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New York Homelessness Jumped 53% as the State Spent Billions
New York’s homeless count rose 53.1% in one year to 158,019 — 1 in 5 of the nation’s homeless — as a $25B state housing plan reports little on outcomes.
California's Last Tally of Uncollected State Debt: $9.1 Billion
California's last statewide delinquent-accounts report put $9.1B outstanding across seven departments; 56% aged past 545 days, $1.3B written off.
Underperforming USPS Plants: $437M a Year in Questioned Costs
A USPS inspector general audit ties nearly $437M a year in questioned costs to plants running below the national efficiency average.
States Keep Buying Their Way Out of the Caseworker Crisis
Turnover has held 20-40% for 15+ years as the caseload falls. Four states show why appropriations, contracts and studies haven't closed the vacancies.
USDA Failed the Law Meant to Catch $13.4B in Bad Payments
USDA's inspector general found it noncompliant in 5 of 10 high-risk programs -- one ran a 55% error rate, another never published a number at all.
Texas Paid $28.3M for Broadband Poles on the Applicant's Word
Texas set aside $75M to replace rural broadband poles; an October 2025 audit found $28.3M paid out with no independent check of a single pole.
ATF Runs 10,000+ Gun Traces at Once, Can't Tell If They Solve Crimes
A DOJ inspector general found the ATF's tracing center runs on manual, paper workflows, a growing records backlog, and no metric for crime-solving impact.
Refugio County Can't Repay Its $3 Million State Disaster Loan
Texas's own auditor forecasts Refugio County falling short on a $3M disaster loan; its first, $6.1M loan was already forgiven in 2025.
Texas Grew Its Physician Loan Fund, Then Skipped All Outreach
Texas grew its mental-health loan-repayment fund more than 13-fold and its physician fund to $35.5M -- then did no outreach and canceled applications early.
Premiums Now, Claims Later: How Insurers Earn on the Wait
P&C insurers held $1.0T in reserves for claims on policies already written. Claims, costs, and dividends took 93.03% of 2025 premiums; investing earned $89.7B.
Texas paid $8.2M to a foster contractor its auditor flagged Priority
A Texas audit gave Covenant Kids Inc. a Priority fiscal-risk finding -- undisclosed cash advances, weak cost controls -- as it holds an $8.2M state contract.
Copies or Custom Work: How the Money Moves Through Software
Of each 2025 output dollar, publishing (about 86% of it software publishers) left 41.3¢ as surplus; computer systems design paid staff 60.7¢ and left 10.3¢.
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