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Local governments won’t say what they’re offering Amazon

By JOSH CORNFIELDJanuary 11, 2018 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — State and local governments have been more than happy to play up the amenities they think make their locations the best choice for Amazon's second headquarters...

Ohio among states whose Amazon pitches aren’t public

By JULIE CARR SMYTHJanuary 11, 2018 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. John Kasich has made no apologies for championing the confidentiality of Ohio's job-creation office, which is shielding records that could show what incentives the state has offered to attract Amazon's second headquarters...

Correction: Amazon HQ2-Public Money-Texas story

June 8, 2018 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — In a Jan. 11 story about Texas cities vying to be the site of Amazon's second headquarters, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Austin, in arguing that it was exempt from having to release information about its bid, cited an exemption related to economic development negotiations...