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20 percent of early release inmates in Fresno County back in jail

The Fresno (Calif.) Bee analyzed Fresno County Jail data and found one in five inmates released early over the past year was already back in jail. "Probation violations, drug possession and […]
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Chemical industry fought ban of bisphenol A

Reporters Meg Kissinger and Susanne Rust of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reviewed thousands of pages of public records, from IRS documents to financial disclosure filings, to get inside the chemical […]
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Thousands of petroleum leaks go uncleaned in Florida

Matt Dixon of The News Herald (Panama City, Fla.) reports that budget cuts and strict state regulations have prevented the clean-up of thousands of underground petroleum leaks throughout Florida. Analysis […]
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City loses money as lenders abandon foreclosed properties

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Cary Spivak and Ben Poston uncovered the latest fallout from the mortgage crisis: foreclosed properties abandoned by lenders, also known as "walkaways." Using city and county […]
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Race gap widens in rejections for mortgage loans

An analysis of the latest national mortgage data by The Charlotte Observer found that "as the credit spigot dried up in 2008, blacks and Hispanics were more likely to be […]
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Problem nurses, lax oversight leave patients at risk

In a continuing investigation into failed oversight of California's health professionals, ProPublica and The Los Angeles Times found the California Board of Registered Nursing, responsible for the oversight of 350,000 […]
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Non-motorized boat accidents often fatal

An analysis of Wisconsin boating accident data by Jacob Kushner and Kryssy Pease of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism found that accidents in non-motorized boats are often fatal. "Eight of […]
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'Historic' budget cuts roughly equal to 2008 payroll growth

The San Diego Union-Tribune found that "San Diego's payroll ballooned by $41 million last year, fueled by unpublicized payouts, labor settlements and costly benefits."  Analysis of spending data  "helps put […]
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Criminals work as childcare providers in Wisconsin

In her ongoing series “Cashing in on Kids” which has found millions of dollars in fraud within Wisconsin’s $350 million taxpayer subsidized child-care system, Raquel Rutledge writes that hundreds of […]
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Members of Congress benefit from farm subsidies

The Panama City News Herald tallied farm subsidy data for Florida and examined the subsidies paid to U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd and other Congressional leaders with ties to agriculture.  Matt […]
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