For reasons that will hopefully become clear as more evidence comes out, Indiana’s privatized Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) continues to play games with its jobs numbers.
And in Indianapolis, WTHR-TV’s tenacious 13 Investigates unit continues to document the IEDC’s record with outstanding coverage, looking into failed deals, shuttered workplaces, and the IEDC’s misleading transparency website.
Take a few minutes and watch these two remarkable TV segments by reporter Bob Segall. Has your local TV station ever done job-subsidy reporting so robust?
The Indiana Job Numbers Still Don’t Add Up (1/31/14)
Indiana lawmakers to state job agency: “Tell the truth” (2/13/14)