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 2007-11-26T14:35:07-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_11.html 2132@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Real Estate 2007-11-26T14:35:07-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_10.html David Knox of the Akron Beacon Journal takes an in-depth look at eroding income levels. The Beacon Journal examined more than 50 years of census data to consider " what happens when older workers retire, exchanging their big paychecks for... 2075@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Workplace 2007-10-10T09:41:35-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_01.html The Charlotte Observer and charlotte.com published stories and interactive maps that show county-to-county migration in North Carolina and across the U.S. The report highlighted the trend of upstate New Yorkers moving to the Charlotte region. An accompanying map is based... 1812@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ CAR 2007-01-23T16:12:42-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_09.html Fred Kelly of the Charlotte Observer used local data to show that roughly four of every five Section 8 residents are clustered in 10 ZIP codes already burdened with crime and blight. At the same time, affluent communities, including vast... 1661@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2006-09-13T15:53:46-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_06.html Frank Bass of The Associated Press analyzed Census data to show that "more than 1.3 million people since 1990 have moved into counties surrounding six of the best-loved parks: Gettysburg, Everglades, Glacier, Yellowstone, Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountains. The average... 1606@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Census & Demographics 2006-06-27T08:19:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_03.html Adam Bell and Jim Morrill of The Charlotte Observer analyzed four years of data from the South Carolina lottery to show that people with lower incomes spend a greater portion of their income on lottery games than more affluent players.... 1509@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Social issues 2006-03-21T15:32:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_01.html 1439@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Disasters 2006-01-30T14:24:19-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_01.html John Gittelsohn and Michele Himmelberg of The Orange County Register used IRS data to show that “Orange County taxpayers donated $1.8 billion to charity in 2002, the most recent tax year available. That’s 2.61 percent of their adjusted gross income,... 1407@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Nonprofit 2006-01-03T11:06:25-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_12.html Judy DeHaven and Rob Gebeloff of The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger analyzed five years of lottery data by ZIP code, obtained through the state's Open Public Records Act, and found that lottery revenues rose as incomes fell. "This was particularly true... 1386@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ First Amendment & FOIA 2005-12-12T09:29:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_11.html Jeff Golimowski of KAKE-Wichita checked court records of ticket offenses issues by the Wichita Police to show problems with a racial profiling study done in Wichita, Kan. The 2004 Wichita Stop Study, which cost $20,000, was supposed to be a... 1346@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Justice (courts/crime/law) 2005-11-14T13:42:28-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_11.html Jason Riley, Kay Stewart and Mark Schaver of The (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal , analyzed records of 34,000 residents summoned for jury duty in a year's time, to show that people who live in predominantly African-American areas of the county are... 1343@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Justice (courts/crime/law) 2005-11-11T08:20:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_11.html Richard D. Walton and Mark Nichols of The Indianapolis Star reviewed reports on more than 1,100 instances of Taser use in Marion County, Ind. as part of a broader look at Taser use in Indiana. The investigation found that a... 1337@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Justice (courts/crime/law) 2005-11-08T08:51:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_09.html Maurice Tamman of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune examines the effects of Florida's "10-year-old Save Our Homes constitutional amendment, which limits the annual increase of a homesteader's taxable property value." He finds that "over the years, the program that was supposed to... 1286@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Housing 2005-09-20T08:09:57-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_09.html Lee Ann O'Neal and Ian Demsky of The Tennessean used spreadsheets and mapping software to analyze Nashville's failed Sept. 13 sales tax referendum. They found the greatest support for the half-cent sales tax increase was in poorer neighborhoods and the... 1284@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Census & Demographics 2005-09-19T09:14:01-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_09.html Lee Ann O'Neal and Ian Demsky of The Tennessean used spreadsheets and mapping software to analyze Nashville's failed Sept. 13 sales tax referendum. They found the greatest support for the half-cent sales tax increase was in poorer neighborhoods and the... 1284@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Census & Demographics 2005-09-19T09:14:01-06:00