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MA state departments spending hundreds of thousands on bottled water

The MetroWest Daily News reports that "according to Open Checkbook, a Massachusetts state website touted by officials as a means to improve governmental transparency, state departments, little by little, have […]
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Amazon creates billion-dollar tax shield

An examination of accounts filed by 25 Amazon units in six countries show how the company has avoided paying more tax in the United States, where it's based, according to […]
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Tobacco companies fighting anti-smoking laws with trade agreements, legal challenges

Fair Warning reports that as governments around the world adopt stringent rules to fight the public health burdens of smoking, tobacco companies are fighting back, trumping those laws by invoking […]
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Reuters finds vicious circle of self-interest sank a California city

When San Bernardino filed for bankruptcy in August, the mayor blamed the city council and the police and fire unions. The unions blamed the mayor. Yet on close examination, the […]
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Storms increase insurance rates, but is it justified?

As homeowners begin to pick up the pieces following the destruction of Hurricane Sandy, their focus turns to insurance. Echoing the situation on the east coast, the Minneapolis Star Tribune […]
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"Green" buildings, products become big business in system that rewards minor, low-cost steps

A USA TODAY examination shows that thousands of "green" builders win tax breaks, exceed local restrictions and get expedited permitting under a system that often rewards minor, low-cost steps. Meanwhile, […]
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$300 Million Meant To Help Florida Homeowners In Limbo

In this in-depth investigation of a $25 billion national settlement between five of the United States' largest banks and forty-nine states and the District of Columbia, ProPublica uncovers that the state of […]
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Why some medical professionals charge more than others

"Medicare has emerged as a potent campaign issue, with both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney vowing to tame its spending growth while protecting seniors. But there’s been little talk about […]
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OSU president expenses in the millions

Daily News reporter Laura A. Bischoff fought a year-long FOIA battle to get hold of Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee's expense reports, which ultimately revealed that the unviersity spends […]
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Oversight board had little say in History Museum land purchase

After the Missouri History Museum spent $875,000 of its $10 million in tax dollars to purchase “a shuttered restaurant site from a former mayor,” the St. Louis Post-Dispatch found, via […]
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