North Carolina state legislators — Democrat or Republican — have used the N.C. Department of Transportation contingency fund since the 1980s. For decades, legislators deposited roughly $10 million a year in what has long been called a slush fund. Republican budget writers increased the fund to $62 million in 2021 and to $112 million in […]
North Carolina state legislators — Democrat or Republican — have used the N.C. Department of Transportation contingency fund since the 1980s. For decades, legislators deposited roughly $10 million a year in what has long been called a slush fund. Republican budget writers increased the fund to $62 million in 2021 and to $112 million in […]
(Bloomberg) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is weighing the dissolution of his political faction after a slush-fund scandal roiling the ruling Liberal Democratic Party spread to include his own inner circle, adding pressure on the cabinet just as support ratings had started to recover. Most Read from Bloomberg The announcement comes after reports Thursday […]