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    Forbes

    FLASHBACK: Trump's Leaner White House Payroll Projected To Save Taxpayers $22 Million

    Dec 26, 2017

    If the White House payroll is a leading indicator of the president’s commitment to...

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    Reason: The Annual Federal Spending Frenzy Is a Terrible Year-End Tradition

    Dec 11, 2017

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    Subscriber Special: Illinois 'Gravy Train' Training

    Dec 11, 2017

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    Daily Herald: 'Gravy Train' conference is abuse of taxpayers

    Dec 11, 2017

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    Casper Star Tribune: Transparency Before Taxes

    Dec 01, 2017

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    Subscriber Special: Taxing Ivy League, Inc.

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    Forbes: Ten Reasons Why Congress is Right to Tax the Ivy League

    Nov 27, 2017

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    Press Release: OpenTheBooks Applauds U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis for Proposing Legislation to Reveal Taxpayer-Funded Harassment Settlements in Congress

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    Champaign News-Gazette: Public Pays for the Cover-Up

    Nov 22, 2017

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    Forbes: Illinois Government's Gender Hypocrisy Gap

    Nov 20, 2017

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    Real Clear Policy: OpenTheBooks CEO Adam Andrzejewski at Harvard Law

    Nov 17, 2017

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    Newsmax Study: Chicago One of Worst Gender Pay Gap Offenders

    Nov 17, 2017

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    Free Market Central Interview: Why Does 'The Swamp' Need Guns?

    Nov 17, 2017

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    Boston Globe: Elite colleges with fat endowments are on the defensive as the GOP drags them into a D.C. tax fight

    Nov 15, 2017

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