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Unsafe bridges put public safety at risk

Dani Dodge of the Ventura County Star used Federal Highway Administration data to show that "twenty-eight of Ventura County's 485 bridges are considered 'structurally deficient' ... Bringing just 15 of […]
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Consulting work pays big for former employees

Brett J. Blackledge of The Birmingham News used state records to show that Alabama's Department of Human Resources has spent millions on computer consultants, including payments to former agency employees […]
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Low tax penalty serves as cheap loan for some businesses

Lee Davidson of The Deseret Morning News used local records to show that "at least 443 land developers, real estate companies and construction companies owed more than a combined $5.17 […]
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Coaches' contracts with Nike raise ethical questions

Hartford Courant reporters Lisa Chedekel and Matthew Kauffman won a month-long legal battle for release of the contracts between University of Connecticut mens' and womens' basketball coaches Jim Calhoun and […]
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High donations pour in through campaign finance loophole

Michael Cooper of The New York Times found gaps in New York's campaign finance laws. "Local parties can still accept unlimited corporate donations to their so-called housekeeping committees, which have […]
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Charity linked to evangelical sex cult

Don Lattin of the San Francisco Chronicle used tax and property records to show that a Southern California charity called the Family Care Foundation has "deep, ongoing ties between the […]
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Former gov. remains on state payroll

Patricia Alex of The (Bergen County) Record reports that former New Jersey governor Jim Florio "has stayed on the state payroll, and in the state pension system, thanks to a […]
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Legislator used state funds for own benefit

Kim Chandler of The Birmingham News used state and local records to show that "an east Alabama lawmaker steered state money to pave the dirt road that led to a […]
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FOI investigation finds most comply, but not entirely

Mark Chellgren of the Associated Press reported on an investigation led by the Kentucky Press Association and the Associated Press into "whether public offices are allowing citizens to view government […]
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