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Texas medical examiners plagued with problems, lack oversight

A series by Yamil Berard of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports on problems with medical examiners in Texas.  "Texas medical examiners have misidentified bodies, botched examinations and had to do […]
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Felons, mentally ill live with seniors in Illinois nursing homes

A Chicago Tribune 3-part investigation by David Jackson and Gary Marx found elderly and disabled nursing home residents assaulted, raped and even murdered because Illinois has failed to manage the […]
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Contaminated drinking water found in schools across the U.S.

A 10-month investigation by Garance Burke of the Associated Press has found unsafe levels of contaminants such as lead and pesticides in school drinking water in all 50 states.  "But […]
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$11 million in FAA funds budgeted for unnecessary airstrip

A report by Dave Tobin of The Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) shows how the Federal Aviation Administration plans to spend $11 million on a rural airstrip. Eight miles from the planned […]
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Housing association under scrutiny after newpaper exposes problems

Lewis Kamb of The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash) writes that Washington state commerce officials have launched an investigation of the Martin Luther King Housing Development Association. The probe follows News […]
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Some of the worst roads bypassed by stimulus funds

Brad Heath of USA Today reports that "nearly $10 billion in stimulus aid to repair the nation's tattered highways has largely bypassed dozens of metropolitan areas where roads are in […]
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Trust Betrayed series

A sixth-month, statewide investigation into Florida’s child care centers, nursing homes and assisted living facilities by Sally Kestin, Peter Franceschina and John Maines of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel found that […]
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Majority of health care lobbyists are federal government veterans

"Of 2,737 lobbyists hired to promote the interests of drug companies, insurers, hospitals, health professionals, industry groups and business organizations, 1,418 -- or 52 percent -- have worked for Congress, […]
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Four Wisconsin in-home child care providers match sex offender addresses

"An audit of the Wisconsin Shares program released Wednesday found four cases where the addresses of in-home child-care providers matched those of registered sex offenders," according to a report by […]
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Retired state workers collect pension, paycheck

An investigation by The Hartford (Conn.) Courant shows that more than 500 of the 3,856 state employees who participated in the state's Retirement Incentive Program are receiving bi-weekly paychecks in […]
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