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Other GA news outlets' watchdog coverage: Archives


June 27

Bibb residents ask court to reconsider ruling in secret land buys

June 26

Ex-employees, others indicted in DeKalb ticket-fixing

June 25

APD officer says health claim for heart attack was denied

New board, office to tackle transparency, accountability in DeKalb

NAACP challenges Forsyth, Gwinnett school transfers

3 to be reported in Glynn cheating scandal

June 24

Former Rep. Swindall indicted for lying, again

Cornerstone Ministries betrayed them by straying from mission, investors say

June 23

4 years after attacks, courthouse lacks security plan

State WIC exec under scrutiny

Court date set in Clayton BOE ethics case

June 21

Are attorney general's donors receiving financial incentives?

Individual insurance coverage frustrates Georgians

Georgia's test monitoring not as tough as other states

Foreclosure numbers don't add up

June 19

 

In settlement, Angel Food agrees to make changes

June 18

Georgia budget writers eye pre-k program

June 17

Audit faults Emory cancer unit data

State suspends teaching certificate of fired Glynn superintendent

Patient spurred Augusta VA inquiry

PSC backs down; majority still want rule change on chairman

June 16

Council committee backs subpoenas of records in fatal police shootings

June 14

Oxendine donors previously used controversial tactics

GBI files complaint over judge's conduct

Suspension rates for black students out of line, says NAACP

June 13

DeKalb schools: Cheating scandal sparks rule change

June 12

Are Carrollton's Garner, Coleman paying off Tim Bearden?

June 11

4 Ga. schools investigated for possible CRCT cheating

Emory psychiatrist reprimanded over outside work

Private prisons for immigrants lack accountability, oversight

June 10

Nathan Deal, David Scott among congressmen most reliant on PAC giving

Feds drop election complaint against Vernon Jones

SCLC member wants 'missing' $1.4 M investigated

Atlanta spent thousands to fight claims by 5 injured cops

June 8

School waste: CBS Atlanta uncovers millions in wasteful spending

June 7

Schools lax on vaccinations

Student rolls don't add up

June 6

Whistleblower says Imperial told him not to describe danger at doomed plant

Austin Scott: Regents shouldn't be doing business with University System

Past criminal case crops up in suit between Augusta center, ex-director

June 5

Gwinnett land deal stalls after DA's threat

June 3

EPA looking for likely carcinogen in NW Ga. drinking water

June 2

Feds rip Georgia voter system

May 31

Poor schools won't get extra funds

How exotic mortgages became time bombs

Oxendine donor gets key position

Perdue's big loan still a puzzle

May 29

GBI clears Muscogee Marshal's Office in employment investigation

Airport parking contract questioned

Congressional panel to analyze VA hospital mishaps

Imperial Sugar's self-investigation credibility questioned

May 28

Lawsuit accuses Delta, AirTran of colluding on bag fees

Atlanta lawyer engaged in 'unethical,' 'possibly illegal' conduct, judge says

River group issues warning on water quality in Oconee River

May 27

Atlanta Public Schools spend $135,000 to defend autism case

May 26

Troubled North Georgia judge resigns

Gwinnett pays more for land than it's worth

May 24

Cops seriously hurt on job say city stonewalls aid

Taxes fund $25 million in lobbyists' salaries

May 22

Report: Central State mental patient wasn't properly watched

May 20

Injured police officers fight for health care

New tape shows school officials knew of alleged abuse

May 19

Was politician in two places at once?

Juvenile justice system released from oversight

May 18

Fire response times compared

May 17

Insurance workers contribute millions to Oxendine

Georgia's largest road-builder takes activist role

Audit: Ga. pre-K program lacks effectiveness

May 16

Perdue OKs Clayton BOE ethics law revisions

May 15

Fulton schools wasting money?

Report: Ga. spends federal welfare money elsewhere

May 13

House burns after 911 puts callers on hold

Congressional travel:Businesses, trade associations pay for lawmakers' trips

May 12

Tax Man's Bonus

What do other tax commissioners do?

Sanderson hides new report cards criticism

State to review investigation of fired Glynn County school superintendent

May 11

Tainted water?

May 10

Oxendine's big funder

May 8

Report: Georgia among worst in nation regarding dangerous coal ash ponds

Data: Waste dumps pose health risks

Georgia: Meth, lab seizures on rise

May 7

Tech basketball team penalized for failing NCAA academic measure

May 6

Dukes confronts lobbyist over funding for fine arts building

May 5

Military mistake meant soldiers who risked their lives denied medical care

May 3

Easy grades equate to failing grads

State flu response faces critical test

Audit targets safety at Savannah River Site

Medical mistakes are an unhappy reality

Secrecy shrouds Cobb parkland plan

May 1

Audit: Atlanta water bill hikes may be too high

Audit shows thousands of bad water meters

Atlanta builder Wieland sued for discrimination

April 30

Atlanta police audit looks at slow response

How accused killer got first offender status -- twice

Watchdogs say Cumming bulldozed stream, harmed Lake Lanier

DeKalb schools may have violated environmental regulations

Former Doraville city councilman faces off against mayor

Feds launch effort to curb deadly dust hazards like those blamed for Imperial Sugar blast

April 29

Consumers accuse law firm of harassment, abuse

April 28

Roll Call: Bishop uses $25,000 in campaign funds to pay law firm

NAACP report highlights Macon police disparities

City of Atlanta silent on possibly misspent funds

Most playgrounds fail safety check

April 27

Questions about DNA analysis by GBI Crime Lab

Bank of America gives man 3 loans he can't afford

Future of West Central mental health hospital in doubt

April 26

CDC sits on documents

April 24

Officer accused of exchanging threatening e-mails with teen

Nursing aides have criminal records

Gwinnett judge removed from child's case

2 people accidentally locked in Fulton court overnight

DeKalb DA to investigate fifth-grader's suicide

Dust issues surface in 1998 blast at Imperial Sugar plant in Texas (documents posted)

April 23

Judge upholds former Cumberland Island superintendent's dismissal

Probe of preachers' finances is continuing

Augusta: Lawmakers had agenda, authority members say

Citizens file lawsuit against Dodge BOE

April 22

Grady pays consultant big bucks

Board members decide not to drop Angel Food lawsuit

April 21

GBI firearms examiner resigns over faulty tests

Warner Robins changes animal euthanasia policy

April 19

FDA wants states to grade their own inspectors

'Crisis' in death-penalty trial system

Despite recession, lobbyists still spending big

Complaints claim SUV safety risk

Tom Barton: End Harris Neck injustice