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Medical examiner revises suspect's death ruling to homicide

After a 10-month effort for records following the death of Derek Williams in Milwaukee police custody, the Journal-Sentinel alerted an assistant medical examiner with the county, who changed the ruling […]
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Iowa sees $29.6 million TV ad inundation

The Des Moines Register and eight other newspapers joined forces to gather and analyze TV political advertising spending data statewide in the 2012 presidential race. The effort revealed an unprecedented […]
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Using grade data to show trends in universities

"Grand Rapids (Mich.) Press higher education reporter Brian McVicar used a decade’s worth of electronic grade reports to examine what classes at Grand Valley State University students struggle with the […]
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Boy Scout officials often helped cover tracks of alleged child molesters

"Over two decades, the Boy Scouts of America failed to report hundreds of alleged child molesters to police and often hid the allegations from parents and the public.""A Los Angeles Times review […]
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Wisconsin forestry tax break program gives taxpayers bill, landowners benefit

There are more than 1 million acres in Wisconsin open to the public through a forestry tax break program. Good news for hunters and hikers ... if only they could […]
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Los Angeles Times finds dispatchers waste valuable time on 911 calls

An internal study obtained by the Los Angeles Times shows that Los Angeles Fire Department dispatchers waste valuable time getting 911 callers to start CPR on cardiac arrest victims, possibly leading […]
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Dayton Daily News finds wasteful mileage reimbursements in Ohio cities, counties

Many city and county governments in Ohio pay employees more for mileage reimbursements than the state government does, and they could save hundreds of thousands of dollars annually if they […]
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Common rail tankers dangerously flawed, AP analysis finds

The Associated Press reports that one of the most common rail tankers allowed to haul hazardous liquids across the country is dangerously flawed (link comes via Fair Warning and NPR), […]
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Donors deceived, money meant for charity goes to telemarketer

Million of dollars in donations intended for charities have instead gone to the telemarketing firm soliciting the donations, an investigation from Bloomberg Markets found.  InfoCision Management Corp. claims on its […]
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Washington Post exposes secretive deals, billions in unexplained property tax reductions

In an ongoing series, The Washington Post's Debbie Cenziper and Nikita Stewart identified $2.6 billion in unexplained property tax reductions, made through secretive, back-room deals, for hundreds of influential developers […]
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