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Unseen Toll: Wages of Millions Seized to Pay Past Debts
Colin E Bradley/AP for ProPublica Kevin Evans, 58, was hit hard by the recession in 2009. Despite selling his home, he was left with $7,000 worth of credit card debt. But Evans worked hard. He got...
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The New England Center for Investigative Reporting (NECIR) is a nonprofit investigative reporting newsroom based at Boston University and at the studios of WGBH News. Our mission is to ensure the...
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Serving Connecticut’s Veterans
This spring, as news broke across the country about long wait times and mistreatment at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the CT Mirror decided to explore the situation at home. They've published...
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Prenatal Live Web Chat
The CDC estimates that about 300,000 people are infected with Lyme disease each year in America -- how much do you really know about the disease? What kind of ticks carry it? What should you do if you...
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Prenatal stories
three testimonial essays here, listed in block form For High School Students Whether you’re an aspiring high school journalist working on your school paper or someone who’s wondering if journalism...
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Inside the Fed: Secret Recordings and a Culture Clash
After the 2008 financial crisis, the Fed hired Carmen Segarra and placed her inside Goldman Sachs, one of the "too-big-to-fail" banks central to the crisis. She was an examiner: paid by the Fed to...
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“Ticked Off” Event Recap
Michael Bottari/NECIR Last night's "Ticked Off" event began with WGBH Science Editor Heather Goldstone asking how many people in the audience had been infected or had a family member who had been...
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How political is Netflix?
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP A new study shows popular companies such as Netflix and Whole Foods are among the least politically transparent companies in the country. The study was formally released by the...
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Danger lurks underground from aging gas pipes
Almost every other day for the past decade, a gas leak has either destroyed property, caused injury, or killed someone in the United States. According to a new investigation by the USA Today network,...
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Improving transportation in Connecticut: A decade of slow going
Image courtesy of the CT State Department of Transportation Connecticut's out of date transportation system isn't improving, despite five increases in the state’s wholesale fuel tax. The money is being...
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Huge gender divide in prostitution-related arrests
Marianne Sarkis (left) and Athena Haddon (right), members of the End Demand Worcester volunteer community group, hold up a sign that will be used in their Oct. 8 rally to urge the city to arrest more...
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Reports on college crime are deceptively inaccurate
Photo credit: Robert Chriss. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Last Wednesday, colleges across the United States released statistics about crime on campus, in accordance with a federal law....
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Is the public at risk from police cruisers?
Photo credit: State police Over the past five years, Massachusetts State Police have been involved in over 1,800 vehicle crashes--and that's about average for law enforcement around the country. Police...
View ArticleNajarian Lecture on Human Rights at Faneuil Hall – 10/23
Join Assistant Managing Editor and Senior Investigative Reporter Jenifer McKim, as well as Director of Partnerships and Investigative Reporter Beth Daley, at Faneuil Hall on Thursday, October 23rd, at...
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Asthma hospitalizations on the rise in Connecticut
Jodie M. Gil Photo Asthma rates or on the rise in Connecticut, and ER visits for asthma-related issues are also increasing. The State Department for Public Health reports people in urban areas New...
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Prison bankers cash in on captive customers
JPay/Facebook It's expensive to be an inmate in the United States—and families of inmates are often left footing the bill. Costs for basic needs such as toiletries are rising, while inmates wages have...
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NECIR co-founder, senior reporter, honored for journalism excellence
by NECIR Staff The New England Center for Investigative Reporting received two prestigious awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association on Oct. 9. Joe Bergantino, NECIR director and...
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Boydston Testimonial
Photo Courtesy the Boydston Family About the Author: Belinda Boydston, 43 Chandler, Ariz. Web/Graphic designer Married since 2010 to Anthony Boydston When I was 10 1/2 weeks pregnant last year, I saw a...
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