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NY business incentive program wasted millions

Mike McAndrew of The Post-Standard used Empire Zone records obtained through Freedom of Information Law requests to show that New York's program to attract new business spent $84 million in […]
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CDC bonuses favor management, not scientists

Alison Young of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution analyzed awards recieved by the employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to show that the most frequent large cash awards […]
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Ground war costs dominate defense budget

The most recent Pentagon contract data show more payments for logistics, support and ground vehicles and less money for aviation programs, compared to a year ago. "One year of wartime […]
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Ten Miami journalists take U.S. pay

Oscar Corral of The Miami Herald reports that at least 10 South Florida journalists, including three from El Nuevo Herald, received regular payments from the U.S. government for programs on […]
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Council absences concern community

An investigative story by Daniel J. Chacón of The Rocky Mountain News examined the number of committee meeting absences among Denver City Council members. The newspaper went through the minutes […]
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Student data from financial aid forms shared with FBI

Jonathan D. Glater of The New York Times reports that, as part of post-9/11 counterterrorism efforts, that Federal Education Department shared personal information obtained on student loan applications with the […]
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City officials in Iowa generously compensated

"City managers and administrators in the Des Moines area and other large Iowa cities tend to be paid well above the national average - some by more than nearly double […]
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Valero seeks millions from TX counties

L.A. Lorek of the San Antonio Express-News reports that counties in Texas may end up paying Valero - the nation's largest independent refiner - millions of dollars due to inflated […]
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Indianapolis library expansion mired in mess of mismanagement

The Indianapolis Star's Kevin Corcoran looks into the construction project to expand Indianapolis's Central Library which is now two years behind schedule and more than $50 million over budget. An […]
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Organic food standards backed by weak oversight

Paula Lavigne of The Dallas Morning News found that "the United States Department of Agriculture does not know how often organic rules are broken and has not consistently taken action […]
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