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A growing number of companies in Colorado and nationwide are joining an elite corporate club that lets members avoid regular federal safety inspections. But some of those companies remain in the program despite serious safety violations – even death – a joint investigation by I-News and the Washington-based news organization Center for Public Integrity has found.
Near mid-air collisions in Colorado may be triple FAA’s public disclosures I-News has analyzed 10 years’ worth of federal air safety reports and found that Colorado’s air traffic controllers reported more serious safety concerns last year than they had in the previous five years combined. Listen, read and watch I-News partners’ versions of this report: [...]
A little-known federal visa program encourages illegal immigrants to help prosecute criminals. The idea was to make sure bad guys weren’t left on the loose because their victims were afraid to call police. But discrepancies in how the visas are both requested and approved mean the intent of the law may be undermined, and could put the public at risk.
