Connecticut paid over $200,000 to a contractor to rewrite an organizational manual and provide training, neither of which was completed.
California spent nearly five million dollars on cell phones for State employees, but most of the phones stayed out of use.
The State of Illinois subsidized its State Fair to the tune of $140 million or more, by robbing other funds and agencies.
A watchdog on government waste now insists that Texas is spending money it no longer needs to spend on border security.
The new California Capitol annex costs $1.1 billion, twice as much as projected, and the excuses are shrouded in secrecy.