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NC state property commission dissolved

In March of 2007, J. Andrew Curliss of The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., reported on the failings of the North Carolina Commission on State Property. The commission was […]
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Rural Development grants finding way to urban areas

Gilbert M. Gaul and Sarah Cohen of The Washington Post report that a majority of money from the USDA's Rural Development program is ending up in urban areas. "More than […]
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On-duty death benefits denied to firefighters, EMTs

Bill Dedman of MSNBC.com reports that more than three years after President Bush signed the Hometown Heroes Act of 2003, no benefits have been paid to families. The act promises […]
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Healthcare nonprofits spend millions in federal funds, operate in secrecy

In a two-part series, Clark Kauffman of The Des Moines Register examined the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care, the largest of 53 federally funded Quality Improvement Organizations. The newspaper found […]
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Law firms profit from Empire Zone tax breaks

Michelle Breidenbach and Mike McAndrew of the The Syracuse Post-Standard found some of the state's biggest and most politically connected law firms cashed in for millions of dollars through a […]
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Empire Zone tax breaks revealed

Michelle Breidenbach and Mike McAndrew of the Syracuse Post-Standard report on the paper's victory in a lawsuit that forced New York state to reveal how it distributes $558 million in […]
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Response times faster on inner-city fires

John Tedesco, Karisa King and Kelly Guckian of the San Antonio Express-News analyzed six years of San Antonio Fire Department response-time data and found that firefighters reach inner-city structure fires […]
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Texas Youth Commission investigation

The Dallas Morning News has posted a page dedicated to its continuing investigation into sexual abuse at Texas juvenile detention centers. Records obtained by the paper showed that young inmates […]
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"Shame of the State" uncovers assisted-living horrors in Pennsylvania

Ken Dilanian of The Philadelphia Inquirer found a long list of health and safety violations, a history of substandard care, and a system of state oversight that, until recently, often […]
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N.C. state rep guilty of taking bribes for legislative favors

In a follow-up to earlier reports, Dan Kane and J. Andrew Curliss of The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer report that former North Carolina House Speaker Jim Black pled guilty […]
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