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Alex Richards

Syracuse
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Covers:  consumer finance, data, CFPB, SEC, IRS, FTC
Asst. Professor @NewhouseSU @SyracuseU Past: @chicagotribune, @IRE_NICAR, @chronicle, @nerdwallet.
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Red light cameras tag thousands for undeserved tickets

Red light cameras tag thousands for undeserved tickets

Thousands of Chicago drivers have been tagged with $100 red light fines they did not deserve, targeted by rob…

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Broken Bonds

Broken Bonds

A Chicago Tribune investigation of municipal bonds finds that city officials have piled mountains of debt on …

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Madigan seeks favors to build powerful patronage operation

Madigan seeks favors to build powerful patronage operation

No government job too small for House speaker to exert his considerable influence When House Speaker Michael …

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An empty-desk epidemic

An empty-desk epidemic

As city leaders battle over the future of Chicago's failing school system, a stunning fact is being ignored: …

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Chicago teachers strike: Years of labor peace come at high cost

Chicago teachers strike: Years of labor peace come at high cost

Walkout may be nearing end, but school system's money situation appears to be growing worse Before this year'…

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State of Illinois puts workers on paid administrative leave, costing taxpayers millions

State of Illinois puts workers on paid administrative leave, costing taxpayers millions

State employees stay home - sometimes for more than a year - while allegations are investigated As state inve…

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University of Illinois in-state freshman enrollment down to 75 percent

University of Illinois in-state freshman enrollment down to 75 percent

At Urbana-Champaign campus, 25% of freshmen are from out of state Six years ago, when University of Illinois …

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As Chicago police Taser use skyrocketed, shootings persisted

As Chicago police Taser use skyrocketed, shootings persisted

Use of devices marketed as means to limit gunfire rose more than 300 percent in 2 years, data show Police dep…

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Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas

Do No Harm: Hospital Care in Las Vegas

There's a running joke about hospitals here: "Where do you go for great health care in Las Vegas?" "The airpo…

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College Completion: Graduation Rates and Data for 3,800 Colleges

College Completion: Graduation Rates and Data for 3,800 Colleges

A Web site on who graduates from college, who doesn't, and why it matters, from The Chronicle of Higher Educa…

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