-LSB-...] such research has been ridiculed — notably by politicians looking for examples of wasteful spending. (genestogenomes.org)
Breadsticks have become a battle cry for Starboard, which said it has identified myriad examples of wasteful spending that add up to as much as $ 75 million a year. (nypost.com)
Recall Cuomo's 2011 - 12 budget address in which he singled out superintendents — particularly Syosset's Carole Hankin, whose more than $ 500,000 in salary and benefits is the highest in the state — as a prime example of wasteful spending by school districts. (nystateofpolitics.com)