Investigation

Methods for finding company influence on virtual school policies
Colin Woodard of the Portland Press Herald/ Maine Sunday Telegram checked emails, donations and legislative bills to determine who was [...]
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As surveillance scandals mount, how are consumers spied on in daily life?
“Is your refrigerator spying on your eating habits?”   That’s a headline I’m half expecting soon, as wave after wave of [...]
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Have individual investors been pushed out tax-lien auctions in your area?
With increasing property tax delinquencies, many local governments have turned to tax-lien auctions to collect the money and avoid budget [...]
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AJC reporters use closed state grant files to track promised jobs
Gathering information about economic development deals isn’t easy so I’m always looking to highlight stories by reporters who’ve managed to [...]
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Look at trading, fees to determine soundness of school district bonds
Melody Petersen at the Orange County Register did the math on capital appreciation bonds area schools use to finance projects. [...]
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