The Louisiana Town Where a Traffic Stop Can Lead to One Charge After Another

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Texas Appeals Court Throws Out Defamation Lawsuit Against ProPublica, Houston Chronicle

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Despite Outcry Over Seclusion at Juvenile Detention Centers, Tennessee Lawmakers Fail to Pass Oversight Bill

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10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal

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New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of Black Landowners

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The Family Photographs That Helped Us Investigate How a University Displaced a Black Community

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Netanyahu Resists U.S. Plan to Cut Off Aid to Israeli Military Unit

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The Big Burnout: Life on the Front Lines of America’s Wildfires

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A Powerful Atlanta Movie Executive Praised for His Diversity Efforts Shared Racist, Antisemitic Sentiments in Texts

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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”

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After Decades of Imprisoning Patients, Idaho Approves Secure Mental Health Facility

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A ProPublica Lawsuit Over Military Court Access Moves Forward

From my colleagues: "ProPublica has “plausibly alleged that the issued guidelines are clearly inconsistent with Congress’ mandate.” This is most apparent, the judge said, in the allegation that the Navy denies the public access to all records in cases that end in acquittals." Pro … | Continue reading

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New York’s Guardianship System Is Broken. Will Lawmakers Pay for a Modest Fix?

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What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents

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In Georgia, Inadequate Housing Can Mean Significantly Longer Stays in Foster Care

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Nearly Two Years After Uvalde Massacre, Here Is Where All the Investigations, Personnel Changes Stand

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Inside the Historic Suit That the Gun Industry and Republicans Are on the Verge of Killing

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Idaho Legislature Approves $2 Billion for Schools to Repair and Replace Aging Buildings

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Lawmakers Ignored Warnings About New York’s Broken Guardianship System for Decades. Here’s How They Can Fix It.

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Utah Child Care Providers Are Struggling. Lawmakers Haven’t Helped.

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An Expert Who Has Testified in Foster Care Cases Across Colorado Admits Her Evaluations Are Unscientific

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“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Them

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New EPA Rule to Slash Cancer-Causing Emissions From Sterilization Facilities

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Customer Service Company That Worked With Disney, Comcast Will Pay $2M to Workers to Settle Lawsuit Over Pay Practices

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New York Trusted This Company to Care for the Sick and Elderly. Instead, It Left People Confused and Alone.

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Walmart Bought a Finance App and Reduced Fraud Protections. Guess What Happened Next?

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At Seattle’s Boeing Field, Real-Time Video Offers a Rare Glimpse of America’s Troubled Deportation Flights

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Bedbugs, Rats and No Heat: How One Woman Endured a Decade of Neglect in New York’s Guardianship System

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Massachusetts’ Highly-Touted Push to “Significantly Reduce” Affordable Housing Vacancies Barely Made a Dent

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Michigan Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Requiring State Health Plans to Cover Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatments

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Syphilis Is Killing Babies. The U.S. Government Is Failing to Stop the Disease From Spreading.

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Lawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi Can Jail People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment

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How a Fire on a Dairy Farm Led Us to More Than a Year’s Worth of Stories About Immigrant Dairy Workers

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We're Investigating Mental Health Care Access. Share Your Insights.

by Max Blau, Duaa Eldeib, Jeff Ernsthausen, Maya Miller, Lizzie Presser and Annie Waldman About one in five people in the United States have a mental illness. Yet for many, accessing care can be extremely difficult. Our team of investigative repo … | Continue reading

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Immigrant Dairy Workers Often Endure Substandard Housing Conditions. The Law Doesn’t Protect Them.

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel Leer en español. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotligh … | Continue reading

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Inside the Internal Debates of a Hospital Abortion Committee

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What Happens When Prosecutors Offer Opposing Versions of the Truth?

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Severe Complications for Pregnant Veterans Nearly Doubled in the Last Decade, a GAO Report Finds

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Record-Setting Blazes Are Growing More Common. Here’s What Survivors of One Want You to Know.

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No Questions, Multiple Denials: This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment

by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project This article was produced in partnership with the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, formerly a member of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network, and The Marshall Project. Sign up for Dispatc … | Continue reading

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The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death

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Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering

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Senate Judiciary Committee Has Yet to Subpoena Harlan Crow or Leonard Leo

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Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Aimed to Make Cops a Gateway to Rehab, Not Jail. State Leaders Failed to Make It Work.

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Why ProPublica Focuses on Issues You May Not See on Cable News

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Rogelio Ramon crossed the border into El Paso and found himself with no options except a bus to Manhattan. Once in New York, he was at the mercy of a system that struggles to shelter the hundreds of migrants who arrive in the city each day. | Continue reading

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Senator Pushes Museums to Return “Stolen” Native American Remains and Belongings

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The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.

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