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“These numbers confirm that lawmakers were working with wildly inaccurate information,” said Zach Schiller, research director at Policy Matters Ohio. “Forecasts weren’t just off — they missed the mark by more than a billion dollars, undermining responsible policymaking and public trust.”

Ohio residents lost out on $1.4 billion to data center tax breaks in 2025, Signal Ohio reports.

Jealous that Chicago Bears’ wealthy owners seem poised to get hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars, other wealthy developers want in.
It’s like when one NFL owner gets a sweetheart stadium deal and suddenly every other billionaire owner starts eyeing the same playbook — using public money to gold-plate stadiums with luxury perks while ticket prices, parking, and concessions get pushed out of reach for regular fans. We pay more, and get less.
Good Jobs First and ITEP wrote about why a proposed new bill is such a loss for Illinois residents.