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Florida’s mandated tutoring program used taxpayer dollars to hire firms run by criminals, cheaters and profiteers. Last year Tampa Bay Times reporter Michael LaForgia used invoice records, complaint reports, audits and interviews to report on the industry, which goes virtually unchecked by state regulators. In this series of clips LaForgia walks through how to investigate…
Read MoreProjects investigating segregation, health care and cold cases have been awarded IRE Freelance Fellowships this year. Winners of the 2014 competition are: Maya Dukmasova, for her work on segregation and public housing in Chicago. Arthur Kane, for his work investigating the Affordable Care Act as well as marijuana legalization in Colorado. Lee van der…
Read MoreErica Proffer, KRGV-TV, listens during a hands-on class at the 2013 IRE Conference. Get skills to help you dig into your next story with hands-on classes at IRE in San Francisco. If you’re looking to get your feet wet with spreadsheets or level up to mapping, we’ve got you covered. You’ll find classes at the…
Read MoreThey can pronounce you “man and wife…” evict you from your home and settle your minor legal claims. It is, by all accounts, a position with very basic judicial responsibilities. But the WDSU I-Team has learned that – depending on where a justice of the peace serves – the financial rewards can be huge. When…
Read MoreThere is no limit to how many hours Rochester School District supervisory staffers can exchange, save for what they carry over and accrue in a given year. And they have cashed out in greater number, for more hours and more pay on average than other district employees, records show. Over the past three years, they…
Read MoreMore than half of the private wells in the Town of East Fishkill have higher concentrations of sodium from road salt than some government health standards recommend, according to a new study by local scientists. The findings by the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies are preliminary. But they represent the first scientific analysis of well…
Read MoreRecent salary survey shows that City of Springfield wages often were less than the wages offered for comparable jobs in other cities. But a News-Leader analysis of public employee salaries shows that city government workers have no more — and no less — cause for complaint than other area workers. Overall, city wages appear to…
Read MoreSixty years after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in 21 states was unconstitutional, diversity is not guaranteed in Maryland’s schools. Ten percent of the schools in Maryland have a high percentage of black students, nearly all of them in Baltimore City and Prince George’s County, according to a Baltimore Sun analysis. And…
Read MoreSix lawmakers likely owe taxpayers money, following findings from our “Louisiana Purchased” investigation. And some have already written checks to return cash that they never should have collected. It’s the latest report in a joint investigation of campaign finance by FOX 8 News and Manuel Torres of NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune. But that hasn’t stopped some lawmakers…
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