayer Adam Andrzejewski on July 4, 2023 Torrents of bad news on government spending constantly spout forth from Washington. For example, the feds recently admitted they’d made $247 billion in improper payments last year – with your tax dollars. Since 2004, it brings the tally to $3 trillion worth of mistakes. That staggering incompetence is roughly equivalent to the GDP of the entire United Kingdom, and federal workers somehow managed to lose it between the figurative couch cushions. And the numbers only get worse. Large programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Controversial New Jersey offshore wind developer Asking for more taxpayer funds

Phil StiltonJune 25, 20230

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, NJ – According to a Politico article by Ry Rivard, the Danish wind developer responsible for constructing New Jersey’s first industrial offshore wind farm is seeking additional funds from state taxpayers before proceeding with their project to industrialize the state’s inshore waters. Rivard reported from a Board of Public Utilities (BPU) meeting, where the five-member board began accepting proposals for new wind farms off the coast of New Jersey. During the meeting, it was revealed that the governor and the wind developer were renegotiating previously agreed-upon terms. The negotiations between the Murphy administration and Ørsted, the Danish energy

Dem Gov Signs Law Allowing Taxpayer Money To Fund Abortions Through Medicaid

The Daily CallerMay 19, 20230

Dem Gov Signs Law Allowing Taxpayer Money To Fund Abortions Through Medicaid Kate Anderson on May 19, 2023 Democratic Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee signed a bill on Thursday that allows taxpayer funding to be used to pay for abortion services for “pregnant people” working as state officials, and those who are insured through Medicaid. The “Equality in Abortion Coverage Act” was introduced in the Rhode Island General Assembly earlier this year to create a way for the state to cover abortions for state employees, as well as those covered under a Medicaid insurance plan and “promote equity in access