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Big retailer profited from state office supply contract

California's state office supply contract was meant to benefit the small businesses while saving the state money, but an investigation by Kimberly Kindy of The San Jose Mercury News shows […]
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Profits balloon for business improperly certified as disadvantaged

Elizabeth Newell and Robert Brodsky of Govermnent Executive report that a Miami-based defense contractor saw a significant increase in his business after being improperly labeled as a small disadvantaged business. […]
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Declassified memo reveals claims to president's unfettered wartime power

Dan Eggen and Josh White of The Washington Post report on the recently declassified 2003 Justice Department memo that was responsible for creating the "legal foundation for the Defense Department's […]
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Thousands of underground fuel tanks must be upgraded in South Florida

An investigation by Mc Nelly Torres of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel revealed that forty-three percent of underground fuel tanks in South Florida must still be upgraded to be in compliance […]
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Unnecessary transplants boon for clinics at great cost to patients

The three-day special report by Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporters Andrew Conte and Luis Fabregas found that hundreds of patients each year undergo unnecessary liver transplants. The story cites national data for […]
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College athletic scholarships often shortchange expectation

A story by The New York Times' reporter Bill Pennington and data analyst Griffin Palmer uncovers the discrepancy between the expectations of families and the reality of college athletic scholarships. […]
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"Free to Flee"

Fugitives can flee and don't have to hide, an investigation by Joe Mahr of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch showed. Mahr's three-day series reported that hundreds of thousands of felony arrest […]
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Nebraska fails to oversee death investigations

Karyn Spencer of the Omaha World-Herald discovered Nebraska has no state oversight and few standards to ensure quality death investigations by coroners or law enforcement. The lack of oversight and […]
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Tactical Response Unit sued for use of excessive force

The San Antonio Express-News conducted a three-month study of the Tactical Response Unit of the San Antonio Police Department, a unit created to reduce violent crime. "The unit used force […]
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Orlando officials talk "green," yet guzzle gas

Despite championing "green" firehouses and pledging to be more environmentally friendly, Orlando's city officials are driving some of the biggest gas-guzzling vehicles on the road. Dan Tracy and Mary Shanklin […]
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