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Texas family planning department had millions left in budget as clinics closed for lack of funds

The Texas Observer reports that the s tate health department left approximately $2.3 million of its family planning funds unspent while clinics across the state closed because of lack of money. As […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Faltering courts, the curse of fertilizer, nuclear byproduct, stranding the mentally ill

Faltering Courts, Mired in Delays | The New York Times“The Bronx courts are failing. With criminal cases languishing for years, a plague of delays in the Bronx criminal courts is […]
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Minnesota public schools struggle with staggering costs of special education

According to a report from the Minneapolis Star Tribune, a sharp rise in students diagnosed with major disabilities is forcing many Minnesota schools to take difficult and at times divisive […]
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Healthcare facility forced into federal oversight

"In its "Chronic Condition'' series spanning the last three weeks, The Dallas Morning News is delving into how Parkland Memorial Hospital has become the nation's largest healthcare facility ever forced […]
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Billions spent on phone subsidies that go to some who may not qualify

"The U.S. government spent about $2.2 billion last year to provide phones to low-income Americans, but a Wall Street Journal review of the program shows that a large number of […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Teacher absences, prescription painkillers, complaints at for-profit care centers

Welcome to IRE's roundup of the weekend's many enterprise stories -- the last one of 2012 -- from around the country. We'll highlight the document digging, field work and data […]
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Brain-injured kept in nursing homes with inadequate care

Bloomberg News reports that more than 244,00 Americans with injuries are consigned to nursing homes, where patient lawyers say they are warehoused with inadequate care. In many cases, they are […]
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Extra Extra Monday: Several enterprise stories tackle gun control issues

The Washington PostReview of FBI forensics does not extend to federally trained state, local examinersThe Washington Post reports that thousands of criminal cases at the state and local level may […]
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DCS withholds files on child deaths

According to an investigation by the The Tennessean, “The Department of Children’s Services continues to withhold details about the children’s lives and deaths and what steps the state’s $650 million […]
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California police ignored, mishandled sex assaults reported by disabled

In three dozen cases of developmentally disabled patients accusing caretakers of rape and molestation during the past four years, police failed to complete even the simplest tasks associated with investigating […]
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