AltWeeklies Wire
Faulty Data Leaves Wisconsin Taxpayers on the Hook for $1 Billionnew
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation will waste up to $1 billion on unneeded highway expansions if it continues to rely on inaccurate, outdated highway-use projections, concluded a comprehensive traffic study by a nonpartisan watchdog group.
Wisconsin Gazette |
Louis Weisberg |
10-02-2014 |
Transportation
The GOP Punishes Womennew
The war on women in North Carolina.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
10-02-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: war on women
Uber’s Bumpy Start in New Orleansnew
During the nearly seven months it took to legalize the ride-sharing service Uber in New Orleans, the main argument in favor it was also a slam against the current New Orleans taxi industry: There aren't enough reliable rides in town.
Gambit |
Jeanie Riess |
09-30-2014 |
Transportation
Return of the Messengernew
How Jeremy Renner's new film Kill The Messenger will vindicate Sacramento investigative journalist Gary Webb.
Sacramento News & Review |
Melinda Welsh |
09-25-2014 |
Media
Michigan's EAA Exposed: An Investigative Reportnew
How Michigan's Education Achievement Authority exploited Detroit's most vulnerable kids.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
09-25-2014 |
Education
The Choice Is Yoursnew
Behind the Tennessee Amendment 1 vote on abortion rights lies a tangle of case law, confusion and conflict.
Nashville Scene |
Abby White and Andrea Zelinski |
09-24-2014 |
The War on Women
Skinheads, KKK, Antifa -- What's Going on in Northeast Philly?new
Stemming from a car accident and recent KKK activity, tensions rise between Neo-Nazis and anti-fascist groups in one Northeast Philly neighborhood.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Randy LoBasso |
09-19-2014 |
Crime & Justice
Haven Is for Realnew
How D.C. churches defied the Reagan administration and helped Central American refugees flee repression in the '80s.
Washington City Paper |
Siddhartha Mahanta |
09-17-2014 |
Features
Tags: El Salvador, Ronald Reagan
Drunken Mumbo Jumbonew
Tennessee's liquor laws are weird, confusing, and frustrating. Is it time for a rewrite?
Metro Pulse |
Cari Wade Gervin |
09-17-2014 |
Policy Issues
Help Scarce for Families with Dangerous Kidsnew
Arizona families with dangerous kids have few places to turn for help.
Phoenix New Times |
Ashley Cusick |
09-17-2014 |
Health
The Republican War on Women Explodes in Floridanew
Charlie Crist's gubernatorial campaign highlights Gov. Rick Scott's failures on women's issues.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
09-17-2014 |
The War on Women
Tags: florida
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Blocks Abortion Filmnew
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Executive Director Ronnie Agnew decided to replace PBS' "POV" documentary series "After Tiller" with other programming due to its controversial nature.
Jackson Free Press |
Anna Wolfe |
09-11-2014 |
Media
Reading Between the Linesnew
As conspiracies abound and digital revenues drag, Utah's big dailies continue inflating their circulation.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Katharine Biele |
09-10-2014 |
Media
Tags: Newspaper circulation
Migrant Teen Faces Deportationnew
A Honduran teen risked it all to join her family in St. Louis. Will she be allowed to stay?
Riverfront Times |
Ray Downs |
09-10-2014 |
Immigration
The House That Mencken Builtnew
With Mencken Day approaching and a new edition of his Days Trilogy to ponder, we stop to reflect on the legacy of the sage of Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper |
Baynard Woods |
09-10-2014 |
Features
Tags: H.L. Mencken
