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Archive for August, 2007

One in five taxis cited in state inspection

Friday, 08/31/07 Posted in Government (federal/state/local)

The Arizona Republic's M.B. Pell reports that one out of every five taxis in Arizona failed state inspections in the past year. Inspectors from the Department of Weights and ... Read more..

Fugative fundraiser has been hiding in plain sight

Friday, 08/31/07 Posted in Business, Campaign Finance, Justice (courts/crime/law), Politics

Chuck Neubauer and Robin Fields of the Los Angeles Times report that Norman Hsu, a fugitive for over a decade, has been hiding in plain sight as a prominent Democratic ... Read more..

Disability coverage fails workers in North Carolina

Friday, 08/31/07 Posted in Health

In North Carolina, access to federal disability insurance eludes those who need it most. Fred Kelly of The Charlotte Observer found bureaucratic snags hold up disability payments. "The ... Read more..

Coretta Scott King’s FBI files opened

Thursday, 08/30/07 Posted in Broadcast

KHOU.com offers the first look at the FBI's files on Coretta Scott King. Mark Greenblatt will report on the nearly 500 pages he received and the King family's reaction to ... Read more..

No prosecution for prison guards accused of sexual misconduct

Tuesday, 08/28/07 Posted in Justice (courts/crime/law)

Ruth Teichroeb of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports on sexual misconduct by employees at the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. "At least 20 sex-related incidents involving correctional staff and inmates have ... Read more..

Electric co-op to energy conglomerate

Monday, 08/27/07 Posted in Business

Margret Newkirk of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on Georgia's Cobb EMC, one of the largest electric co-ops in the nation and described as "an aggressively expanding conglomerate." "While most co-ops ... Read more..

Prescription pain med use nearly doubles

Monday, 08/27/07 Posted in Health

An investigation by Frank Bass of the Associated Press shows that the use of pain medication has nearly doubled in the U.S. over the past eight years. According to ... Read more..

Travel regulations don’t touch executive branch officials

Monday, 08/27/07 Posted in Government (federal/state/local)

Ken Dilanian of USA Today reports that many executive branch officials regularly still accept trips from companies and associations which stand to benefit from the agencies' decisions. Although members ... Read more..

57 Philadelphia area bridges “deficient”

Monday, 08/27/07 Posted in Transportation

Paul Nussbaum and Dylan Purcell of The Philadelphia Inquirer report that nearly 60 bridges in the Philadelphia area are rated structurally "deficient" with traffic on those bridges ranging from 25,000 ... Read more..

A look at Utah’s mine safety records

Tuesday, 08/21/07 Posted in Workplace

Following the Crandall Canyon Mine disaster, Lee Davidson of the Deseret Morning News did a couple of quick-hit stories on mine safety in Utah. The stories detail repeated safety ... Read more..

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