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USA Today investigation prompts review, potentially freeing wrongly imprisoned

U.S. Justice Department review, triggered by a USA Today investigation, has identified 175 prisoners who must be released or resentenced because they were improperly imprisoned. In June, USA Today reported […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Several enterprise stories tackle gun control issues

The Washington PostReview of FBI forensics does not extend to federally trained state, local examinersThe Washington Post reports that thousands of criminal cases at the state and local level may […]
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When politicians gamble on developers with taxpayer money, who ends up paying?

“Public agencies often use tax-based resources to partner with private developers. Those deals can help transform blighted areas, but they also can become costly projects with dubious results. In a […]
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VA support coming too late to veterans

"The VA’s inability to pay benefits to veterans before they die is increasingly common, according to data obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting." "The data reveals, for the first […]
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Taxpayers may foot the bill for lead cleanup

"In the latest installment in USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" series, reporter Alison Young examines who is responsible for cleaning up lead contamination around old lead smelter sites."
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A look at income inequality in the US

"Reuters, in a multi-part series, explore how the government is either exacerbating inequality or doing less than it could to alleviate it." "As the nation’s leaders debate whose taxes to […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Student debt, river debates, lead contamination and opiate addictions

Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Wrong-Way River“Biologists predict the number of unwanted organisms moving on the Chicago canal will only grow until the waterway is somehow plugged. And it is much more […]
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MN state reps under scrutiny for ties to insurance firm

An investigation by MPR News has found that a "Republican state representative who steered legislation through the House to drop thousands of people from the state-run MinnesotaCare program is an […]
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Audio surveillance quietly being installed in public buses

"Government officials are quietly installing sophisticated audio surveillance systems on public buses across the country to eavesdrop on passengers, according to documents obtained by The Daily." "Plans to implement the […]
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Peace Corps bureaucracy leaves some volunteers stranded with thousands of dollars in medical debt

In a report by FairWarning it has been found that despite their service to the Peace Corps organization, some volunteers are left stranded with thousands of dollars in medical bills […]
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