By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA— In the decades following World War I, a widespread consensus existed in the United States that armed conflicts were not pursued for defense, protection or necessity, but rather…
Date Archives July 2012
Questioning John McCain on the ‘Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex’
Yesterday, I was afforded the opportunity to ask Sen. John McCain a few questions on the collusion between politicians and the defense companies that manufacture weapons. McCain came to Tampa, FL to protest the $500…
Sen. John McCain pushes against defense cuts to save military contractors, economy
TAMPA — If the proposed cuts to the military budget are not stopped immediately, the United States would be unprepared and unequipped to fight any future wars — despite the growing danger of a deepening…
FL: Millions in fraud, waste rampant in federal energy stimulus, reveals state audit
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — More than 3 ½ years after the president’s celebrated signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the program remains a hot target for critics, who view the…
FL: State delegation votes yes on Paul’s push for Fed transparency
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — In a rebuke of the nation’s central bank on Wednesday, 327 House members approved a bill requiring an extensive audit of the Federal Reserve, a long-awaited triumph for…
FL: Feds’ $50M transit stimulus seeks to ‘repair infrastructure,’ ‘create jobs’
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — Creating jobs in the bus sector has taken a new front seat in the priorities of the federal government. Municipalities and counties nationwide are set to a…
FL: More noncitizens found on voter registration rolls
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ORLANDO — Frustrated with accounts of voter fraud and ineligible voters statewide, residents of Orange County undertook their own investigation to reveal whether noncitizens were present on the county voter rolls….
FL: Lawmaker’s term-limit pledge comes back to haunt him—24 years later
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog ST PETERSBURG — A GOP representative who promised to push for term-limits in his initial congressional campaign run is again seeking office, hoping to claim victory for a 13th term…
FL: State expects to save millions by outsourcing prison health services
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog TAMPA — Overcoming the efforts of several public-sector unions, Florida plans to hire more private health vendors in its correctional instutitions. “This step will allow us to provide the…
FL: Economist says federal temp job programs only hurt workers
By Marianela Toledo and Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog MIAMI — Are direct government incentives for job creation the path to prosperity? Not a chance, says oneFlorida economist. Jorge Salazar-Carrillo, professor of economics atFlorida International University in Miami, points…