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Agencies in New Mexico impeded fraud and elder care investigations

An ongoing series in The New Mexico Independent explores allegations that state agencies interfered with fraud and elder abuse investigations.  The Medicaid Fraud Division stated that Human Services Department and […]
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Texas slow to penalize nursing homes where residents suffer

Through interviews with families and advocates and a review of thousands of pages of public records, the San Antonio Express-News reports that some of the city's most frail and vulnerable […]
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California lawmakers turn perks into profit

The Orange County Register’s Brian Joseph exposes how overlapping laws allow California state lawmakers to leverage their tax-free travel allowance to buy homes, secure tax deductions and sometimes pocket hundreds […]
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DUI checkpoints prove profitable for cities

"Sobriety checkpoints in California are increasingly turning into profitable operations for local police departments that are far more likely to seize cars from unlicensed motorists than catch drunken drivers," according […]
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Database of dangerous caregivers incomplete

Tracy Weber and Charles Ornstein of ProPublica reported on big gaps in a federal database that is supposed to alert hospitals to disciplinary actions against health care providers across the […]
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Stimulus funds for renewable energy continue to flow overseas

Money from the 2009 stimulus bill to help support the renewable energy industry continues to flow overseas, despite Congressional criticism and calls for change, according to a new analysis of […]
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Palin e-mails reveal a powerful 'first dude'

MSNBC.com investigative reporter Bill Dedman revealed the influence of Todd Palin, the husband of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, during Palin's time as governor. MSNBC.com staff combed through nearly 3,000 […]
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Seniors exploited in care facilities

"Seniors for Sale", a Seattle Times investigation, found that inside the state's 2,843 adult family homes, thousands of vulnerable adults have been exploited by profiteers or harmed by amateur caregivers. […]
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San Diego County's social welfare programs lacking

San Diego County's social welfare safety net is riddled with gaps. A voiceofsandiego.org investigation has found that the county government's historical resistance to provide social welfare programs has left a […]
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Feds make collection firms open debt sale records

Isaac Wolf of Scripps Howard News Service in Washington reports that "federal authorities have issued a sweeping order for some of the nation's largest debt-collecting companies to open their books. In […]
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