Tag: Watchdog

FILE - In this May 31, 2013 file photo, the 2014 Chevrolet Malibu is unveiled on Belle Isle in Detroit. General Motors is recalling more than 140,000 2014 Chevrolet Malibu midsize cars to fix a problem with the power-assisted brakes. The recall affects models with 2.5-liter four-cylinder engines and stop-start technology that shuts off the engine at red lights. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

GM recalls 2.7M more cars; industry on record pace

Tom Krisher · May 15, 2014 9:32 pm

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Indigent youth not getting the proper representation in court, Public Integrity finds

Kelly Cohen · May 15, 2014 4:03 pm

FILE - In this March 3, 2010 file photo, the Rev. Carl Keyes speaks to an audience in Harrisonburg, Va. about his life experiences relating to his organization, Aid for the World. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, Keyes and his wife, Donna, two New York City ministers who were the subject of an Associated Press expose, have agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that they used congregation funds to enrich themselves and buy a luxury home. (AP Photo/Ryan Freeland)

NYC minister to repay $1.2M after AP probe

David Caruso · May 15, 2014 12:51 pm

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Why do prices on public works projects often inch higher and higher?

Kelly Cohen · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

The head of the federal Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Eric Shinseki, talks to reporters Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Cascade of scandals has Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki fighting for his job

Mark Flatten · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon's administration has been paying its dues to the National Governors Association with money intended for the oversight of the state's foster care program and other social services. (AP Photo/The Southeast Missourian, Fred Lynch)

Missouri governor dues paid from children’s budget

David Lieb · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

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Labor grants for foreign countries may be going to the wrong organizations, audit finds

Kelly Cohen · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is sworn in before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Shinseki testified about a growing scandal surrounding quality of care within the VA, and allegations of falsifying wait times. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Eric Shinseki deflects Senate panel’s tough questions on Veterans Affairs scandals

Mark Flatten · May 15, 2014 4:00 am

John Bills, 52, a retired Chicago official who managed one of the nation's largest red-light camera programs, leaves the federal building after an initial hearing in Chicago, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, after his arrest by federal authorities. Bills is accused of accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, an Arizona condominium and other gifts to steer $124 million in city contracts to Phoenix-based Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Kevin Tanaka) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT, NO SALES

Ex-Chicago official charged in red-light program

Washington Examiner · May 15, 2014 2:13 am

Brown signs bill to increase political disclosures

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 11:35 pm

Fed govt acknowledges gaps in oil well inspections

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 6:10 pm

Two handymen said they unlocked and closed up the identical recreation room at a Richmond, Calif., public housing complex called Friendship Manor. (Thinkstock)

Public housing workers reap thousands in overtime for unlocking doors

Kelly Cohen · May 14, 2014 3:24 pm