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Union workers double-dip costing taxpayers over $1.6 million

An investigation by David Andreatta of the Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, N.Y.) revealed that "more than $1.6 million in taxpayer money was paid last year to municipal employees in Monroe […]
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Fort Wayne series tracks federal spending in region

The Journal Gazette in Fort Wayne, Ind. published the first section of a 12-part investigation into how federal dollars are spent the northeast region of the state. The Journal Gazette, […]
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Mortgage crisis fueled by financiers' lack of liability

While reckless mortgage lending threatened the American economy, the Bush administration, Congress, free marketers and industry lobbyists protected the responsible parties from both civil liability and government investigations. The Seattle […]
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Atlanta-area school districts fail to enforce vaccination requirements

While most schools in the Atlanta area meet the Georgia state standard for vaccination requirements, Alison Young of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found that at least 99 schools' kindergartners and 81 […]
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Deceased voters cast ballots in Harris County, Tex.

An analysis by TexasWatchdog.com matched information from Harris County, Tex. voter rolls to Social Security death data and found ballots had been cast in the names of dead people more […]
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Large firms awarded small business contracts by U.S. agencies

An analysis by The Washington Post found "U.S. government agencies made at least $5 billion in mistakes in their recent reports of contracts awarded to small businesses, with many claiming […]
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LAPD paying too much in overtime

Jason Kandel of the Los Angeles Daily News reports that overtime pay for Los Angeles police officers has increased almost 150 percent in the past decade. According to department records, […]
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Refugee programs struggle under increasing demand

The Salt Lake Tribune looked at the federal resettlement system that provides financial and social support for refugees relocating in Utah and throughout the U.S.  The Tribune found the system […]
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Hidden wells, dirty water

An investigation by Leah Beth Ward of the Yakima Herald-Republic (Yakima, Wash.) reveals that evidence of area groundwater contamination has long been ignored. "A little noticed scientific study six years […]
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Missouri, Illinois lack meth clean-up laws

Christine Byers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch has found that Missouri and Illinois have some of the highest numbers of known methamphetamine labs, yet both states fail to ensure that former […]
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