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ProPublica, WNYC launch project to track stimulus spending

WNYC-New York and ProPublica have started a Web site dedicated to providing "documents, data and original reporting to help citizens monitor the progress and effectiveness of the largest domestic spending […]
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Problems with food safety protection are rampant

A watchdog report by Justina Wang of the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) looks at how the latest salmonella contamination exposes vulnerabilities in the protection of U.S. food safety.  Despite […]
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Homeland Security USA: The Outtakes

The Center for Investigative Reporting files ongoing reports about what viewers don't see in the ABC reality TV series, "Homeland Security USA," which G.W. Shultz characterizes as " 'Cops'-style, heart-pounding […]
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Foreign workers hired as banks failed

"Major U.S. banks sought government permission to bring thousands of foreign workers into the country for high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down last year and Americans were […]
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Raids targeted illegal immigrants with no criminal record

Nina Bernstein of The New York Times reports that, despite the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's January 2004 statement that its officers would focus their efforts on detaining illegal immigrants with […]
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Racing company profited off subsidies from city of San Diego

An investigation by The San Diego Union-Tribune has found that Elite Racing, a marathon promotion company, has received subsidies from the city of San Diego. According to the article, "The […]
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Interior Department's plan may have hurt Grand Canyon wildlife

Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post obtained memos from the Interior Department suggesting officials may have ignored the environmental risks of a plan to reduce water flow through the Grand […]
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Lobbyists spent $12.8 million courting Texas lawmakers

According to a report in the Houston Chronicle, lobbyists spent more than $12 million in the last four years wining and dining Texas lawmakers and other state workers, including trips […]
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Cashing in on kids

In a two-part series, Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel found a trail of phony businesses and child-care providers who were tapping into taxpayer subsidies for child care in […]
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Alt-weekly exposes mayor's lie about sexual relationship

Willamette Week, the alt-weekly based in Portland, Ore., broke a story about Portland Mayor Sam Adams. After 16 months of reporting, Willamette Week compiled evidence that Adams had lied in […]
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