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Injured Worker in ProPublica/NPR Story Testifies Before Illinois Legislature
In an eight-hour hearing, Democratic lawmakers challenge governor's proposals to change state's workers' compensation law.
Unsolved Killing of American Nuns in Liberia an Open Case Again
The FBI for the first time acknowledges the investigation of the 1992 killing of five American nuns in Liberia is again part of an active case.
Higher Ed Lobby Quietly Joins For-Profit Schools to Roll Back Tighter Rules
Traditional colleges and universities have become unlikely allies of the beleaguered for-profit industry as each group tries to fend off the government’s push for more accountability.
Government Releases Massive Trove of Data on Doctors’ Prescribing Patterns
The move follows a ProPublica investigation showing that Medicare did little to find dangerous prescribing by doctors to seniors and the disabled. It is also part of the government’s new push to bring transparency to taxpayer-supported medical care.
Another Big Tobacco Bond Deal, Cajun Style
Facing a giant budget deficit, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal plans to borrow $750 million against future income from a landmark legal settlement with cigarette makers.
California Bill Would Bar Insurers from Withdrawing Injured Workers' Care
A bill that passed a state Senate committee today would address a problem highlighted in a ProPublica and NPR investigation of problems with new workers' compensation laws.
Key Expert in Supreme Court Lethal Injection Case Did His Research on Drugs.com
How the Supreme Court case over lethal injection shows it’s becoming nearly impossible to find experts to defend the practice.
'Segregation Now' Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award
The award, run by the Society of Professional Journalists, has honored exceptional contributions to journalism since 1932.
Why Comcast Walked Away
A Comcast Time Warner Cable behemoth could have spelled trouble for consumers and online innovators.
Parsing Chris Christie’s Pension Math
The New Jersey governor counts past pension borrowing as “school aid” in his budget – but not when it undercuts his claim of spending more on pensions than prior governors.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Named NABJ's Journalist of the Year
The judges lauded her series, Segregation Now, as "powerful work exploring the fight for all Americans, especially people of color, to achieve the 'American Dream.'"
