Glynn and Paul Soutar write for Kansas Watchdog, focusing on inefficiencies of government and government waste. “For the last five years as the Kansas Meadowlark I’ve attempted to publish political money stories, nonprofit stories, and other information often ignored by the mainstream press,” Glynn wrote in his final post on the former blog. The site is co-sponsored by the Kansas Policy Institute (formerly Flint Hills Center for Public Policy). As of February 25, 2010, Franklin Center's posts will be on Google News.Įarl Glynn moved his blog "Kansas Meadowlark" to the Kansas gadfly project Kansas Watchdog. 's editor and investigative reporter, Bill McMorris, was the first in the nation to provide an outline for all 440 phantom Congressional Districts that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan's website created.Īs of February 16, 2010, became certified to appear on Google News. Watchdog reporters were the first to report the national story about 's missteps in creating "Phantom Congressional Districts." Many reporters in the network work at nonprofits in individual states, so the Franklin Center doesn’t edit all of the material. Some states have their own website on the Watchdog domain, while others publish the states' information on their organizations' websites.
It is the brainchild of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity. Together, the sites are a nationwide effort to give citizens and elected representatives solid, factual reporting on issues relevant and significant to the nation. is a network of state-based watchdog reporters keeping an eye on government corruption and transparency that was begun in September 2009.
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