Kenric Ward

Kenric Ward is a national correspondent and writes for the Texas Bureau of Watchdog.org. Formerly a reporter and editor at two Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers, Kenric has won dozens of state and national news awards for investigative articles. His most recent book is “Saints in Babylon: Mormons and Las Vegas.”

Politics

Kenric WardMay 7, 2015
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‘Clinton Cash’ author sees parallels in former DNC chair, Virgina governor Terry McAuliffe

“Clinton Cash” — the explosive new book about Bill and Hillary’s road to riches — could spawn a sequel: “McAuliffe Cash.” “He’s…
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Economy

Kenric WardMay 6, 2015
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Water war: Virginia Senators blast EPA ‘end-run’ rule

Virginia’s 21 Republican state senators say a “Waters of the United States” rule targets farmers and could cost the state…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardMay 1, 2015
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Former immigration boss dodges bullet at visa-investor hearing

Bobbing and weaving through a congressional committee hearing, former immigration boss Alejandro Mayorkas frustrated attempts to bring transparency to a…
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Education

Kenric WardApril 27, 2015
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Which teachers will be the first to go as schools shrink?

Falling birth rates will cut school attendance in the coming years, but just 18 states require that competence be considered…
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Economy

Kenric WardApril 14, 2015
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Study: Federal ‘crop insurance’ bloats costs, plays favorites

Getting government out of the crop insurance business would save consumers nearly $1 billion a year. A new study finds that…
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Unyielding

Kenric WardApril 10, 2015
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Investigation casts cloud over Virginia voting machines

Nearly a year after Fairfax County, Va., scrapped its touch-screen voting machines, state officials are recommending decertification of the WinVote…
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Economy

Kenric WardApril 8, 2015
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Richer or poorer? American West has brighter economic horizon

Salt Lake City and New York City are more than 2,173 miles apart, but they are polar extremes for economic…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardApril 7, 2015
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Obama’s information website: Try it, you won’t like it

A redesigned information website launched by the Obama administration last week looks like a bad April Fool’s joke. Users can…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardApril 5, 2015
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Virginia tax machine runs over car owners

As Virginia politicians campaign for state and local offices this year, one subject remains untouchable: the state’s billion-dollar car tax. Republican…
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Economy

Kenric WardApril 1, 2015
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Study: EPA plan to reduce carbon emissions will kill 38,000 Virginia jobs

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Air Plan will boost Virginia’s electric rates 25% and eliminate 38,000 jobs in the state,…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardMarch 30, 2015
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McAuliffe veto opens polls for Hillary Clinton ‘ghost voters’

Plowing the ground for Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a former chief fundraiser for the Clintons, vetoed an…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardMarch 27, 2015
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Criminal investigation sought in McAuliffe-Mayorkas dealings

A government accountability group says “unanswered questions” warrant a criminal investigation into actions by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and others…
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Economy

Kenric WardMarch 23, 2015
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FAIR fight: Tax cutter Grover Norquist argues more immigrants better for economy

In a battle of Washington heavyweights, tax reformer Grover Norquist will debate border enforcer Dan Stein on immigration policy this…
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Economy

Kenric WardMarch 18, 2015
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‘I-Squared’ bill would triple number of immigrant skilled laborers, squeeze American tech workers

If it’s good for Google, is it good for America? Under pressure to bring more foreign technology workers into the…
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Economy

Kenric WardMarch 9, 2015
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Obama squeezes U.S. workers in visa vise, grants work permits to spouses of foreign visa holders

The Department of Homeland Security is granting work permits to certain spouses of foreign visa holders in the United States —…
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Unyielding

Kenric WardFebruary 28, 2015
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Virginia Senate surrenders in war on coal

Bowing to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Virginia Senate reversed course and killed a bill that would have required General Assembly…
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Unyielding

Kenric WardFebruary 25, 2015
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Rick Perry: 2016’s ‘borderline’ candidate?

Plying a third path to what could be another presidential run, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is blasting Democrats and…
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Education

Kenric WardFebruary 23, 2015
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Virginia faced with choice in education policy: Special-needs students vs. special interests

Virginia State Delegate Dave LaRock is making an impassioned plea for enactment of education savings accounts (ESAs), which face intense…
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Economy

Kenric WardFebruary 18, 2015
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Va. tax revenues are up; Dem Gov McAuliffe reacts by proposing pay raise for gov’t workers

Virginia state tax collections are running “well ahead” of projections, so Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants to raise public-sector pay.…
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Economy

Kenric WardFebruary 12, 2015
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Rising tide of students with limited English swamps school budgets

Costs for schooling a surging number of limited English proficiency (LEP) students are soaring — $2.5 billion in the Washington, D.C.,…
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Economy

Kenric WardFebruary 6, 2015
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In Virginia, Republican lawmaker blasts GOP’s ‘Solyndra style’ transit plans

Et tu, GOP?
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Unyielding

Kenric WardFebruary 5, 2015
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Obama defies Congress again, this time violating cap on number of migrant work permits

The Obama administration is running a massive parallel immigration system outside the laws and limits written by Congress, according to…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardFebruary 3, 2015
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Report: 1,000+ illegal immigrants released at Obama’s ‘discretion’ have since committed crimes

More than 1,000 illegal immigrants released under federal “prosecutorial discretion” went on to commit a string of new crimes across…
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Economy

Kenric WardFebruary 2, 2015
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Interview with Congressman Dave Brat: ‘America’s bottom 80% is sinking’

US. Rep. Dave Brat says he wants to be the “most boring guy in Congress.” That doesn’t mean the freshman congressman…
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Economy

Kenric WardJanuary 27, 2015
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Taxpayer alert: Fannie Mae ready to bust a move

Fannie Mae, the quasi-government mortgage investor at the epicenter of America’s historic real-estate crash, is about to make another costly…
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Media

Kenric WardJanuary 24, 2015
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Boeing union fight gets personal in South Carolina (Video)

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is firing back at efforts to unionize 7,500 workers at Boeing Corp.’s airline plant in…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJanuary 22, 2015
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Sex and the single delegate: Time to give Virginia delegate Joe Morrissey the boot

From Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on down, elected officials like to talk a good game about ethics. So what is…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJanuary 20, 2015
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Outgoing Congress renews aging law that shields federal contract data from public eye, blocks fines

While government agencies snoop into the private lives of Americans, Congress maintains a stone wall around trillions of dollars in…
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Unyielding

Kenric WardJanuary 14, 2015
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Controversy builds at U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Costly building renovations at the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are raising more congressional concerns that the agency is out of…
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Education

Kenric WardJanuary 8, 2015
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Virginia AG: ‘Si’ to free in-state tuition for illegals, mum on amnesty battle

Virginia is sitting out the legal fight over President Obama’s controversial amnesty order, even though illegal immigration costs Virginians more…
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Law and Government

Kenric WardJanuary 7, 2015
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Immigration group urges Congress to join states in amnesty fight

As 25 states sue the Obama administration over the president’s controversial executive amnesty order, an immigration group is urging Congress…
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Economy

Kenric WardJanuary 5, 2015
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Obama’s War on Coal has transformed Virginia from economic leader to laggard

After years of outpacing the nation in economic growth, Virginia is sputtering. Employment is lagging, real estate is flat, and…
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National Security

Kenric WardDecember 26, 2014
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Tip of the spear: Army to build airport expressly for drones

It didn’t arrive in time for Christmas, but a $33-million drone airport is in the U.S. Army’s bag of goodies. “The…
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Economy

Kenric WardDecember 18, 2014
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Report: Blue states jumped on tax-cut bandwagon in 2014

With Wisconsin leading the way, 14 states enacted “significant, broad-based tax cuts” in 2014, according to a report released Wednesday.…
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Economy

Kenric WardDecember 5, 2014
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Bending to the wind, Congress revives green energy credits

Another year, another $10 billion for renewable energy credits. The lame-duck House of Representatives this week voted to extend controversial…
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Economy

Kenric WardDecember 3, 2014
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Obamacare quirk promotes migrant hiring over U.S. citizens

Illegal immigrants made legal by President Obama’s executive order can move to the head of the hiring line because they’re…
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