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Kristi Noem's no-bid contract for what seemed to be personal advertising wasn't the first, or last, example of this practice.
PepsiCo received $1.3 million in federal subsidies in 2012, plus more from New York State, to produce greek yogurt - and failed anyway.
Texas has a lobbying problem, with taxpayer-funded lobbyists representing local governments, including school boards, city councils, et al.
The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) is buying weapons and ammunition in abundance for its agents, with no good explanation.
An economic development corporation spent $60,000 of Ohio state money on a podcast episode and is accountable to no one.
A publoic school secretary wrote eight checks to herself, disguising them as payable to legitimate payees, and shortchanged a key fund.
In 2012, a federal grant went to pay for pet shampoo, and hair spray, styling gell and face wash for dogs.
Pittsburgh has a chronic and severe staffing shortage across all departments, and overtime has become a significant expense.
Of 677 laptops the Federal Reserve bought, none have been used so far, and the Fed’s bureaucracy can’t place them into service yet.
The Oklahoma Route 66 Commission shelled out $110,000 for a musical washboard that plays This Land Is Your Land when run over.
