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Large endowments lead to heavy spending

Justin Pope of the Associated Press used federal data and other documents to show that "forty-seven U.S. colleges and universities now have endowments of $1 billion or more, compared to […]
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Heavy trucks wearing down roads

Pat Stith of The (Raleigh/Durham, N.C.) News & Observer reports on how the state relaxed laws to allow overweight trucks to destroy roads, while the enforcement of heavy trucks has […]
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Indiana bridges failing in comparison to Illinois bridges

The Northwest Indiana Times analyzed federal inspection records for 771 elevated road bridges in Lake and Porter counties (Ind.). They found "that as of 2003, 27 percent were either structurally […]
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Mercury levels in fish may mean more advisories

Mike Dunne of The (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate uses state date on fish containing "action levels" of mercury to "show that about 19 lakes and streams in Louisiana may need […]
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Extreme speeders get off easy

Scott Powers of The Orlando Sentinel used county traffic ticket data to show that "last year Florida Highway Patrol troopers, Orange County deputies and police ticketed 342 high rollers for […]
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Thousands erasing convictions due to murky law

Jason Riley and Kay Stewart of The (Louisville) Courier-Journal used Kentucky court records to show that "thousands of Kentuckians are erasing their arrests and convictions every year by taking advantage […]
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Domestic violence cases dropped despite attorney general order

Rick Brundrett of The State continued the paper's investigation in South Carolina domestic violence cases, finding that "more than a third of the most serious criminal domestic violence cases statewide […]
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Many to blame for social programs mess

Karen Augé of The Denver Post used state records to show that "nearly every agency, contractor and department that touched the state's new $200 million computer benefits system in some […]
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State senator makes big bucks with bank

Craig R. McCoy, Jennifer Lin and Mario F. Cattabiani of The Philadelphia Inquirer detailed the relationship between state Sen. Vincent J. Fumo and the bank he heads, finding that "PSB […]
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N.C. judges influenced by local lawyers

Ames Alexander of The Charlotte Observer, working with database editor Ted Mellnik, investigated the relationship between lawyers and judges in the North Carolina's judicial district that is most lenient on […]
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