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Jane Friedmann

Researcher/reporter | Whistleblower

Phone: 612-673-7852

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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Polluters told to clean up and pay up

Manure was allowed to taint rivers and wetlands. One feedlot was operating without a permit. An ethanol plant and a biofuel plant were allowing too much pollution to escape into the air.

Updated: March 29, 2011, - 12:47 PM

Appraisers rated low

The Minnesota Department of Commerce disciplined 37 real estate appraisers in 2010. Of those, a dozen had their licenses revoked for professional errors. Another appraiser lost his license for failing to inform the department of his assault conviction.

Updated: March 21, 2011, - 04:57 PM

Fewer food code issues in St. Paul

A restaurant with a history of rat and cockroach infestations and numerous other health-code violations led my list of St. Paul food-code violators in the third quarter of 2010.

Updated: March 14, 2011, - 11:28 AM

State cancels insurance agents

There were many ways to lose an insurance license last year: Help yourself to millions in escrow funds. Neglect to mention your porn convictions. Teach classes that don't exist. Sell phony policies.

Updated: March 07, 2011, - 10:06 AM

Board disciplines social workers

One social worker couldn't explain how he spent a client's money. Another left clients outside for seven hours in November. A man who works with domestic violence victims improperly disclosed private information about them.

Updated: February 28, 2011, - 03:34 PM

Board penalizes pharmacists

The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy disciplined eight pharmacists and one wholesaler in 2010, mostly for issues related to the licensees' access to prescription narcotics. The board oversees about 7,400 pharmacists and 8,600 technicians licensed in Minnesota. Last year, the board steered four disciplined pharmacists into the Health Professionals Service Program (HPSP), a program that monitors testing and treatment of substance abuse and other health problems.

Updated: February 12, 2011, - 07:01 PM