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Entries from January 30th, 2012

Alert: Another bill would strip consumers right to know about current and past complaints

January 30th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Consumer issues, Legislature, Politics

Here we go again. Another year, another bill to secret away important information about consumer complaints against licensed professionals, from real estate agents to auto mechanics to travel agents to massage therapists and more. HB 2298, “Relating to Privacy Rights,” is scheduled to be heard at 8:30 tomorrow morning (Tuesday, Jan. 31) before Rep. McKelvey’s [...]

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A few examples of good investigative reporting

January 30th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Media

Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It’s always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check [...]

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