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Loophole allowed illegal immigrants to register vehicles in Ohio

Randy Ludlow of The Columbus Dispatch revealed "a loophole in an Ohio policy allowed thousands of undocumented immigrants to register cars and get license plates even though many did not […]
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Homeland security funds wasted across California

G.W. Schulz of California Watch found widespread waste and mismanagement of homeland security grants awarded to agencies throughout the state of California. Schulz reviewed thousands of pages of documents from […]
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Fraud in child care system linked to lack of oversight

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Raquel Rutledge exposed flaws in Wisconsin’s taxpayer-financed child care system – and the case workers, supervisors and politicians responsible for costing taxpayers millions. In a two-part […]
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Nepotism bogged down struggling Tacoma housing agency

Lewis Kamb of The News Tribune (Tacoma, WA) used IRS 990 forms, non-profit records and meeting minutes, and interviews to piece together the developing story about financial mismanagement at Tacoma’s […]
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20 percent of early release inmates in Fresno County back in jail

The Fresno (Calif.) Bee analyzed Fresno County Jail data and found one in five inmates released early over the past year was already back in jail. "Probation violations, drug possession and […]
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Delays on loan modifications leave many vulnerable to foreclosure

Many homeowners have struggled to obtain loan modifications through Litton Loan Servicing, according to a report by Mc Nelly Torres for ConsumerAffairs.com. Dozens of complaints against Litton have been filed with […]
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Private school tax credits going to publicly-funded charter schools

In the most recent installments of its series on private school tuition tax credits, The Arizona Republic revealed that the system is so lax that publicly-funded charter schools have been […]
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Millions await disability benefits due to backlog

An enormous backlog of disability claims have left millions waiting for their benefits leading to "splintered families, foreclosed homes and suicides," reports Clark Kauffman of The Des Moines Register. "During […]
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Washington Redskins: The Toughest Ticket in Town

For more than 70 years, the Washington Redskins have boasted that they have sold out every game. Seats are so scarce that the waiting list for general admission season tickets […]
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State looks to junk bonds to recover pension losses

Carolina Journal's Sarah Okeson reports that North Carolina Treasurer Janet Cowell is hoping to recover a potential $3.3 billion loss in the state's pension portfolio by investing in junk bonds […]
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