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700 open issues · 190 places
  1. United States 85
  2. Israel 38
  3. State of Palestine 20
  4. United Kingdom 15
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Labels mark the places with the most open stories. Stories sit at their jurisdiction's center, never an address, and the globe starts the same way for everyone. The globe never reads your location; the button on the left only sets your places, and only when you press it.

  • United States: 85 stories
  • Israel: 38 stories
  • State of Palestine: 20 stories
  • United Kingdom: 15 stories
  • Texas: 13 stories
  • Iran: 13 stories
  • Turkey: 11 stories
  • Washington: 10 stories
  • Bangladesh: 10 stories
  • California: 9 stories
  • New York: 9 stories
  • Florida: 9 stories
  • Pakistan: 9 stories
  • Canada: 8 stories
  • Michigan: 8 stories
  • Russia: 8 stories
  • Germany: 7 stories
  • Japan: 6 stories
  • Seattle: 6 stories
  • Georgia: 6 stories
  • Illinois: 6 stories
  • Greece: 6 stories
  • Mexico: 6 stories
  • Ohio: 6 stories
  • Malaysia: 6 stories
  • Colorado: 5 stories
  • Netherlands: 5 stories
  • Poland: 5 stories
  • Indonesia: 5 stories
  • Hungary: 5 stories
  • Massachusetts: 5 stories
  • Brazil: 5 stories
  • Argentina: 5 stories
  • Kenya: 5 stories
  • New Zealand: 5 stories
  • Nigeria: 5 stories
  • Philippines: 5 stories
  • South Africa: 5 stories
  • India: 5 stories
  • Arizona: 4 stories
  • King County: 4 stories
  • Wisconsin: 4 stories
  • Maryland: 4 stories
  • Nebraska: 4 stories
  • United Arab Emirates: 4 stories
  • Tennessee: 4 stories
  • Thailand: 4 stories
  • City of New York: 4 stories
  • South Korea: 4 stories
  • Syria: 4 stories
  • South Carolina: 4 stories
  • Minnesota: 4 stories
  • Hebron, State of Palestine: 3 stories
  • New Jersey: 3 stories
  • Switzerland: 3 stories
  • Kentucky: 3 stories
  • Nevada: 3 stories
  • Pennsylvania: 3 stories
  • Ghana: 3 stories
  • Lebanon: 3 stories
  • City of Los Angeles: 3 stories
  • City of Philadelphia: 3 stories
  • Virginia: 3 stories
  • City of San Antonio: 3 stories
  • City of Austin: 3 stories
  • City of San Jose: 3 stories
  • City and County of San Francisco: 3 stories
  • City of Indianapolis: 3 stories
  • City and County of Denver: 3 stories
  • Victoria: 3 stories
  • Multnomah County: 3 stories
  • Pima County: 3 stories
  • European Union: 3 stories
  • Italy: 3 stories
  • Colombia: 3 stories
  • Kern County: 3 stories
  • District of Columbia: 3 stories
  • City of Phoenix: 3 stories
  • City of San Diego: 3 stories
  • City of Jacksonville: 3 stories
  • City of Colorado Springs: 3 stories
  • Ukraine: 3 stories
  • Taiwan: 3 stories
  • Punjab: 3 stories
  • Egypt: 3 stories
  • Saudi Arabia: 3 stories
  • Spain: 3 stories
  • Missouri: 3 stories
  • Kansas: 3 stories
  • France: 3 stories
  • Amsterdam: 2 stories
  • Sweden: 2 stories
  • Oregon: 2 stories
  • Jordan: 2 stories
  • City of Fort Worth: 2 stories
  • City of Tampa: 2 stories
  • City of Columbus: 2 stories
  • Metro Nashville-Davidson County: 2 stories
  • City of Dallas: 2 stories
  • Clark County: 2 stories
  • New South Wales: 2 stories
  • City of Detroit: 2 stories
  • City of Albuquerque: 2 stories
  • City of Fresno: 2 stories
  • Jackson County: 2 stories
  • City of Kansas City: 2 stories
  • City of Minneapolis: 2 stories
  • City of Tulsa: 2 stories
  • City of Houston: 2 stories
  • City of Atlanta: 2 stories
  • Chengdu, Sichuan Province: 2 stories
  • City of Charlotte: 2 stories
  • El Paso County: 2 stories
  • City of Boston: 2 stories
  • City of Baltimore: 2 stories
  • City of Long Beach: 2 stories
  • City of Chicago: 2 stories
  • United Nations: 2 stories
  • Los Angeles County: 2 stories
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  • Indiana: 2 stories
  • New Mexico: 2 stories
  • Vietnam: 2 stories
  • Ethiopia: 2 stories
  • Compiègne: 1 story
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  • Dreux: 1 story
  • Nice: 1 story
  • Rotterdam: 1 story
  • Oudenburg: 1 story
  • Stockholm: 1 story
  • Kyiv: 1 story
  • Ontario: 1 story
  • Vancouver, British Columbia: 1 story
  • Sedgwick County: 1 story
  • North Chungcheong Province: 1 story
  • Magdalena: 1 story
  • Sukoharjo Regency, Central Java: 1 story
  • Oklahoma: 1 story
  • Boechout: 1 story
  • Nyamira County: 1 story
  • Australia: 1 story
  • Ryazan Oblast: 1 story
  • St. Petersburg: 1 story
  • Amman: 1 story
  • Franklin County: 1 story
  • City of Oklahoma City: 1 story
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  • Jefferson County: 1 story
  • Louisville Metro Government: 1 story
  • Milwaukee County: 1 story
  • City of Mesa: 1 story
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  • City of Oakland: 1 story
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  • Tulsa Public Schools district (City of Tulsa): 1 story
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  • Taipei City: 1 story
  • Agusan del Norte: 1 story
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  • KwaZulu-Natal: 1 story
  • Kogi State: 1 story
  • Mecklenburg County: 1 story
  • Ward 8, DC Council: 1 story
  • Shelby County: 1 story
  • City of Milwaukee: 1 story
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  • City of Omaha: 1 story
  • Douglas County: 1 story
  • City of Arlington: 1 story
  • Oklahoma County: 1 story
  • North Carolina: 1 story
  • Estepona: 1 story
  • Madhya Pradesh, India: 1 story
  • Vanuatu: 1 story
  • Fulton County: 1 story
  • Kaduna State: 1 story
  • Kursk Oblast: 1 story
  • Milano: 1 story
  • Hsinchu City: 1 story
  • Bhutan: 1 story
  • Maldives: 1 story
  • Timor-Leste: 1 story
  • China: 1 story
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Ryan Alter

Austin council member (District 5); billed taxpayers for 70+ solo meals ($1,200) and a $2,500 lifetime bar-foundation membership, repaying both after Statesman reports

Austin City Council Member, District 5 · Person · City of Austin · in office since Jan 6, 2023

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Council Member Ryan Alter used his city credit card to pay for more than $1,200 worth of solo meals, according to Austin American-Statesman reporting; he agreed to pay the city back.$1K
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  • Austin American-StatesmanCouncil Member Ryan Alter regularly expensed solo meals, doing so more than 70 times at a cost of $1,200

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Austin City Council, District 5Nov 3, 2026

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City of Austin · Misused public funds
Austin city manager T.C. Broadnax and Council Member Ryan Alter pledged to repay the city after a Statesman review found each expensed dozens of solo meals
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