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    Forbes: Who Wants To Be A Millionaire On Mayor Bill De Blasio's New York City Workforce?

    Dec 18, 2018

    The newest members of the New York City millionaire class aren’t television stars,...

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    Forbes: Making A Fortune: 19 Million Public Employees Across America Cost Taxpayers Nearly $1 Trillion

    Dec 11, 2018

    For the first time in history, 19 million public employee salaries at every level...

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    Forbes: Mayor Rahm Emanuel Showers City Employees With $481 Million in Overtime, Extra Pay, Cash Benefits

    Dec 07, 2018

    Newly captured data posted by our auditors at OpenTheBooks.com shows 14,820 city...

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    CBS Chicago: Some Chicago Firefighters Doubling Their Salaries Through Overtime

    Dec 06, 2018

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Deputy Chief Jeffrey Horan is currently the highest earner of Chicago...

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    Chicago Tribune, Shnay: Park Forest School Official Pay Draws Questions

    Nov 27, 2018

    In 1930, the first full year of the Great Depression, baseball great Babe Ruth wanted...

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    The Wall Street Journal: How to Make a Fortune in Public Education

    Nov 26, 2018

    America’s pending pension disasters.

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    Real Clear Politics: The Perfidy of Illinois' Public Payrolls

    Nov 26, 2018

    Recently, Fox affiliate Channel 32 and Open the Books detailed the exorbitant pay...

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    ABC Atlanta: Pianos, Snowboards, Wine; Federal Spending Jumps as Agencies 'Use it or Lose it'

    Nov 20, 2018

    WASHINGTON - At the end of every fiscal year, a spending spree of billions of federal...

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    COX Media Group Washington News Bureau: Pianos, Snowboards, Wine; Federal Spending Jumps as Agencies 'Use It Or Lose It'

    Nov 20, 2018

    WASHINGTON — At the end of every fiscal year, a spending spree of billions of federal...

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    Fox 32 Chicago: Investigation Finds Interim Superintendent Packing Supersized Salary

    Nov 19, 2018

    A joint investigation between FOX 32 and Open The Books uncovered another Illinois...

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    Chicago Tribune: What should be the J.B. Pritzker arts agenda? Before we think about the arts, think about people, and truck stops

    Nov 15, 2018

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    Wyoming Tribune Eagle: Open Records Bill Would Require Agencies to Respond in Set Time

    Nov 07, 2018

    CHEYENNE – Wyoming has a reputation for its lack of government transparency.

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    Forbes: Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Reaped $2.6M in Campaign Cash from 557 State Vendors Who Pocketed $4.4B

    Oct 31, 2018

    Oregon Governor Kate Brown has quietly solicited millions of dollars in campaign...

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    Congressional Transparency Scorecard | Open The Books Oversight Report

    Oct 31, 2018

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    Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial: Donald Trump Should Get Serious About Attacking Profligate Federal Spending

    Oct 31, 2018

    President Donald Trump last year announced a “war on waste” in the federal government....

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  • 81_IL_6figure_public_employees

    Forbes: Illinois $100,000 Club: 94,000 Six-Figure Public Employees and Retirees Cost Taxpayers $12B

    Oct 26, 2018

    Let us introduce you to the Illinois $100,000 Club that cost taxpayers $12 billion....

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