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Change in ownership allowed controversial gun store to remain open

For two years, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter John Diedrich has been seeking documents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) on a local gun store that has […]
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Review finds housing nonprofit misspent nearly $2 million

A Tacoma, WA affordable housing nonprofit misspent nearly $2 million in state funds meant to build a lavish business center in central Tacoma, an accountant’s review for the state’s commerce […]
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Local parties in California avoid campaign contribution limits

Politicians and their supporters in California have routinely funneled money through county-level political party committees around the state, avoiding strict limits on campaign giving and hiding the source of millions […]
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Disabled workers paid cents-per-hour for work at state-run homes

Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register reports that more than 300 mentally retarded wards of the state are being paid less than the minimum wage for work performed at […]
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Questions about results, conflict-of-interest surround early-childhood initiative

The Fresno Bee published a two-part series on accountability problems with Fresno County First 5, an early childhood initiative approved by voters in 1998. The first story found that, despite […]
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Lax regulators allow nurses to lose licenses in one state, keep them in others

Nurses with troubled records can cross state lines and work without restriction, an investigation by the nonprofit news organization ProPublica and The Los Angeles Times found. Using public databases and […]
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Regulations crippling commercial fishing industry

A Life at Sea/A Life at Risk, a six-part series by The Press of Atlantic City (N.J.), examined the crushing impact of federal and state fishing regulations on New Jersey's […]
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Top subprime lender willingly pushed through fraudulent loans

The Huffington Post Investigative Fund exposes how lending practices at Washington Mutual's subprime lender, Long Beach Mortgage, allowed fraud to run rampant. Former employees say efforts to stop fraudulent loan […]
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Loopholes lead to large salaries for charity CEOs

A Charlotte (N.C.) Observer investigation showed how loopholes and understaffed regulators allow charities to pay almost any salary to their executives. The newspaper also revealed how many nonprofit CEOs are […]
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Stimulus loans scarce for minority-owned businesses

Aaron Glantz of New American Media reports that analysis of data from the federal government's Small Business Association (SBA) revealed racial inequities in small business loans given out as part […]
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