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Jane Friedmann
Researcher/reporter | Whistleblower
Phone: 612-673-7852
Email: jfriedmann@startribune.com
Jane Friedmann has been a reporter on the Whistleblower beat since 2009. She also provides data analysis for the Minneapolis team. Friedmann joined the Star Tribune in 1981 and worked as a news graphics artist before becoming a reporter. She was awarded a regional Emmy for her work on the I-35W bridge collapse. Friedmann holds bachelor degrees from the University of Minnesota in journalism and mathematics.
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Recent content from Jane Friedmann
Maltreatment found at Minnesota child care centers
A child in day care died after choking on a grape. Another was burned by hot food. Two more tumbled off diaper-changing tables.
Updated: May 31, 2011, - 10:14 AM
A downtick in serious legal trouble
Three lawyers were disbarred for unprofessional conduct, and three others had their licenses suspended in the second half of 2010. That's a slight decrease in serious disciplinary actions from the first half of last year and a tiny fraction of the more than 28,000 lawyers actively licensed in the state.
Updated: May 15, 2011, - 06:39 AM
One face, one case: Bradley W. Olson
Olson was convicted of drunken driving in 2005 and 2006. He also was convicted of underage drinking three times in 2003. On April 4, Olson crashed his Jeep Grand Cherokee through the garage door of his ex-girlfriend's house.
Updated: May 10, 2011, - 12:32 PM
Nurses no more after misconduct
Hard Data: Four nurses are no longer allowed to practice after the state revoked their licenses in the second half of 2010.
Updated: May 08, 2011, - 08:35 AM
Minneapolis eatery food found in 'danger zone'
The city of Minneapolis inspected 771 food-related businesses during the three-month period ending in February, up from 592 in the three months before that.
Updated: April 30, 2011, - 10:33 PM
Regulators bust electrical 'ghosts'
Mistakes by electricians may not be the most visible in the construction industry, but the consequences of shoddy electrical work can be shocking or worse.
Updated: April 23, 2011, - 11:32 PM
State ignores teacher licensing violations
Regulators say it's too hard to enforce the rules, but some lawmakers want a tougher approach.
Updated: April 22, 2011, - 03:16 PM
Hard Data: More permits to collect taxes getting pulled
In another sign of the struggling economy, the number of Minnesota businesses that lost their permit to collect sales tax rose sharply in the past six months.
Updated: April 17, 2011, - 08:22 AM
Six banned as landlords for five years
HARD DATA One landlord twice converted his duplex into an illegal rooming house. Three landlords ignored city orders to make repairs, and one couple owed back taxes on their properties.
Updated: April 09, 2011, - 04:27 PM
Workplace deaths draw fines, citations
Eleven Minnesota workplace fatality investigations were resolved last year after the businesses corrected safety violations and paid fines.
Updated: April 04, 2011, - 12:16 PM
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