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House members hire family, pay with campaign funds

Larry Margasak and Sharon Theimer of the Associated Press reviewed federal campaign filings to find that "dozens of lawmakers have hired their spouses and children to work for their campaigns […]
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Connections land luxury seating at professional sporting events

Marcia Gelbart of The Philadelphia Inquirer used city records to show that more than 1,000 seats in luxury suites at professional baseball and football games went "mostly to people with […]
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State officials hire relatives

Tim Smith of The Greenville News used state records to show that "relatives of two South Carolina Department of Transportation commissioners have been hired at the agency, but the board […]
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State official under investigation after defects went undetected

Jason Method of the Asbury Park Press reported Sunday that a construction official charged in an FBI bribery sting also is under investigation by a state agency for failing to […]
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State offers big incentives at a large price

Sydney P. Freedberg and Connie Humburg of the St. Petersburg Times wrote about Florida's attempt to attract business by offering large incentives to help companies create jobs. The incentives were […]
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FEMA paid for too many funerals

Sally Kestin, Megan O'Matz and John Maines of the Sun-Sentinel used federal records to show that "the federal government has paid funeral expenses for at least 315 deaths" in the […]
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Refinery warned about dangerous ventilation stack

Dina Cappiello and Anne Belli of the Houston Chronicle obtained OSHA data on the British Petroleum refinery that exploded March 23. They found that the refinery had been fined and […]
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City purchases raise questions

Sarah Bahari of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reviewed spending data for the city of Southlake, finding that city employees spent about $77,000 in 2004 at Lowe's and Home Depot stores. […]
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State agency invests millions in rare coins

Mike Wilkinson and James Drew of The (Toledo) Blade checked out one of Ohio's government investment instruments: rare coins. "Since 1998, Ohio has invested millions of dollars in the unregulated […]
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Highly connected, highly paid official's job questioned

Sean P. Murphy and Connie Paige of The Boston Globe tracked the activities of Massachusetts' director of the Department of Labor, Angelo R. Buonopane, finding that his "work days average […]
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