Tracking the Trillions

An investigative journalism project aimed at identifying how federal taxpayer dollars are spent and accounted for in Wisconsin.

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Using billions of emergency pandemic bill dollars to plug gaping holes in their budgets, local governments across Wisconsin and the country are setting themselves up to ask for tax increases or slash services as basic as police and fire protection when the federal funding runs out. 

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