Five years after ProPublica and the South Bend Tribune partnered to investigate police misconduct in Elkhart, Indiana, reporter Ken Armstrong reflects on the incremental but powerful impact journalism can have on communities.
by Ken Armstrong
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Philips argued in court that its U.S. subsidiary should be responsible for damages caused by its CPAP machines and ventilators. Patients’ attorneys say safety decisions were made at the Dutch company’s highest levels.
by Michael D. Sallah and Mike Wereschagin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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The three years I spent working on “The Kids of Rutherford County” podcast taught me one thing: Tennessee’s punitive policies aren’t leaving children in the legal system better off.
by Meribah Knight, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio
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OSHA sometimes investigates deaths on small farms if they provide housing to immigrant workers. Other times the agency says it can’t take action.
by Maryam Jameel and Melissa Sanchez
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Republican officials are undermining citizen-led ballot initiatives that seek to protect the procedure. Ohio is the latest state to get protections on the November ballot.
by Cassandra Jaramillo
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Conservative activist Leonard Leo helped elect a judge in Wisconsin. Without him, the GOP feared their agenda would be “toast,” according to an email.
by Andrea Bernstein and Andy Kroll
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Following a ProPublica and Sahan Journal report, authorities are examining fast-tracked real estate deals for possible civil charges.
by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Joey Peters, Sahan Journal
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After the mass killing at Wounded Knee, the American Museum of Natural History received children’s toys taken from the site. A 1990 law was meant to “expeditiously return” such items to Native Americans, but descendants are still waiting.
by Nicole Santa Cruz
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The Utah Supreme Court this week is hearing arguments in the case, which will determine if what 94 women say they experienced was sexual assault or medical malpractice.
by Adriana Gallardo, ProPublica, and Jessica Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune
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Months after the state’s highest court directed judges to ensure that all criminal defendants have legal representation while awaiting indictment, one justice has acknowledged that the rule isn’t being widely followed.
by Caleb Bedillion, The Marshall Project
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