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Detroit landlords cash in on rent aid, ignore tax bills

A Detroit News investigation found about 1 in 4 Detroit landlords paid to rent to poor families through the state’s Housing Choice Voucher program collectively owe the city at least […]
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Suicide rates increasing in region of New York

Craig Russell Wishnick is one of 238 residents of Dutchess and Ulster counties to die by suicide in the five years ending in 2011, 73 more than in the five […]
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Casinos main source of income for Wisconsin-based tribes

Today, American Indian gaming is the biggest economic engine for the Menominee, and the other 10 Wisconsin tribes. Twenty-five licensed Class III casinos across Wisconsin generated more than $1 billion […]
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Seattle school managers get questionable OT payments

A KIRO 7 investigation finds that some at Seattle's schools may be violating the HR policy by paying overtime to select district managers who aren’t entitled to make extra money. […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Faking the grade, mug shots online, pharma payments and the politics of mental health care

How Sunrise police make millions selling drugs | Sun Sentinel"Police in this suburban town best known for its sprawling outlet mall have hit upon a surefire way to make millions. […]
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How Detroit went broke: The answers may surprise you

Detroit is broke, but it didn’t have to be. An in-depth Detriot Free Press analysis of the city’s financial history back to the 1950s shows that its elected officials and […]
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$45 cost one woman her home

"In part three of Homes for the Taking, The Washington Post's Debbie Cenziper, Mike Sallah and Steven Rich found the District's tax office has risked 1,900 houses to foreclosure by […]
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Goliad's $1 million mess

"An extensive Victoria Advocate investigation reveals a program started to promote economic development has instead been riddled with poor record-keeping, questionable loan practices, missing documents and virtually no accountability."
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A closer look at the black budget

The Washington Post takes an in-depth look at the "black budget" which spans over a dozen agencies to make up the National Intelligence Program. Wilson Andrews and Todd Lindeman use […]
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Extra paid sick days costing city millions

"According to a Los Angeles Times examination of data obtained under the California Public Records Act, Los Angeles' Department of Water and Power has paid thousands of employees a total […]
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