Liberty The real tab by Locker Room contributor July 27, 2006 Public spending on the Tall Ships festival: $2 million. Topics on this pageGovernment spending Most popular How “swingy” are North Carolina General Assembly districts? Star Cambridge professor’s lies are exposed High power bills? Blame bad state policies, not data centers Cary case is a wake-up call to combat local government secrecy, waste, and corruption Sign up for our weekly newsletter to stay up to date on the latest happenings in North Carolina.