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Thursday, Jun 27

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Michigan ban on taxpayer-funded abortions targeted by lawsuit

www.startribune.com

Abortion-rights supporters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to overturn Michigan's longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income residents, arguing it cannot stand after voters in 2022 approved a sweeping constitutional…

Michigan ban on taxpayer-funded abortions targeted by lawsuit

wtop.com

DETROIT (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to overturn Michigan’s longtime ban on taxpayer-funded abortions for low-income…

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Number of UK top rate taxpayers set to surpass 1mn for the first time

www.ft.com

Estimate by HM Revenue & Customs highlights the beneficial impact of ‘fiscal drag’ on state coffers

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Feared Tory election rout could leave taxpayers with a £35MILLION bill for hundreds of MPs leaving the Commons

www.dailymail.co.uk

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority has estimated that each politician leaving the Commons costs £116,000 on average.

Are new stadiums a good use of taxpayer dollars?

www.marketplace.org

As cities look to grow and innovate in the recovery from the pandemic, some are pushing for new sports stadiums. The idea is that fresh ballparks attract visitors and create jobs, but these projects are almost always funded by public…

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Why taxpayers keep footing much of the bill for new sports stadiums

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Governments provide big subsidies even if the dollars and cents don't add up, says The Economist's Simon Rabinovitch.

Billionaire Ken Griffin got an apology from the IRS, while everyday taxpayers struggle with this ‘unconscionable’ problem

www.marketwatch.com

Taxpayers are facing longer wait times for the IRS to resolve identity theft cases, a new report from the National Taxpayer Advocate finds

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Labour’s 'bonkers' Net Zero plans to cost taxpayers nearly £800bn, warns tax expert

www.express.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Bob Lyddon believes Labour will saddle the nation with huge debts for decades if Sir Keir Starmer gets the keys to Number 10 on July 4.

Other voices: Monstrous COVID-19 frauds leave taxpayers holding the bag

www.twincities.com

"No one has gotten away with it. They just haven't been arrested yet."

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Sadiq Khan's off-peak Fridays Tube scheme is branded 'expensive election bribe' after TfL data reveals £24m trial had 'negligible' impact on journeys - with taxpayers set to foot huge bill

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The TfL scheme between March 8 and May 31 reduced travel costs for passengers using contactless and Oyster cards in the Greater London area on Fridays.

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Number of Shropshire children with special needs hits record high and here's what it means for taxpayers

www.shropshirestar.com

The number of Shropshire children receiving support with special educational needs has soared to record levels, new figures show.

Wednesday, Jun 26

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Benefits fraud couple who splashed £720k of taxpayer's money on luxury lifestyle after 'commercial scale' scam are jailed for four years after being caught trying to flee at the Channel Tunnel

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Wiktoria Packowska and her partner Wojciech Kowalski, both 28, created false bank accounts and identity documents to make more than 80 false benefits claims across three years, a court heard.

Govt officials funding private varsities with taxpayers’ money, ASUU alleges

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The Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Calabar zone, Dr Happiness Uduk, has expressed disappointment that government officials are destroying public universities in the country and stealing taxpayers’ money to…

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Scheming couple stole £720k in benefits from taxpayers to fund luxury trips & designer clothes as pics show wads of cash

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A SCHEMING couple fleeced £720,000 in benefits to splurge on their lavish lifestyle.

Scheming couple stole £720k in benefits from taxpayers to fund luxury trips & designer clothes as pics show wads of cash

A SCHEMING couple fleeced £720,000 in benefits to splurge on their lavish lifestyle.

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Tuesday, Jun 25

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Australia’s music artists are in dire straits – yet taxpayer-funded Triple J won’t shake its commercial flavour

theconversation.com

A new watchdog website is shedding light on which artists and genres the youth broadcaster is really prioritising.

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Oklahoma Supreme Court shuts down ‘unconstitutional’ taxpayer-funded Catholic school

www.independent.co.uk

Republican governor intends to appeal to Supreme Court as GOP officials test church-and-state firewalls

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NPR whistleblower finds new gig after exposing alleged liberal bias at taxpayer-funded outlet

www.foxnews.com

NPR whistleblower Uri Berliner, who left the taxpayer-funded organization after exposing alleged liberal bias, has found a new gig with The Free Press.

North Dakota Senator, 80, to plead guilty to traveling to Europe to have sex with minors on taxpayer-funded flights

www.dailymail.co.uk

A former North Dakota Senator is set to plead guilty to a federal charge that he traveled to Europe to have sex with minors on taxpayer-funded flights.