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Mark Hemingway

Lawyers, guns and money

By: Mark Hemingway 09/27/11 9:57 PM
Last December, U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered in a firefight with three Mexican nationals in Arizona. Two guns recovered at the crime scene were traced back to an ongoing Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives investigation, informally known under the code names Gunwalker and Fast and Furious. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.

By: Mark Hemingway 02/15/11 9:05 PM
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California unions stand in way of Texas-size success

By: Mark Hemingway 02/10/11 10:25 PM
In the first half of 2010, Texas saw more small-business growth than any other state in the country. During that time, it added 178,000 new jobs — twice as many as any other state. Also, Texas was one of only five states to add manufacturing jobs. Read More

California divides taxpayer money among its politicians

By: Mark Hemingway 02/07/11 9:05 PM
Part two of a five-part series When trying to understand why Texas is a thriving economic superpower while California is a political basket case with 12 percent unemployment, one conclusion is inescapable: Political culture and governing philosophy matters. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Charles Boustany, R-La.

By: Mark Hemingway 02/01/11 9:05 PM
WHO: Rep. Charles Boustany, R-La. WHAT: Boustany received $2,000 from General Motors' Political Action Committee. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.

By: c-Dirty Money 01/31/11 9:05 PM
WHO: Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. WHAT: Becerra received $1,000 from General Motors' Political Action Committee. WHY IT'S DIRTY: General Motors was the recipient of a $60 billion taxpayer bailout last year that has not been paid back, so the automaker has no right to curry congressional favor at Americans' expense. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas

By: c-Dirty Money 01/18/11 9:05 PM
WHO: Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas WHAT: Granger received $1,000 from General Motors' Political Action Committee. WHY IT'S DIRTY: General Motors was the recipient of a $60 billion taxpayer bailout last year that has not been paid back, so the automaker has no right to curry congressional favor at Americans' expense. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif.

By: c-Dirty Money 01/11/11 9:05 PM
WHO: Rep. Xavier Becerra, D-Calif. WHAT: Becerra received $1,000 from General Motors' Political Action Committee. WHY IT'S DIRTY: General Motors was the recipient of a $60 billion taxpayer bailout last year that has not been paid back, so the automaker has no right to curry congressional favor at Americans' expense. Read More

Dirty Money Watch: Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio

By: c-Dirty Money 01/03/11 9:05 PM
WHO: Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio WHAT: Tiberi received $1,000 from General Motors' Political Action Committee. WHY IT'S DIRTY: General Motors was the recipient of a $60 billion taxpayer bailout last year that has not been paid back, so the automaker has no right to curry congressional favor at Americans' expense. Read More

Nation’s public pension crisis has calamitous consequences

By: Mark Hemingway 12/26/10 10:58 PM
When the police found the body of the town’s 58-year-old retired fire marshal, the lights had been turned off in his house and he had no running water. He had no money to pay his bills and was too proud to accept help from his neighbors.Perhaps because he was so proud, The New York Times was polite enough not to use the fire marshal’s name in their account of his death. Read More
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