Today's Roundup of Taxpayer News!
NTUto Congress: Don't Submarine Balanced Budget Amendment
From The Hill blog, NTU Vice President of Government Affairs Andrew Moylanstresses more grassroots support is needed before a House floor vote is takenon a balanced budget amendment (BBA).
Lesson for Wisconsin Teacher Unions: Compromise
In an article from the newspaper North Shore Sun, a New York county school board has reached a compromise with the teacher’s union to save at least one teacher’s job (while increasing his responsibilities), but saves taxpayers from hiring another teacher and thus more money.
Taxpayers Pay for Wine Tasting
Men’s News Daily reports that the Economic Development Administration used federal dollars (i.e. taxpayer’s money) to build a wine tasting room and other projects that do little with the national interest.