She previously worked as a newspaper investigative reporter before a brief stint producing investigations for local television news stations.
She was part of the team at the Boston Herald awarded a Sigma Delta Chi Award for coverage of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and also won a Sigma Delta Chi Award for her 2014 coverage of systemic failures in Massachusetts foster care. In 2020, she won a National Murrow Award after a two-year investigation into engine fires in Kia and Hyundai vehicles, which led the automakers to issue recalls for more than a million cars and SUVs.
The vast tenant screening industry is subject to less regulation than credit scoring agencies, even though experts warn that algorithms could introduce racial or other illegal biases that can prevent people from getting housing.
During the pandemic, Michigan’s largest utility provider shut off power to people behind on their bills hundreds of thousands of times. Here’s what to know about your rights when it comes to energy companies, and what to do if they’ve been violated.
When you apply for housing, some screening companies plug your personal details into algorithms and rate you as a potential tenant. These scores can have a huge impact on your life when you’re trying to get approved for an apartment.
Did a tenant screening company, such as LeasingDesk, On-Site, Credco or RentGrow, send you a score or report? We want to understand their effect on tenants.
An energy provider based in Detroit shut off 80,606 electric accounts last year, even during the hottest and coldest months of the pandemic. Without electricity, people suffer. If you’re a customer of a Detroit-area electric provider, we want to hear from you.
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