CPS Inspector General to investigate paid protesters
The Chicago Public Schools watchdog is investigating why people have been paid to speak out in support of school closings. The school district's Inspector General said they're looking to verify whether that's true, and if so - if it's legal. Pastors who support school closings have been paying busloads of people around $20 each to hold signs and read scripts at public hearings. Chicago Mayor ...
Gingrich campaign paid off some debts, still owes $600,000
Newt Gingrich’s campaign remains roughly $600,000 in debt, two months after it reported deep debts and a long list of creditors, newly released campaign spending records show. Fundraising by the former House speaker’s campaign has stepped up markedly since then and Gingrich just last month cut by half the $1.2 million owed in October 2010. Still, several outstanding creditors remain. Read full ...
'Soul Train' Fans Dance on Broadway to Celebrate Late Creator, Don Cornelius
Associated Press Less than a week after Cornelius, 75, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, fans of the '70s dance show, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, met in New York to honor him and boogie through Harlem. read more
PCC gave consultant $300K+ in unbid work
Pima Community College paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to a consultant who forwarded lewd emails to the school's executives and billed the public for a personal massage.
Why do young people have to foot the bill for Boomer pensions?
The CPP provides high returns to those who entered the plan 40 years ago and it provides much lower returns to those entering the plan today
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