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A powerful Louisiana lawmaker sidelined a bill that provided concessions for ride-sharing companies. His buddy sells insurance to their main competitors, taxi companies, Rebekah Allen reported. THE ADVOCATE/PROPUBLICA
An Alaska police officer who was fired after punching a homeless woman was quietly rehired to a taxpayer-funded job as a 911 dispatcher, Kyle Hopkins reported. ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS
A Colorado deputy tried more than once to blow the whistle on an off-the-books contest in which deputies at the jail tracked each time they used force against an inmate, reporter Rachel Riley found through a review of more than a thousand documents. THE GAZETTE
A contractor denied under oath that he instructed managers to say workers would not get sick while cleaning up a deadly Tennessee coal ash spill. It was a lie, Jamie Satterfield reported. KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL
In Rhode Island, elder abuse offenses often don't lead to prison time, leaving victims vulnerable to further abuse, a team of Brown University students found after a review of outcomes in more than a thousand cases. THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
A U.S. Congressman from California was indicted on dozens of criminal charges after reporter Morgan Cook scrutinized his campaign expenses. THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
Human activity has laid siege to South Dakota's waterways, dumping toxic chemicals and potentially posing public health risks, a team reported after a first-of-its kind analysis. SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS WATCH
The leaders of a South Carolina utility board ordered staff to perform hundreds of thousands of dollars in work at their personal homes or for their friends, reporter Avery G. Wilks found after obtaining sworn testimony and interviewing employees. THE STATE
Some Pennsylvania priests defrocked amidst the clergy sex abuse scandal still receive monthly stipends from the diocese, Terrie Morgan-Besecker reported. THE TIMES-TRIBUNE
A Texas lawmaker tried to steer a federal contract to a business owned by a port authority official, the same company that later hired the congressman after he resigned in disgrace, Jessica Priest reported. VICTORIA ADVOCATE
In Virginia, a congressional candidate submitted petitions with dozens of fraudulent signatures, reporters Jane Harper and Victoria Bourne found after contacting hundreds of individuals. THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Kansas officials discovered groundwater contaminated with dry cleaning chemicals in 2011, but didn't inform nearby residents for seven years, Katherine Burgess reported. Officials delay notifying residents because of a law meant to evade federal regulators. THE WICHITA EAGLE
A bishop in New York ignored abuse allegations against one of the diocese priests, letting him stay in the parish while also taking steps to hide the complaints from the public, Charlie Specht reported. WKBW BUFFALO |
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