No Questions, Multiple Denials: This Mississippi Court Appoints Lawyers for Just 1 in 5 Defendants Before Indictment ( www.propublica.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240222121107/https://www.propublica.org/article/this-mississippi-court-appoints-lawyers-for-just-1-in-5-defendants-before-indictment
St. Louis Police Chief Receives a Third of His Pay From a Local Foundation, Raising Concerns of Divided Loyalties ( www.propublica.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240222124702/https://www.propublica.org/article/st-louis-robert-tracy-police-chief-salary-local-foundation
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering ( www.propublica.org )
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics.
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering ( www.propublica.org )
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering ( www.propublica.org )
Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering ( www.propublica.org )
Under legal pressure to address Wisconsin’s “Swiss cheese” and oddly shaped districts, the Legislature approved redrawn maps that promise to create a new dynamic in a state known for its pivotal role in national politics....
Oregon’s Drug Decriminalization Aimed to Make Cops a Gateway to Rehab, Not Jail. State Leaders Failed to Make It Work. ( www.propublica.org )
FDA repeatedly rejected safety claims made by Philips after the CPAP recall but waited to alert the public, emails show ( www.propublica.org )
As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices....
Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage ( www.propublica.org )
Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage ( www.propublica.org )
Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage ( www.propublica.org )
Under Ken Paxton, Texas’ Elite Civil Medicaid Fraud Unit Is Falling Apart ( www.propublica.org )
After the chief of the attorney general’s Civil Medicaid Fraud Division was forced out last year, two-thirds of attorneys have quit the unit, leaving it at its smallest size since Paxton took office....
Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability ( www.propublica.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/11406005...
Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability ( www.propublica.org )
Archived at https://web.archive.org/web/20240131005505/https://www.propublica.org/article/indiana-guns-gary-lawsuit-gunmakers-hb1235
Police Say They Won’t Reopen Case of Alaska Woman Found Dead on Mayor’s Property ( www.propublica.org )
Kirk, 25, died May 23, 2018, at a home owned by then-Mayor Clement Richards Sr. According to police reports, the Alaska medical examiner’s office initially told a city police investigator that “signs of strangulation” had been found on Kirk’s body. The man who said he found her body — Anthony Richards, one of the...
21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage? ( www.propublica.org )
ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky started investigating police oversight after an NYPD officer hit a teenager with a car in 2019. In the years since, he’s learned how police departments have undermined the promise of body-worn cameras....
21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage? ( www.propublica.org )
ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky started investigating police oversight after an NYPD officer hit a teenager with a car in 2019. In the years since, he’s learned how police departments have undermined the promise of body-worn cameras....
21 Bodycam Videos Caught the NYPD Wrongly Arresting Black Kids on Halloween. Why Can’t the Public See the Footage? ( www.propublica.org )
ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky started investigating police oversight after an NYPD officer hit a teenager with a car in 2019. In the years since, he’s learned how police departments have undermined the promise of body-worn cameras.
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet ( www.propublica.org )
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on training.
Washington State Is Leaving Tribal Cultural Resources at the Mercy of Solar Developers — ProPublica ( www.propublica.org )
“Non-carbon emitting energy projects are positive advancements our state and country needs, but not at the cost of our traditional grounds and resources,” Yakama Nation officials wrote in an emailed statement to HCN and ProPublica. “Yakama Nation supports responsible energy development efforts. The Badger Mountain project,...
Washington State Is Leaving Tribal Cultural Resources at the Mercy of Solar Developers ( www.propublica.org )
In the autumn of 2021, an 800-page report crossed the desk of Washington state lands archaeologist Sara Palmer. It came from an energy developer called Avangrid Renewables, which was proposing to build a solar facility partly on a parcel of public land managed by the state. Palmer was in charge of reviewing reports like these,...
The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking ( www.propublica.org )
In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.
When families need housing, Georgia will pay for foster care rather than provide assistance ( www.propublica.org )
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing....
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into How Mississippi Counties Jail People for Mental Illness ( www.propublica.org )
People Jailed While Awaiting Mental Health Treatment Are Generally Treated the Same as People Accused of Crimes...