Beat of the Week

(Honorable Mention)

AP Exclusive: Case of maggots in throat offers rare look at often-secret neglect probes

David Klepper, statehouse reporter, Albany, NY, for obtaining details of a disabled man in a state group home who was twice infested with maggots near his breathing tube, offering a rare glimpse into investigations in state-regulated institutions for the disabled, addicted and mentally ill. http://abcn.ws/2w1NU1P

Beat of the Week

(Honorable Mention)

New York pays $3 million to family of boy molested in state group home

for obtaining documents detailing New York state's $3 million settlement with the family of a developmentally disabled boy who was repeatedly molested in a state group home, including the attacker's affidavit saying supervision was so lax "it was a predator's dream." http://abcn.ws/2lm7lIW