By Kevin Lee, Watchdog.org Taxpayers are left wondering how more than $1.175 billion in federal stimulus money was used because in hundreds of cases recipients ignored the law and did not report how they spent it. “Government owes it to its citizens to share how tax dollars are spent. When it is left to journalists, [...]

We talk a lot about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act here at West Virginia Watchdog, mostly because they made it very easy to monitor. So when the they claim two different numbers for the amount of jobs there would have been without the stimulus, that raises some eyebrows.

Apology brings closure to Webster defamation suit | West Virginia Record A month prior to her appointment as the newest Kanawha Circuit judge, a Charleston attorney, and chairwoman of the House of Delegates’ Judiciary Committee was able to conclude a defamation suit filed against her by a South Charleston man by apologizing for her erroneous [...]

What a week here at West Virginia Watchdog. Who knew we would be riding a news wave? It all started with my friend and fellow watchdog Jim Scarantino. Jim is an investigative reporter for the Rio Grande Foundation in New Mexico, and he edits New Mexico Watchdog. When looking for jobs created in his state, [...]

Due to national pressure, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board has already begun purging Recovery.gov of the 440 phantom congressional districts, including the eight extra congressional districts they listed for West Virginia. Instead of matching the jobs created/saved and the dollar amounts to the real congressional districts, Recovery.gov instead lumped the phantom information into one [...]

Image by jimbowen0306 via Flickr Council gets study sales pitch – NewsandSentinel.com | News, Sports, Jobs, Community Information – Parkersburg News and Sentinel City council got a bit of sales pitch Tuesday night and some members weren’t buying. Members of the Finance Committee, in addition to the other four members of council, got a sales [...]

Every morning The West Virginia Examiner swims through the headlines while you were sleeping and compiles a list of must-reads. What does Tuesday have in store? The Martinsburg Journal: Postal officials consider site closings, consolidation A pillar of U.S. communities since the nation’s founding, the post office is facing the prospect of closings or consolidation [...]