Tag: spent

Ohio spent nearly $1B on private school vouchers. Who did they benefit?

Jun. 7—The state of Ohio spent $993.7 million last school year on vouchers to send kids to private schools. This is $383.7 million more than the year before and over $30 million more than legislative analysists predicted when lawmakers expanded the voucher program last year. Lawmakers said universal access to the EdChoice expansion program would […]

Over €290 million spent in pubs, hotels and restaurants in May

Almost €297 million was spent in pubs, hotels and restaurants in May 2024, according to AIB’s spend trend.  The number of AIB customers using their cards last month was up 9 per cent on May 2023. Spend in pubs increased 10 per cent in the month, compared to a 12 per cent decrease in the […]

A family spent 3 months rebooking flights home from Bali after being incorrectly marked as a no-show by Turkish Airlines. Now, they might lose $5,000.

Justin Parfitt’s family spent $12,093 on Turkish Airlines business-class tickets to Indonesia. Their tickets permitted changes, but when they went to extend the trip, the system didn’t allow it. Parfitt said his family was incorrectly marked as a no-show, and he’s spent months trying to rebook the flights. Justin Parfitt has sent 47 emails, called […]