Investigative Archives - Monica Showalter

Judges say high cost of Long Beach courthouse is depriving other areas of courtrooms

On June 5, 2018June 6, 2018 By mmshowalter

The complex boasts a crystalline facade with 20 types of glass, including two five-story suspended glass curtains; a Brazilian tropical hardwood ceiling; glittering aluminum-leaf “air columns” by the award-winning environmental artist Ned Kahn, and landscaping with more than 30 varieties of drought-tolerant plants. It resulted from a public-private development deal

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Hot Air: Democrats Work With Big Tobacco and Big Pharma to Choke the Vaping Industry

On June 5, 2018June 6, 2018 By mmshowalter

Whether they fight or promote smoking, companies have reason to hate e-cigarettes By Monica Showalter • 06/02/16 8:06am Meet the strange bedfellows against vaping: drug and tobacco companies, health advocates and Democratic lawmakers. A convergence of interests among these four lies behind the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement on May 5

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Central America Border Rush Fueled By Remittances

On June 4, 2018June 6, 2018 By mmshowalter

Excerpt: But while the political debate has focused on U.S. immigration enforcement, a key economic factor has been lost in the clamor. Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, which are supplying three-quarters of the latest cross-border flood, are bucking a trend in Latin America toward stronger local economies based on sound