The Salt Lake Tribune this weekend published stories exposing the spotty fire inspections done on the state’s schools and that Mormon’s won’t be a majority of Utah residents by 2030 if current trends hold. After an elementary school burned to the ground, reporters Nate Carlisle and Jessica Ravitz looked at fire inspection data. They found [...]
Nearly four out of every 10 city employees in Chicago registered voters for groups that advocated for Mayor Richard Daley’s re-election, a Chicago Tribune investigation found. The Tribune compared city payroll data with the rosters of political groups that register voters in the city. “The analysis suggests extensive connections between city jobs and the mayor’s [...]
John Diedrich and Bob Purvis at the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel detail a sharp rise in the number of murders in Milwaukee this year, finding that “through Friday, 72 people have been killed this year, compared to 49 at that time last year. In response, police last week beefed up patrols in the hottest parts of Milwaukee [...]
The Washington Post begins a three-part series today on wasteful medicare spending. In the first day story, by Gilbert M. Gaul, the Post reports that Medicare policies often pay hospitals to practice medicine poorly. The story documents a heart hospital in Florida where patients reported “dust and dirt covered some surgical equipment. Trash cans and [...]
In a moment of weakness, Derek entrusted The Scoop to me. I’m Matt Waite and I’ll be keeping the blog warm this week. Fear not, Derek and competence will return when he does from vacation. Suggestions, links, complaints and cash offerings can be sent to matt(dot)waite(at)gmail(dot)com.
