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Search results for "tickets" ...
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KMOV: Red Light Camera Revenue
Critics of red light cameras say they are strictly a money grab, but supporters say the cameras save lives. News 4 found that two brothers in Arizona are making millions off the tickets issued to St. Louis area drivers.
Tags: Red light cameras; drivers
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Double Standard
The story investigates the alleged unfair treatment of individuals in an Indiana traffic court.
Tags: Beech Grove; traffic court; handicapped parking; parking; ticket
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"Welfare Waste"
Welfare funds can be, and often are, misused. A review of "two million state welfare transactions" by the KSTP-TV team reveals that EBT cards were used more than 100 times in liquor stores during the course of one month. They also found the money was spent on things like lottery tickets and tattoos, and the practice is entirely legal.
Tags: FOI; Department of Human Services; EBT; Minnesota; Virgin Islands; Data Practices Act
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Trouble in Jayhawk Nation
A look into the University of Kansas' athletic program reveals a corrupt system. The Star reveals that the university's athletic director was paid an exorbitant salary and also uncovers connections between university officials and the felon who illegally resold hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of basketball tickets.
Tags: University of Kansas; athletic department; ticket resale; basketball; travel expenses; salary
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Risky business; Bus safety an issue for colleges
The investigation found that "at least 85 Division I universities used charter bus companies during 2007 and 2008 with deficient federal safety ratings." Further, "about 35 have used companies with an overall conditional rating, which mean they have a more serious record of infractions." A number of things contributed to account for the companies’ bad safety records, these includes crashes, speeding tickets, unqualified drivers, and worn out vehicles.
Tags: FOIA; athletics; athletic department; transportation; sports; teams; travel; inspections; operations
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Bus-ted
The story reveals a number of things about a school district’s bus system. Some of the things revealed are school buses breaking traffic laws, and extensive records of the bus drivers, including traffic violations and speeding tickets. Once the findings were revealed, the school district wasn’t sure who hired them and the school district allowed them to be bus drivers as long as the insurance companies approved them.
Tags: Cedar Rapids Public School District; school administration; education; transportation; children; kids; Denny Schreckengast; Matt Dunbar
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"No Reciprocity: Canadian Hit and Run"
In Everett, a vehicle with British Columbia plates struck a young boy and fled the scene, driving across the border back into Canada. Upon realizing the driver was Canadian, U.S. investigators dropped the case and did not ticket the man. An investigation by KIRO-TV finds that it is common for tickets issued to B.C. residents to remain unpaid without consequence because of the lack of a "reciprocity agreement" between Washington and British Columbia.
Tags: British Columbia; Canada; Regional Border Patrol; Everett Mall Way; Everett Police; Keith Leary; Washington Department of Licensing
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Ghost Tickets
For decades now city officials, city police, and their spouses and friends are not paying their parking tickets and getting away with it. In this investigation of this secret parking ticket favors, it reveals that “millions of dollars” are lost from these parking tickets and the city must find a way to fix the problem. Further, the city’s government is being ridiculed for their lack of control and supervision over such practices.
Tags: Albany, NY; audit; finances; corruption; leaders; local government; department; Common Council
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Seeing Red: A Daily Herald Investigation of Red-Light Cameras
This series observes red-light cameras and if they are improving safety or becoming money makers for the government. The series took a closer look at who gets tickets and why, where the revenue goes, how the locations for the cameras are chosen, how to appeal the tickets received, and if they have improved safety conditions. One of the major findings is these cameras are not being installed at intersections with a high accident rates, instead being placed in high traffic areas.
Tags: traffic; tickets; roads; driving; drivers; devices; investigation; Illinois; transportation
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The Toughest Tickets in Town
The Washington Redskins continue to sellout the stadium and thousands of fans are left on a waiting list for general admission tickets. It turns out though, these tickets can be found online through ticket brokers. Further, the Redskins ticket office can be moderately blamed for this happening, which allowed the brokers to buy the general admission tickets. The team did this because it leveraged these tickets and caused fans to buy the more expensive premium seat tickets.
Tags: Washington Redskins; stadium; sellouts; seats; football; games; tickets; online; brokers; secondary market