Dec 17
2012
The best reporting on guns
ProPublica has assembled summaries and links to 10 stories about gun rights, trafficking and regulation.
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Dec 17
2012
ProPublica has assembled summaries and links to 10 stories about gun rights, trafficking and regulation.
Dec 16
2012
Mother Jones has an excellent package of stories on the rise of mass shootings and the rollback of gun control protections.
Dec 14
2012
Taxpayers have forked over more than $16 billion over the past 20 years to build stadiums and arenas for pro sports teams. Patrick Hrudy of Sports On Earth makes a case for why politicians need to ‘just say no.’
Dec 14
2012
ProPublica reports that Crossroads GPS claimed in an application filed two years ago with the IRS that its spending on campaigns would be “limited.” Rove and Co. then went out and spent $70M to influence elections.
Dec 4
2012
WBFO reports on a new poll that shows 69 percent of New York voters believe the recent severe storms, including Sandy, are related to climate change.
Dec 3
2012
While more and more Americans have traded their landlines for a cell phone, telecommunication companies have persuaded regulators to not impose rules about what they are required to do in emergencies. A report by ProPublica.
Dec 2
2012
An eye-opening New York Times analysis shows the combined federal, state and local tax burden on Americans has dropped since the 1980s. The wealthy have enjoyed the biggest tax cut.
Nov 30
2012
A report from BizJournals states that almost 71 percent of the homes in Buffalo were built in 1969 or earlier. About 1.9 percent were built in 2005 or more recent.