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The Unexpected Benefits of Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Polling
The most important thing journalists can do as they think about covering and investigating government and politics in election years is to not assume any outcome.
If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory, Here’s What Happens
It’s easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument. Here’s what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.
People with Developmental Disabilities Were Promised Help. Instead, They Face Delays and Denials.
Arizona is known as the best state in the nation for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people who seek assistance because of paperwork issues.
Arizona is known as the best state in the nation for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people who seek assistance because of paperwork issues.
For the Postal Service, a Frantic Election Day Turns to Finger-Pointing the Day After
Tuesday was “nuts” in the words of one USPS manager. Now the agency faces questions about whether it did what it should have to get mailed ballots delivered and counted.
Tuesday was “nuts” in the words of one USPS manager. Now the agency faces questions about whether it did what it should have to get mailed ballots delivered and counted.
Featured Reporting on the Crisis
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Taking Risks During the Pandemic
Experts who study the way we think and make decisions say that it can be more than politics driving our decision-making this year. The unprecedented nature of the pandemic undermines how we process information and assess risk. Need proof? Look around.
Millions Still Haven’t Gotten Stimulus Checks, Including Many Who Need Them Most
As many as 12 million Americans didn’t get their stimulus payment. Usually it’s because their income was too low. Here’s what they can do: Apply through the government’s glitchy platform (if they even qualify), and do so before Nov. 21.
Investigating the Only State Without Public Defenders
An investigation by The Maine Monitor and ProPublica found that more than a quarter of Maine attorneys disciplined in the past decade for serious professional misconduct were hired as lawyers for the poor. Defendants often paid the price.
Judge Orders the Release of Data on Emergency Loans for Small Businesses
Electionland 2020: How Election Day Went
Editors’ Note: Why We Investigated the Treatment of People With Developmental Disabilities
He Has a Developmental Disability and Needs a Caretaker. The State Suggested Diapers Instead.
She Needs a Device to Communicate. The State Has Kept it From Her for 18 Months.
“I Thought Arizona Was Rated High for Disability Services, But That Is Wrong.”
Arizona Promised to Help People With Developmental Disabilities. But Some Had to Wait a Long Time. Some Did Not Get Help at All.
Editors’ Note: Why We Wrote about the Way People With Developmental Disabilities Get Treated
How We Wrote the Story
He Has a Developmental Disability. He Needs a Helper. Arizona Said He Could Wear Diapers Instead.
She Needs a Device to Talk to People. Arizona Has Not Given It to Her. It Has Been 1.5 Years.
“I Thought Arizona Was Rated High for Disability Services, But That Is Wrong.”
Permit for Controversial $9 Billion Plastics Plant in “Chemical Alley” to Be Put on Hold
Following Our Investigation, the Director of Maine’s Public Defense Agency Resigns
Prometieron ayuda para las personas con discapacidades de desarrollo. En lugar de recibirla, enfrentan retrasos y rechazos.
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