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The Waste Watchers
6:38 PM, May 14, 2013
The Mayor of Austell says the spending of 2.5 million in taxpayer dollars hasn't had the desired effect on downtown.
6:56 PM, May 13, 2013
Some taxpayers in Smyrna are calling the addition of $754,094 worth of lights to Atlanta Road "excessive," while city leaders counter it's all in the name of pedestrian safety.
6:50 PM, May 9, 2013
Norcross city council members are defending a vote to give part-time elected officials a 50 percent pay increase
7:02 PM, Apr 19, 2013
Seven months after an audit that blamed Georgia Perimeter College's $16 million budget shortfall on financial mismanagement, a former student's effort to get more answers have been stymied.
7:01 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Close to a million dollars from Cobb County taxpayers will go to area non-profits this year, and a local watchdog group is outraged.
9:41 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Georgia Agriculture Food Safety Commissioner Oscar Garrison and Chief Operating Officer Billy Skaggs resign when confronted with evidence of a "college fraternity" style party that included skinny dipping at an official training course.
11:18 PM, Mar 25, 2013
The Washington Guardian is reporting that the Postal Service missed out on millions of dollars worth of government business last year.
7:04 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The District Attorney is investigating the expense reports of former Gwinnett County Commissioner Mike Beaudreau.
12:52 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Can you tell the difference between White House invitations crafted by a quarter-million dollar calligraphy staff and the fake one made using a station computer and printer for pocket change?
7:24 PM, Mar 11, 2013
An unpaved road in Ormewood Park is adding to the controversy over thousands of taxpayer dollars spent on wheelchair friendly curbs.
12:44 AM, Feb 21, 2013
It began as an investigation by our Center for Investigative Action, exposing how your tax dollars were being cashed in at casinos, bars and strip clubs; now the state is taking action to put a stop to it.
8:51 PM, Feb 11, 2013
Homeowners in Atlanta's Ormewood Park were shocked to find letters giving them 45 days to repair the city owned sidewalks that run through their neighborhood.
8:16 PM, Jan 8, 2013
A state audit reveals that a $101 million dollar computer system often lacks timely information concerning allegations of child abuse or neglect.
7:30 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Federal mandates are what led to $140,000 worth of handicap assessable curbs that led to broken sidewalks few wheelchairs can navigate.
10:56 PM, Dec 10, 2012
The Georgia Department of Transportation is admitting to a mistake that will cost taxpayers nearly $100,000.
7:35 AM, Nov 15, 2012
Taxpayers in Henry County own $3 million worth of cow pasture.
7:50 PM, Nov 8, 2012
A new state of the art school that cost Fayette County taxpayers nearly $12 million has less than two dozen students, and the school district may soon sell it.
6:27 PM, Nov 1, 2012
Three Atlanta city council members have expressed support for proposed pay raises that have drawn fire from taxpayers and some city employees.
11:37 PM, Oct 31, 2012
A proposal to give Atlanta's Mayor and City Council significant raises is drawing fire from taxpayers and city employees who haven't received a raise in a decade.
6:30 PM, Oct 30, 2012
A heated squabble between two political foes that involved name calling is going to cost county taxpayers.