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Courier – Journal: Clark County, Indiana, airport roiled by questionable expenses
Mencarini, Matt, and Jonathan Bullington. 2021. Ind. airport manager's expenses questioned: Thousands not reported to IRS or taxed since '18. Courier - Journal, May 09, 2021. (accessed June 19, 2021). John Secor is a busy man.Despite flying 12 days a month as a UPS...
Indianapolis Star: ‘Truth must be told’ – Family demands answers after Speedway police kill schizophrenic man
Mack, Justin L. 2021. 'Truth must be told': Family demands answers after Speedway police kill schizophrenic man Indianapolis Star, Mar 26, 2021. (accessed March 31, 2021). The family of a mentally ill Black man shot and killed by Speedway police officers last month is...
South Bend Tribune: New train station in South Bend: lots of money on studies. No progress. No location settled.
Sheckler, Christian. 2021. New train station in south bend: Lots of money on studies. no progress. no location settled. TCA Regional News, Mar 21, 2021. (accessed March 24, 2021). Mar. 21—In 2018, when former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg threw his support behind a...
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IndyStar sues 8 hospitals for records violations: Claim: Public spending on nursing homes obscured
Magdaleno, Johnny. 2022. IndyStar sues 8 hospitals for records violations: Claim: Public spending on nursing homes obscured. Indianapolis Star, Aug 10, 2022. (accessed August 11, 2022). Eight Indiana hospitals are violating state records laws by withholding...
New Mexico: Public university foundations are subject to FOI laws, appeals court rules
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has affirmed that records generated by the University of New Mexico Foundation and its athletic booster clubs are subject to public inspection under the state’s transparency law.The April 21 court ruling states there are no overarching...
CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders
Cox, Joseph. 2022. CDC Tracked Millions of Phones to See If Americans Followed COVID Lockdown Orders. May 3rd, 2022 (Accessed May 4th, 2022) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) bought access to location data harvested from tens of millions of phones...