http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_06.html Air freight companies are profiting from the war as the Pentagon increases its investment in logistics, reports Michael Fabey for Air Cargo World. "Contracts and contract modifications for companies flying cargo and passengers to the war zones in 2006 and... 2271@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Military 2008-06-13T09:10:05-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html A Charlotte Observer investigation by Adam Bell revealed what happened behind the scenes after a race track owner threatened to move his speedway following a dispute with a community over plans to add a drag strip there. The billionaire owner... 2243@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ First Amendment & FOIA 2008-05-12T10:35:35-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_05.html Billy Shields of the Daily Business Review exposed the growing business of litigation finance. These companies offer plaintiffs an advance on pending legal settlements, but at great cost. "The debate over litigation finance company begins over whether they are making... 2242@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2008-05-12T09:41:57-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html California's state office supply contract was meant to benefit the small businesses while saving the state money, but an investigation by Kimberly Kindy of The San Jose Mercury News shows that the contract actually lined the pockets the big box... 2217@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Government (federal/state/local) 2008-04-08T14:49:35-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2008_04.html Elizabeth Newell and Robert Brodsky of Govermnent Executive report that a Miami-based defense contractor saw a significant increase in his business after being improperly labeled as a small disadvantaged business. AEY, Inc. is currently under investigation for providing faulty munitions... 2216@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2008-04-07T14:25:26-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html A seven-month investigation by The Plain Dealer's Joel Rutchick and Brie Zeltner into the FDA's Fast Track drug review program has proven benefits to investors while doing little or nothing to speed up the availability of new medical treatments, compared... 2154@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-12-10T15:08:28-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html The last three decades have seen the Seminole Tribe of Florida ascend from extreme poverty to substantial wealth thanks to their lucrative Indian gaming endeavors. A South Florida Sun-Sentinel investigation found that, while this wealth is shared throughout the tribe,... 2138@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-11-28T15:33:47-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Lisa Chedekel and Lynne Touhy of the Hartford Courant exposed the patient care issues and financial troubles at Haven Healthcare, one of Connecticut's largest nursing home chains. The reporters utilized Medicare data and Connecticut Department of Public Health data to... 2130@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-11-26T14:29:52-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Ben Poston analyzed hunting accident records kept by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and found that in the past five years, hunters 21 and younger were more than twice as likely to cause accidents than... 2122@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-11-19T14:43:48-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html In an ongoing investigation, Jeff Pillets of The Record in Bergen County, N.J., uncovered how a taxpayer-supported plan to reclaim the North Jersey Meadowlands instead reopened the infamous garbage dumps to millions of cubic yards of contaminated waste. A review... 2108@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Environment 2007-11-13T09:39:24-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html An investigation by The Sacramento Bee's Terri Handy and Phillip Reese shows that former NBA star Kevin Johnson is responsible for a slew of neglected properties in the downtrodden area of Oak Park where his investments have been widely publicized... 2099@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2007-10-31T11:35:22-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html A report by Mc Nelly Torres of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel shows that 34 percent of gas pumps in South Florida failed accuracy tests over the past three years. "The analysis found 580 of more than 2,500 stations in South... 2092@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ CAR 2007-10-29T09:19:12-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html Over six weeks, CALL7 Investigators discovered more than a dozen dead animals in a dumpster outside the Colorado Humane Society," report Tom Burke and Tony Kovaleski of the CALL7 investigative team in Denver. Such disposal saves the Colorado Humane Society... 2091@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Broadcast 2007-10-25T09:52:43-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_09.html Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register reported in a two-part series that Iowa's two largest public universities are aggressively marketing credit cards to their students as part of an arrangement that generates millions of dollars for the schools' privately... 2059@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2007-09-25T09:40:57-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_08.html 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 fundraiser. Fifteen years ago, Hsu pleaded no contest to charges... 2032@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Campaign Finance 2007-08-31T10:32:15-06:00