U.S. Senator Joni Ernst's Stop Wasteful Advertising by the Government Act, or SWAG Act recently unanimously passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Ernst's SWAG Act targets the over $1.4 billion the federal government spends each year on public relations and advertising campaigns. There’s zero reason for the federal government to blow a […]
Follow the Money
WATCH: When your charity donations may go somewhere else
In today's follow the money, we take a look at people who gave to charities with no idea that almost all of the money was sent to for-profit fundraisers. Reporter Sarah Kleiner with the Center for Public Integrity uncovered the story. Sharyl: Is it accurate to say it's more efficient for some charities, they think, […]
Police recruiting problems: A Full Measure investigation
Police agencies coast to coast report having difficulties hiring and keeping good recruits. That's the findings in my six month long Full Measure investigation. I asked 30 law enforcement agencies in America's biggest cities about their recruiting trends. Many say the bad publicity over high profile incidents where suspects die in police custody have driven […]
WATCH: Follow the Money: "Swag Act"
In Follow the Money, gimmicky spending by federal agencies to promote themselves seems to have taken on some new twists and turns. It is part of the more than 1 billion dollars that federal agencies spend each year to promote themselves. Your tax money is being spend on mascots Owlie Skywarn and Sanctuary Sam, representing […]
BFTP: Clyburn & Congress: Keeping your money in their families
The following is a Blast From The Past (BFTP). It's my story for the CBS Evening News in December of 2007. Sharyl: You have three daughters and a son in law who all work for entities in South Carolina ... any other family members in groups that are recipients of [Congressional] earmarks?... Clyburn: Absolutely. I […]
WATCH: Following the Big Tech lobbying money
The following is a transcript of Lisa Fletcher's investigation story into big tech's lobbying efforts to protect their interests, appearing on "Full Measure." Watch the video by clicking on the link at the end of the page. Four major tech companies run the web-based world. But the reach of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple goes […]
Following the money with Congressional earmarks
Earmarks. Many say it’s a sneaky way Democrats and Republicans in Congress spend taxpayer dollars - on projects that benefit them - but may not be best for all of us. After much criticism, Republicans led the way to a ban on earmarks in 2011. But that doesn’t mean they were gone forever. Joce Sterman […]
Google under investigation in nearly every state
Forty-eight states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico have launched joint investigations into Google for alleged violations of antitrust law. Attorney Generals in Texas and Washington, D.C. are leading the way in the probe honing in on Google's dominance as an internet search engine and advertiser. We have 50 attorneys general from across the nation who […]
