The Late Edition: October 18, 2012

Today’s Taxpayer News!

In this article from One News Now NTU’s Pete Sepp weighs in on Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn’s annual “Wastebook”, a detailed look into billions of dollars of squandered taxpayer money for the year. These wasteful efforts range from the bizarre (examining the relationships between rattlesnakes and squirrels) to the futuristic ($1 million a year to design foods for people to eat on Mars).

Want to see more of the ill-advised projects your taxpayer dollars are being spent on? Check out this article from Daily Finance to see ten of the most outrageous items in Senator Coburn’s report.