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

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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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Veterans Affairs Secretary Vows to Increase Staffing at Clinic Tied to Two Deadly Shootings

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Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ Elite Civil Medicaid Fraud Unit Is Falling Apart

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Private Schools, Public Money: School Leaders Are Pushing Parents to Exploit Voucher Programs

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Did Drug Traffickers Funnel Millions of Dollars to Mexican President López Obrador’s First Campaign?

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We Found That Landlords Could Be Using Algorithms to Fix Rent Prices. Now Lawmakers Want to Make the Practice Illegal.

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Police Say They Won’t Reopen Case of Alaska Woman Found Dead on Mayor’s Property

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Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability

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Task Force to Consider “Restorative Justice” for Black Families Uprooted by Virginia University’s Expansion

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Amid Recall Crisis, Philips Agrees to Stop Selling Sleep Apnea Machines in the United States

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How Georgia’s Small Power Companies Endanger Their Most Vulnerable Customers

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The American Museum of Natural History to Close Exhibits Displaying Native American Belongings

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21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage?

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Medicare Certifies Hospices in California Despite State Ban on New Licenses

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“We Buy Ugly Houses” Company Overhauls Policies in the Wake of ProPublica Investigation

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FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” Advertising

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Applications Open for ProPublica Investigative Editor Training Program

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How Chicago Became an Unlikely Leader in Body-Camera Transparency

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How Patients and Doctors Are Navigating the Fallout of the Massive Recall of Philips Breathing Machines

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Washington State Is Leaving Tribal Cultural Resources at the Mercy of Solar Developers

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FEMA Leader Overseeing $4 Billion Fund to Pay Victims of New Mexico Wildfire Steps Down

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DOJ Blasts Law Enforcement’s Uvalde Shooting Response in New Report, Calls for Agencies to Prioritize Training

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When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance

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The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking

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Congressional Watchdog Will Launch Inquiry Into FDA Oversight of Medical Device Recalls

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How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet

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5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness

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Secret Recording Shows NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre

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How Many of Your State’s Lawmakers Are Women? If You Live in the Southeast, It Could Be Just 1 in 5

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As the U.S. Struggles With a Stillbirth Crisis, Australia Offers a Model for How to Do Better

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Idaho Governor Proposes $2 Billion in Funding for School Buildings Over Next 10 Years

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Health Plans Can’t Dodge Paying for Expensive New Cancer Treatments, Says Michigan’s Top Insurance Regulator

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How the VA Fails Veterans on Mental Health

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Skipping School: America’s Hidden Education Crisis

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When Veterans in Crisis Can’t Get Help

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi, ProPublica, photography by Loren Elliott for ProPublica This article contains descriptions of mental illness, violence and sexual assault. … | Continue reading

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Utah Bills Itself as “Family-Friendly” Even as Lawmakers Have Long Neglected Child Care

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Illinois Judge Closes Juvenile Detention Center After “Facility in Crisis” Fails to Meet New State Standards

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In the Scar of New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire, a Legal Battle Is Brewing: What Is Victims’ Suffering Worth?

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New York Closed Psych Beds for Youth in Crisis. Now, Foster Care Programs and Host Towns Are Being Pushed to the Limit.

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They Were Wrongfully Convicted. Now They’re Denied Compensation Despite Michigan Law.

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