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    Real Clear Politics: $100k for 50,000 IL Public Employees

    May 22, 2016

    $100k+ for 50,000 IL Public Employees Costs Taxpayers

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    Forbes: Minimum Wage Of $100,000 For 50,000 Highly-Compensated Illinois Public Employees Costs Taxpayers $8 Billion

    May 20, 2016

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    Trinity College: OpenTheBooks.com CEO Adam Andrzejewski Talks About Government Spending

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    FOX News Tampa: FOX 13 Investigates | Federal PR expenses cost taxpayers billions

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    Daily Herald: Lavish local spending on surplus military gear

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    Real Clear Policy The Militarization of America’s Police

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    ExecutiveGov - OpenTheBooks: DoD Has Transferred $2B in Surplus Military Gear to Local Police Depts Since 2006

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    Zero Hedge - The Militarization Of America's Police: Despite Obama Promises, War-Weapon Spending Soared In 2014/15

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    In-Military: War Weapons for America's Police Departments

    May 11, 2016

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    Reason: Feds Gave $2.2 Billion Worth of Military Gear to Local Police Departments Since 2006

    May 11, 2016

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    Subscriber Special - War Weapons for America's Local Police

    May 11, 2016

    Despite public outcry, new federal data shows that 2014 and 2015 were peak years...

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    Forbes: War Weapons For America's Police Departments: New Data Shows Feds Transfer $2.2B In Military Gear

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