The Wall Street Journal reports the IRS will account for 80 percent of the seven billion hours the federal government is expected to spend on paperwork in 1999. According to newspaper reports, Eastern Washington University has taken 82 million taxpayer provided dollars, intended for purposes such as improving access for the disabled, and spent it on upgrading facilities for the Seattle Seahawks. The football team uses the university for preseason workouts.
Officials are unclear on who authorized the expenditure.
This, in spite of the fact that some of them may not be around after the April election. Compiled by HJTA Executive Director Kris Vosburgh.