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Governor's former staff skirt law through indirect lobbying

Jeremy Finley of WSMV-Nashville, Tenn. tracked the former staff of the governor’s office and found many of them active in “indirect lobbying” for special interests. A state law says no […]
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Compensation for those wrongly convicted slow, unequal

Clark Merrefield, along with fellow CUNY graduate students, analyzed New York state’s compensation program for those found to be wrongfully convicted. Their findings showed that it takes years for recipients […]
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Series explores decline of investigative reporting in America

Laura Frank, reporting for Exposé, explores the state of investigative reporting in a series entitled "The Withering Watchdog." In an era of shrinking newsrooms, "investigative reporting is often the first […]
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Law school admitted unqualified applicants for a price

In its on-going watchdog series "Clout Goes To College," the Chicago Tribune reveals a "jobs-for-entry scheme" at the University of Illinois' law school. Internal emails "show for the first time […]
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HUD apartment loans questioned

A three-day series by The Columbus Dispatch explored a little-known facet of the Federal Housing Administration's mortgage insurance, which, in addition the helping first-time home buyers obtain loans, insures $56 […]
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Investigation prompts postal service policy change

An investigation by CNN’s Abbie Boudreau and Scott Zamost led to a major policy change in how much the U.S. Postal Service will pay for an employee’s home. The investigation […]
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California schools struggle to deal with problem teachers, staff

A series in the Los Angeles Times examines how effectively districts across California are dealing with teachers and other staff who are failing their students. In the Los Angeles Unified […]
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Red Bull seaplane’s safety questioned

An ABC News investigation by Asa Eslocker, Joseph Rhee and Eric Longabardi examined the safety of the 55-year-old seaplane used by Red Bull to promote its energy drink across the […]
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Absent officers lead to dismissed cases

In a five-month investigation, The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., looked at court attendance among police officers. Reporters Jason Riley and R.G. Dunlop found, “More than 600 defendants facing such felony […]
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Analysis examines the aging of federal judges

Tisha Thompson at WTTG-Washington, D.C., found more than one-third of federal judges are at least 70 years old, the age at which the majority of states require their judges to […]
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