New England Muckrakers


MASSACHUSETTS (posted on June 24th, 2010)

The Boston Globe Spotlight Team’s in-depth series on the patronage-laden state Probation Department leads to the temporary suspension of Commissioner John O’Brien. Read series Police [...]


MAINE (posted on August 3rd, 2009)

Baldacci appointee still owes state thousands James “Jimmy” Cook, the former UPS truck driver and Teamster organizer with friends in high places at the State House, got more than well-paying [...]


CONNECTICUT (posted on August 18th, 2010)

NBC Connecticut: Secretary of State probed on campaign cash


CONNECTICUT (posted on August 1st, 2009)

In the past decade, Haven Healthcare has become one of Connecticut’s largest and most prominent nursing home chains, with more than 1,800 beds. But in a three-part series, first published [...]


NEW HAMPSHIRE (posted on August 3rd, 2009)

In a six-day series, The Nashua Telegraph reports on a clan of alleged notorious cross-country paving scammers who share the same techniques and in many cases the same last [...]


NEW ENGLAND (posted on December 18th, 2009)

Congratulations to Executive Director/Senior Reporter John Christie on the launch of The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Check out the Center’s first story on the power of lobbyists [...]


RHODE ISLAND (posted on October 26th, 2009)

The Providence Journal looks at the state’s performance in tracking business tax breaks. Read [...]