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Some investors in PA still waiting after 20 years.
“The Morning Call of Allentown, Pa. showed how the leadership of Lehigh Valley International Airport followed a risky strategy of buying land around the airport in the mid-1990s. That strategy led to an inverse condemnation and court fight pitting the airport against a group of investors who had hoped to build on the land. Despite…
Read MoreSpecial screening of PAGE ONE: Inside The New York Times at IRE 2011
IRE will host a special advance screening of the acclaimed new documentary from Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media, PAGE ONE: Inside The New York Times, at its 2011 Conference in Orlando. The screening, with writer-director Andrew Rossi and Participant Media’s EVP of Documentary Films Diane Weyermann in attendance, will take place Friday, June 10th at…
Read MoreCalifornia National Guard accused of fraud
The Sacramento Bee reporter Charles Piller reports that the California National Guard’s internal auditor has accused 100 Guard members of “collecting fraudulent or improper pay” dating back as far as 2006. The pay, totaling half a million dollars, largely accrued by “violating dual compensation and travel expense rules.” This story is the latest in a…
Read MoreAdults with disabilities paid extremely low wages
In this series that was “inspired by a session at the IRE conference in 2010,” The Columbus Dispatch reporters Rita Price, Jill Riepenhoff and Jennifer Smith-Richards reveal that thousands of adults with intellectual disabilities working across Ohio are receiving wages that “pay less money than a teen-age baby sitter earns.” A provision in the federal…
Read MoreNashville court clerk keeps questionable work schedule
In part one of this series of stories by WSMV-TV, reporter Jeremy Finley and the Channel 4 I-Team found that one of the highest paid elected officials in Nashville, Tenn., only works about half of the week and uses a county car to run personal errands. The team’s hidden camera caught David Torrence, the Davidson…
Read MoreLion meat, found in some US butcher shops, is unregulated. Are you eating illegally?
After PRI’s Ike Sriskandarajah found lion meat on the shelf at his neighborhood butcher and followed the trail to a dark corner of the exotic meat trade. Follow his investigation from his local butcher shop, to the harsh realities of “exotic mean with transcripts and the use of Document Cloud. Find out how “no federal…
Read MoreKids held in detention centers receive heavy doses of antipsychotic drugs
A Palm Beach Post investigation finds that kids who have been placed in state juvenile facilities have been receiving heavy doses of antipsychotic drugs, which are meant to have a tranquilizing effect on the brain. The pills were passed out to children in the facilities “for reasons that never were approved by federal regulators.” The…
Read MoreElizabeth school board uses teachers as fundraising base
This four-month investigation by The Star-Ledger reveals questionable practices by the Elizabeth Board of Education. The Elizabeth school district is the largest in New Jersey, and seen as one of the “top” districts to some. Reporter Ted Sherman found that members of the school board often contacted teachers soliciting donations and various other types of…
Read MoreDoctors in juvenile jails linked to drug company’s wallet.
“A Palm Beach Post investigation found that Florida is doling out heavy doses of antipsychotic drugs to kids locked up in state juvenile jails. The drugs, which can cause suicidal thoughts and other dangerous side effects, are being prescribed by contracted doctors who, in some cases, have taken tens of thousands of dollars in speaker…
Read MoreHotel deadline ends Friday, registration Monday for the 2011 IRE Conference in Orlando
Registration for the 2011 IRE Conference ends Monday at 5 p.m. (Central Standard Time) and Friday is the last day to book a hotel room at the discounted rate. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Orlando Resort at SeaWorld. The discounted room rate is available until Friday, May 20, or until our room…
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