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    Forbes: The City Manager In Laredo, Texas Received A $880,486 Golden Parachute Last Year

    Aug 13, 2020

    In 2019, the city manager in Laredo, Texas, made $880,486. It doubled the earnings...

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    Forbes: $14.8 Billion In Federal Funding Flows Into Just Five Major U.S. Cities Where Civil Unrest Looms & Police Stand Down

    Aug 08, 2020

    The U.S. taxpayer pours billions into Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, New York,...

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    The Books are Open... Now What?

    "Transparency is great, but where's the impact?"​

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    Forbes: Why Texas Is In Trouble - 78,064 Public Employees With $100,000 Paychecks Cost Taxpayers $12 Billion

    Jul 29, 2020

    Everything is bigger in Texas—including the supersized salaries of its city managers,...

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    Health Tech Austin | The Health Care Cost Summit

    Jul 16, 2020

    On July 16, 2020, OpenTheBooks CEO/Founder spoke at Health Tech Austin's Healthcare...

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    Forbes: Mapping The Mega Loans Between $1 Million And $10 Million Made To U.S. Small Businesses Through The PPP

    Jul 07, 2020

    The SBA released data on which businesses received forgivable loans under the Paycheck...

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    Federal Weapons Loaned to Public Bodies in 2019

    Jul 06, 2020

    SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans ($1-$10 Million)

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    SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans Over $1M

    Jun 30, 2020

    SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans Over $1M

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    Forbes: Trump’s Leaner White House 2020 Payroll Saved Taxpayers $23.5 Million Since 2017

    Jun 30, 2020

    The Trump administration released its annual report to Congress on the White House...

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    Forbes: Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Providing Public Pensions To Millionaire Members Of Congress?

    Jun 30, 2020

    Retirement perks include a lifetime pension and a taxpayer-matched savings plan with...

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    The Center Square: Taxpayers paid more than $22 billion to over 200,000 Illinois businesses to retain 2.1 million jobs

    Jun 29, 2020

    New data released by the Small Business Administration shows taxpayers gave more...

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    Forbes: Why The City Of Seattle And Their Police Department Is In Trouble

    Jun 23, 2020

    We dug into Seattle’s pay and pension records for 2019 to figure out how the city...

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    Epoch Times: Ernst Bill Requires Members of Congress to Disclose Paycheck Protection Program Loans They or Family Members Get

    Jun 22, 2020

    Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is introducing legislation requiring all senators and representatives...

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    Florida Restaurant Inspections May 2020

    Jun 20, 2020

    Florida Restaurant Inspections May 2020

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    Federal Grants (2019)

    Jun 19, 2020

    Nation Wide Federal Grants for 2019

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    OpenTheBooks Discusses Our IL, CA, NY State Bailout Oversight Investigations

    Jun 17, 2020

    Open The Books CEO/Founder Adam Andrzejewski hosts an event where he discussed Open...

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