Georgia Promised to Fix How Voter Challenges Are Handled. A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse. ( www.propublica.org )
Plastic Fantasy ( www.propublica.org )
I'll be surprised if by the end of the current century if the petrol companies don't see a class action suit similar to the tobacco companies for damages wrought upon humanity....
When Therapists Lose Their Licenses, Some Turn to the Unregulated Life Coaching Industry Instead ( www.propublica.org )
Police Departments Are Turning to AI to Sift Through Millions of Hours of Unreviewed Body-Cam Footage ( www.propublica.org )
10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal ( www.propublica.org )
Some Surprises in the No Surprises Act ( www.propublica.org )
Two Reporters Covering Education in the Midwest Followed the Money … to a School in New York ( www.propublica.org )
Students from 13 states and Puerto Rico — including Michigan and Indiana in the Midwest — went to Shrub Oak this past school year. Families’ decisions to cross state borders for an education often come after they have struggled to find a place for their children. For journalists, this trend and its impact are not easy to...
How Google uses secrecy, market dominance, and connections to rule tech (Pt 1): Google Says It Bans Gun Ads. It Actually Makes Money From Them. ( www.propublica.org )
This is part 1 of an ongoing series....
The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling ( www.propublica.org )
Multiple Trump Witnesses Have Received Significant Financial Benefits From His Businesses, Campaign ( www.propublica.org )
Mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment ( www.propublica.org )
Lawmakers Could Limit When County Officials in Mississippi Can Jail People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment ( www.propublica.org )
How the U.S. Waged a Global Campaign Against Baby Formula Regulation ( www.propublica.org )
Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress ( www.propublica.org )
Scenes From a MAGA Meltdown: Inside the “America First” Movement’s War Over Democracy ( www.propublica.org )
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her. ( www.propublica.org )
Blinken Is Sitting on Staff Recommendations to Sanction Israeli Military Units Linked to Killings or Rapes ( www.propublica.org )
A special State Department panel told Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the U.S. should restrict arms sales to Israeli military units that have been credibly accused of human rights abuses. He has not taken any action.
How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability ( www.propublica.org )
cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/14334991...
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. ( www.propublica.org )
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500 ( www.propublica.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24651024...
Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded. ( www.propublica.org )
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/15145141
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,...
What Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial May Indicate About a Second Trump Term ( www.propublica.org )
Words of Conviction - Tracing a Junk Science Through the Justice System (Pt 1): How Jessica Logan’s Call for Help Became Evidence Against Her ( www.propublica.org )
This is part 1 of an ongoing series....
How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability ( www.propublica.org )
In the words of Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from Plano, the goal is to “provide the full support and resources of the state government … to come alongside of these thousands of women and their families who might find themselves with unexpected, unplanned pregnancies.”...