The Public Ledgers
We cross-reference government financial records — tax exemptions, campaign contributions, regulatory filings, court records — to show who gets what, what it costs everyone else, and who keeps showing up across investigations.
10 active investigations · 51 states
Featured Investigations
IDA Subsidy Accountability
$185B+ in subsidies tracked across 24 states
Tracking $185B+ in corporate tax subsidies across 24 states with data. We cross-reference subsidy recipients against campaign finance records to …
In Progress HealthcareMalpractice Accountability
2,873 excluded physicians still hold active NPI records
2,873 federally excluded physicians still maintain active provider records. Cross-referencing OIG exclusion lists against the national provider …
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IDA subsidy accountability analysis across all 50 states
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We collect public financial data: tax exemptions, campaign contributions, lobbying disclosures, corporate filings, court records, and government budgets.
We cross-reference these datasets to identify patterns: who gives, who gets, and what happens to the jobs and tax revenue that were promised.
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