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Jan 27, 2022 • 10 tweets • 2 min read
1/ A few thoughts on the Intel deal in Ohio:
The big question everyone is asking and should be asking is this: How much did Ohio offer up in tax incentives and other money to land such a big project? The short answer is we don't know. And that's by design.
2/ As citizens and journalists in Ohio, we don't get to know until the deals are finished. Or maybe not even then. That's because public officials have worked for years to shield such deals from scrutiny by the press and public.
May 7, 2019 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
As I reported in @cjr last year, big tech firms, including Facebook, force local officials to sign NDAs, use code names for projects, and stifle FOIA requests by journalists. This undermines local democracy. cjr.org/business_of_ne…
It just happened again In Altoona, Iowa. Facebook required officials to sign an NDA and use a code name, Project Sequelant, about its fifth data center project in the area. desmoinesregister.com/story/news/loc…
