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Minnesota law against bullying one of weakest in the nation

By hdcoadmin | May 17, 2011

A six-month investigation by Minnesota Public Radio reveals that bullying occurs on a regular basis throughout the Minnesota school district. The state law against bullying is “the shortest in the nation,” and fails to identify anti-bullying policies or punishments for violation. MPR reporter Tom Weber found “virtually no tracking” of bullying episodes, which makes it…

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The foggy 13-year hunt for Osama bin Laden.

By hdcoadmin | May 16, 2011

Caren Bohn, Mark Hoseball, Tabassum Zakaria, and Missy Ryan from Reuters report on the grueling, and sometimes questionable, plan to kill Osama bin Laden. The 13-year quest to find and eliminate bin Laden, from the November 1998 day he was indicted by a federal grand jury for his role in the East Africa embassy bombings,…

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Social and economic discrimination still rampant in Houston low-income housing.

By hdcoadmin | May 16, 2011

Yang Wang  reports on the disturbing low-income housing neighborhood conditions in Houston, TX that led to a teens death. Just weeks before 19-year-old Jamesha Floyd was pulled from her burning home, her aunt and uncle complained to their landlord about faulty electrical wiring in the four-room house they shared with Floyd on Sayers Street. And…

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The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development fails to use common-sense oversight.

By hdcoadmin | May 16, 2011

In “Million-Dollar Wasteland,” The Washington Post’s Debbie Cenziper reports that the federal government’s largest housing construction program for the poor has squandered hundreds of millions of dollars on stalled or abandoned  projects and routinely failed to crack down on derelict developers or the local housing agencies that funded them. Nationwide, nearly 700 projects awarded $400…

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Lax oversight in the Salt Lake City FBI office could be detrimental to national security.

By hdcoadmin | May 13, 2011

After nearly a yearlong investigation, including interviews with FBI informants, Lori Prichard and Kelly Just report on the corruption inside the SLC FBI offices. These whistleblowers were interviewed as part of a yearlong investigation by KSL News, which was able to corroborate much of what each source reported by conducting individual interviews without the knowledge…

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Hotel deadline extended for Orlando conference

By hdcoadmin | May 13, 2011

IRE has worked with the Renaissance Orlando Resort at Sea World to extend the deadline to receive a discounted rate on rooms. Conference attendees have until May 20 to book a room at the discounted rate, or until our room block is full (whichever comes first). The room block has sold out prior to the…

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The NJ Casino Reinvestment Development Authority forced by former admin. to make bad loan.

By hdcoadmin | May 11, 2011

The Press of Atlantic City reports that the former governor of New Jersey pressured the CRDA to make a $4 million loan to another state agency. Corzine’s administration pressed the agency responsible for reinvesting casino dollars to make the loan, former Executive Director Tom Carver said. The loan helped a Democratic Party contributor and Corzine…

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Florida caretakers leave residents to suffer

By hdcoadmin | May 9, 2011

In the series, Neglected to Death, Miami Herald reporters Michael Sallah, Rob Barry and Carol Marbin Miller revealed that “caretakers in assisted-living facilities across Florida” were neglecting patients of proper medical attention and basic care. The improper care has led to the deaths of dozens of residents. The Herald obtained “confidential records” from the Department…

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Washington state bans toxic asphalt sealants.

By hdcoadmin | May 6, 2011

Washington state is now the largest government in the country to ban the cancer-causing industrial waste. The asphalt sealant is used on surfaces such as driveways, parking lots, and even playgrounds. One US Representative is seeking a nationwide ban.   “The Washington state legislation and Doggett’s drive for a nationwide ban flowed from studies by…

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Former SEDC officials accused of embezzlement

By hdcoadmin | May 5, 2011

Two San Diego redevelopment officials were arrested and accused of “embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.” The voiceofsandiego.org investigation that began in 2008 culminated this week when the Southeastern Economic Development Corp.’s former president and former finance director were accused of “five criminal felony counts” each. Voiceofsandiego.org reported that the SEDC started paying “hundreds of…

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