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Freedom for sale in Florida

Carl Jones of Miami New Times reports on corruption in the justice system in southern Florida. The series [See:Part 1 and Part 2] explores the story behind a now disbarred […]
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Florida realtor rakes in profits

Shannon Behnken of the Tampa Tribune reports of real estate fraud in the St. Petersberg, FL area. "With three months' experience, the agent [Dawn L. Molen] who had never listed […]
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In Louisiana, Post-Katrina insurance appeals made more often by whites

Rukmini Callimachi and Frank Bass of the Associated Press report on a disparity in post-Katrina insurance claims. Based on analysis of Louisiana's insurance claims, they determined that residents of predominantly […]
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Detroit: "The Quality of Urban Life"

A 2-day series by Greta Guest and Victoria Turk in the Detroit Free Press examined the state of grocery stores in the city of Detroit. While the housing market in […]
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Drunk and disorderly in the Big Ten

Jill Riepenhoff and Mike Wagner of The Columbus Dispatch "collected and analyzed police incident reports to gauge behavior that broke [Big Ten] school rules or criminal laws inside stadiums and […]
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Tribes profit from gaming and grants

In a story for the Tulsa World, Ziva Branstetter used FAADS (Federal Awards Assistance Data System) to identify the amount of federal grants going to Indian tribes and comparing those […]
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BALCO saga continues: The SF Chronicle held in contempt

Bob Egelko of The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the paper has agreed to be held in contempt of court for refusing to disclose its reporters' [Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance […]
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Philadelphia Inquirer child welfare investigation leads to firings

In response to The Philadelphia Inquirer investigation on the failures of DHS to protect children from abuse -- and death -- two officials have been dismissed. "Mayor Street forced out […]
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Family connections pave inside track to lobbying dollars

An investigation by Matt Kelley and Peter Eisler of USA Today shows that "lobbying groups employed 30 family members last year to influence spending bills that their relatives with ties […]
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Despite reports of abuse, DHS fails to protect child welfare

An investigation by Ken Dilanian and John Sullivan of The Philadelphia Inquirer shows gross failures by the Department of Human Services (DHS) led to the brutal deaths of children at […]
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