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Minnesota Daycare Scandal: The Power of Transparency and Citizen Journalism

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The 10 Most Popular Waste Investigations of 2025

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Transparency Crisis: A Black Box of Overhead Spending & Academia’s Mission Creep from Rigorous Science

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Taxpayers Send Millions to Nonprofits Filing Costly Climate-Related Lawsuits

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Open the Books Testifies Before Senate Small Business Committee

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Feds Spent $27 million on Minnesota Somali Community Since FY2021

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Federal Government Spending $20,474 Per Person, 98 Times More than in 1916

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Law Firms Pocket Millions Helping Nonprofits, Bureaucrats Expand Environmental Regulations

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AI and the Future of Freedom

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Shutdown Winnings: Billions in Earmarks for Coke-Driven Moby Dick Theatre, Horse Therapy, “Gay Utopia,” and More

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A Trillion-Dollar “Advantage": How Private Insurers Are Bilking Medicare and Taxpayers

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The Swamp Got Bigger, Better Paid & More Secretive Since 2020

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Radical Groups Tied to Mamdani Associates Pulled in Millions of Taxpayer Dollars

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Nearly $200M in Direct Federal Grants Has Been Aimed at Expanding Programs to Serve Illegal Immigrants

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Recent Impact of Our Investigations

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“Ghost Students” Still Collecting Fraudulent Federal, State Aid

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Safety Net Spending Reality Check

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The Public School Crisis: Higher Payrolls Associated with Worse Student Performance

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Charlie Kirk, September 11, and our Unending Commitment to Transparency

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Letter to Secretary Hegseth: End "Use-It-or-Lose-It" Spending Sprees This Year

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