Starting in 2022, we partnered with OpenTheBooks.com on a Transparency Tracker segment to show local taxpayers how their money was being spent. 

1. Red Light Hell In The City of Baltimore
- https://www.openthebooks.com/openthebooks-investigation-red-light-hell-in-the-city-of-baltimore/​
- https://www.openthebooks.com/fox-45-discrepancies-in-funds-collected-from-baltimores-red-light-cameras/

2. Remember this fall when the city council wanted to change the rules on their pension program?
Baltimore City Council Wants A Golden Parachute Retirement Pension https://www.openthebooks.com/fox-45-baltimore-city-council-wants-the-golden-parachute-public-pension/

3. OpenTheBooks followed Baltimore non-profits that profited from city funding. 
- Open Society Institute https://www.openthebooks.com/fox-45-open-society-institute​-received-a-6-million-city-grant-from-baltimore/
- Visit Baltimore https://www.openthebooks.com/fox45-to-promote​-tourism-visit-baltimore-collected-nearly-30-million-from-taxpayers-during-pandemic/
- Non-profits not complying with state charitable solicitation act https://www.openthebooks.com/fox45-baltimore-charities-receiving-funding-are-not-in-compliance-with-requirements/
 
So, what government program IS running WELL? Was it the federal earmarks flowing into Baltimore?

Earmarks are the currency of corruption in Congress. In the December 2022, $1.7 trillion federal omnibus spending bill, Baltimore received plenty of pork-barrel spending.