FL politico avoids full ethics probe
By Yaël Ossowski | Florida Watchdog
TAMPA — After being put under the ethical microscope, the National Republican Congressional Committee‘s top fundraiser will not be subject to a larger investigation.
IL wants to bring nonprofits into transparency portal
By Anthony Brino | Illinois Statehouse News
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois nonprofits receive nearly $1.1 billion in state funding a year, and two lawmakers want them to post how the money is being spent on an online public database.
Read More →Difference between incentives, private investment – disclosure
By Eric K. Ward | The Nerve
COLUMBIA, S.C .— Imagine being an investment broker without the information necessary to keep clients apprised of how their assets are performing: no price-to-earnings data, no quarterly profit statements, no tax liability numbers.
Read More →Records used in other states to uncover cheating on tests not open in Texas
While other states are finding evidence of school test score manipulation, the Texas Education Agency has managed to quash open records requests that would allow the public to investigate such a thing in this state.
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