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Public PayCHECK: Check out local government salaries

Recent 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 […]
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Maintenance workers for troubled public housing system reaped thousands of dollars from dubious overtime

The Center for Investigative Reporting has uncovered more problems in Richmond, California's public housing system. Two maintenance workers, who also live in public housing, were found to have double-billed for tasks, billed for […]
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Billions unaccounted for in Venezuela's communal giveaway program

The unsupervised spending in El Chaparral is symptomatic of a vast community aid effort with lax financial controls. A network of more than 70,000 community groups has received the equivalent […]
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Whites getting more spots at top Chicago public high schools

More white students are walking the halls at Chicago’s top four public high schools. At Walter Payton College Prep on the Near North Side, more than 41 percent of freshmen […]
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Illinois Department of Transportation increased the number of patronage positions

The Illinois Department of Transportation increased the number of patronage positions — jobs that can be filled based on politics or loyalty — by 57 percent in the last decade, […]
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Milwaukee County Board pays labor law firm for secretive counsel

Supervisor Marina Dimitrijevic gets a number of perks as the chairwoman of the Milwaukee County Board, ranging from better pay than her colleagues to the power to appoint committee leaders. […]
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FBI examines lobbying by Brownback loyalists

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is exploring whether confidantes of Gov. Sam Brownback operated influence-peddling operations in Kansas pivoting on personal access to the Republican governor and top administration officials. […]
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Emails show Emanuel aides, producers coordinated CNN 'Chicagoland' scenes

If it seemed as though some scenes of CNN's documentary series "Chicagoland" were coordinated by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's City Hall and the show's producers, that's because they were. More than […]
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Southern Oregon Pesticide Case Highlights Gaps In State Oversight

In October, residental properties in Oregon were sprayed with pesticides meant for a nearby forrest. Residents say the pesticides caused health problems for themselves, their families and their pets. Oregon Public […]
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Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital's secret list

At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting for appointments at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system, many of whom were placed on a secret waiting list. The secret list […]
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