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Hydroelectric Dams on Oregon’s Willamette River Kill Salmon. Congress Says It’s Time to Consider Shutting Them Down.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

How Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us.

by Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

El DMV y los principales legisladores de Connecticut prometen revisar las leyes de remolque

por Ginny Monk y Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

“All Our Future Money Is Gone”: The Impossible Task of Providing Child Care in Rural Illinois

by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois, and Julia Rendleman for ProPublica, photography by Julia Rendleman for ProPublica,

El DMV de Connecticut permite que las compañías remolcadoras vendan los vehículos que recogen en tan solo 15 días

por Dave Altimari y Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror, y Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

The Neverending Case: How 10 Years of Delays Have Prevented a “Horrendous” Sexual Assault Allegation From Going to Trial

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News; Graphics by Lucas Waldron and Zisiga Mukulu, ProPublica,

ProPublica Hires Tina Griego and Tracy Jan as Senior Editors for Its Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

Connecticut DMV and Top Lawmakers Vow to Review Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

“BadAss Grandmas” Pushed for an Ethics Commission. Then the North Dakota Legislature Limited Its Power.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor,

¿Han remolcado su vehículo en Connecticut? Comparta su historia y ayúdenos a investigar.

por Ginny Monk, Dave Altimari y Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror,

Has Your Car Been Towed in Connecticut? Share Your Story and Help Us Investigate.

by Ginny Monk, Dave Altimari and Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror,

Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror, and Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

ProPublica Newsroom Partners Select Journalists to Work on Investigative Reporting

by ProPublica,

Endo’s End Around: How One of the Nation’s Largest Opioid Makers Escaped a $7 Billion Federal Penalty

by Bob Fernandez and Craig R. McCoy for The Philadelphia Inquirer,

As the Olympics Approach, Los Angeles Considers Crackdown on Illegal Vacation Rentals

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main,

Maine Public Housing Tenants Face Eviction at High Rates. A New Program to Keep Renters Housed Excludes Them.

by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News,

Maine Proposes Major Staffing Increases for Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities

Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor,

Landlords Evicted Maui Residents and Housed Wildfire Survivors for More Money. FEMA Didn’t Take Basic Steps to Stop It.

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat,

Election Skeptics Are Targeting Voting Officials With Ads That Suggest They Don’t Have to Certify Results

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch, and Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica,

The Genesis of Christian Nationalism

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch, Illustrations by Nate Sweitzer for ProPublica,

FEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico,

After Mass Dismissals in Anchorage, Alaska Officials Step in to Help Prosecute Crimes

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

Domestic Violence, Child Abuse and DUI Cases Are Being Dismissed en Masse in Anchorage

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

North Dakota’s Likely Next Governor Brushes Off Conflict Concerns, Says His Oil and Gas Ties Would Benefit the State

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor,

A Law Was Meant to Target Teen Violence. Instead, 17-Year-Olds Are Being Charged as Adults for Lesser Offenses.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

We Enlisted a Community to Help Us Report on One State’s Crumbling Schools. Here’s How You Can Do the Same.

by Asia Fields, ProPublica, with Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman,

At Indigenous Sacred Sites, Seeing Things I’m Not Supposed to See

by B. “Toastie” Oaster, High Country News,

ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Selects Five Partners for Its 50 State Initiative

by ProPublica,

The Department of Energy Promised This Tribal Nation a $32 Million Solar Grant. It’s Nearly Impossible to Access.

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting,

How LA’s Illegal Short-Term Rentals Hide in Plain Sight on Booking Sites

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main,

John Sullivan Joins ProPublica as Senior Editor

by ProPublica,

Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act.

by Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press,

Struggling to Keep or Find Housing After Maui’s Wildfires? Tell Us Your Story.

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat,

Maui Residents Have Been Forced From Their Homes to Make Room for Wildfire Survivors. Property Owners Are Profiting.

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat,

Washington State Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About Native Cultural Sites

by B. “Toastie” Oaster, High Country News,

In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio, photography by Stacy Kranitz, special to ProPublica,

Utah Supreme Court Rules That Alleged Sexual Assault by a Doctor Is Not “Health Care”

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune,

The Government Spends Millions to Open Grocery Stores in Food Deserts. The Real Test Is Their Survival.

by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois, photography by Julia Rendleman,

How a Washington Tax Break for Data Centers Snowballed Into One of the State’s Biggest Corporate Giveaways

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times, photography by Karen Ducey, The Seattle Times,

Why We Investigated Matthew Trewhella, the Far-Right Wisconsin Pastor Influencing Republican Politics

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

Data Centers Demand a Massive Amount of Energy. Here’s How Some States Are Tackling the Industry’s Impact.

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times,

New Louisiana Law Serves as a Warning to Bystanders Who Film Police: Stay Away or Face Arrest

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

In Los Angeles, Your Chic Vacation Rental May Be a Rent-Controlled Apartment

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main, and Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

Washington Is Giving Tax Breaks to Data Centers That Threaten the State’s Green Energy Push

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times, photography by Karen Ducey, The Seattle Times,

ProPublica Selects Three Newsroom Partners for the Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

A Judge Ruled a Louisiana Prison’s Health Care System Has Failed Inmates for Decades. A Federal Law Could Block Reforms.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News,

In New York, Wage Theft Violators Get Millions in Government Contracts

by Marcus Baram, Documented, with data analysis by Joel Jacobs, ProPublica,

The Gospel of Matthew Trewhella: How a Militant Anti-Abortion Activist Is Influencing Republican Politics

by Phoebe Petrovic, Wisconsin Watch,

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