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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Connecticut DMV and Top Lawmakers Vow to Review Towing Laws

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

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

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

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

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

ProPublica Newsroom Partners Select Journalists to Work on Investigative Reporting

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Genesis of Christian Nationalism

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

John Sullivan Joins ProPublica as Senior Editor

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

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

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

Washington State Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About Native Cultural Sites

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ProPublica Selects Three Newsroom Partners for the Local Reporting Network

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

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

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

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