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Gaps in gun laws a boon for felons in Florida, experts say
“Permissive in some respects, Florida firearms laws unequivocally aim to prevent gun ownership by convicted felons. But that prohibition is faltering.”
Read MoreEvaluation of UC Davis Medical Center’s handling of neurosurgeons is scathing
“Investigators found hospital staff repeatedly failed to intervene or raise questions about three highly unusual surgeries on brain cancer patients, according to a Bee analysis of the findings, released earlier this month by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In its 92-page report, the federal watchdog agency detailed the secrecy and inaction that enveloped…
Read MoreVA support coming too late to veterans
“The VA’s inability to pay benefits to veterans before they die is increasingly common, according to data obtained by the Center for Investigative Reporting.” “The data reveals, for the first time, that long wait times are contributing to tens of thousands of veterans being approved for disability benefits and pensions only after it is too…
Read MoreTreatment guidelines heavily influenced by Dr.’s with interest in drug companies
“Doctors with financial ties to drug companies have heavily influenced treatment guidelines recommending the most lucrative drugs in American medicine, an analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and MedPage Today has found.”
Read MoreTaxpayers may foot the bill for lead cleanup
“In the latest installment in USA TODAY’s “Ghost Factories” series, reporter Alison Young examines who is responsible for cleaning up lead contamination around old lead smelter sites.”
Read MoreExamining school security
“In the aftermath of Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, many are asking what could have been done to prevent the terrible attack that left 20 children and six adults dead.” The Pocono Record examines what kind of security measures the schools in their community have in place, why some schools wouldn’t provide the…
Read MoreA look at income inequality in the US
“Reuters, in a multi-part series, explore how the government is either exacerbating inequality or doing less than it could to alleviate it.” “As the nation’s leaders debate whose taxes to raise and what social programs to cut before a Jan. 1 deadline, today’s story, “Redistributing Up,” shows that the government’s hand in income inequality is…
Read MoreWal-Mart de Mexico caught up in bribery case
“Wal-Mart de Mexico was an aggressive and creative corrupter, offering large payoffs to get what the law otherwise prohibited, an examination, starting back in April 2012, by The New York Times found.” “The Times has now picked up where Wal-Mart’s internal investigation was cut off, traveling to dozens of towns and cities in Mexico and…
Read MoreExtra Extra Monday: Student debt, river debates, lead contamination and opiate addictions
Milwaukee Journal SentinelThe Wrong-Way River“Biologists predict the number of unwanted organisms moving on the Chicago canal will only grow until the waterway is somehow plugged. And it is much more than a Great Lakes problem because biological pollution travels both directions on this invasive species superhighway.” The Morning CallAmazon warehouse workers fight for unemployment benefits“Its…
Read MoreMN state reps under scrutiny for ties to insurance firm
An investigation by MPR News has found that a “Republican state representative who steered legislation through the House to drop thousands of people from the state-run MinnesotaCare program is an independent contractor for an insurance brokerage firm that lobbied for the change.”
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