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Most universities dream of wealthy alumni who will send massive donations to their alma maters. The kind who contribute millions of dollars year after year, funding libraries, laboratories and more.
Grants to Combat School Violence Redirected to Defray Costs of Illegal Immigration
Six years after Open the Books exposed the lush pay package enjoyed by the Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie, who oversaw school safety failures in the lead-up to the Parkland school shooting, Open the Books has discovered...
Minnesota Daycare Scandal: The Power of Transparency and Citizen Journalism
The revelation of widespread fraud in Minnesota’s childcare funding has engulfed public officials in the state and made national headlines in recent weeks. The fraud had been happening for years, but it took citizen journalist Nick Shirley ...
The 10 Most Popular Waste Investigations of 2025
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