Josh Sweigart is a member of our I-Team. An Ohio native, Sweigart holds a degree from Wright State University and has lived and worked in the Miami Valley for years.

Sort by: Newest first | Oldest first
State lawmakers passed a measure this week to better protect public employees who blow the whistle on fraud, waste and abuse; but another bill that would actually encourage whistle-blowers is facing stiff opposition from the business community.
Ohio lawmakers have taken a step to strengthen whistle-blower protections in an effort to get more public employees to report fraud, waste and abuse.
DAYTON — State officials announced they would end Medicaid contracts worth tens of millions of dollars with the two private companies responsible for the care and oversight of 14-year-old Makayla Norman of Dayton, who died March 1 of medical and nutritional neglect.
DAYTON — In the year leading up to 14-year-old Makayla Norman starving to death in her home, the home care agency responsible for feeding her received nearly $1 million in Medicaid funds caring for Makayla and 112 other disabled clients.
A federal lawmaker this week named two Ohio projects among “the most egregious ways... taxpayer dollars were wasted” this year.
The Federal Communications Commission this week urged officials in Ohio and other states to start taking a stronger role in addressing fraud in a federal program that provides free cellphones and discounted land lines to low-income households.
Companies are flooding low-income households with free cellphones and minutes under a plan overseen by the federal government that is prone to abuse, a Hamilton JournalNews investigation has found.
Companies are flooding low-income households with free cell phones and minutes under a plan overseen by the federal government that is prone to abuse, a Dayton Daily News investigation has found.
Two Ohio State University police officers worked so many extra shifts in 2010 that their overtime pay was thousands more than their base salaries, pushing their total compensation over $165,000 each, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.
Despite calling the shots, the presidents of local public colleges and universities are often not the highest-paid people at their school.
Start your day with top headlines in your inbox and get breaking news e-mail alerts at any time by subscribing to our Headlines e-mail newsletter.
See Sample | Privacy Policy