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What ProPublica Found in the Genetic Code of America’s Measles Outbreaks

by Nat Lash and Patricia Callahan

June 8, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Esta oficina del sheriff dice que reformas contra el perfil racial son costosas. Auditores encontraron $163 millones malgastados.

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, y Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica, ilustraciones por Shoshana Gordon, ProPublica

May 28, 2026, 4:55 am EDT
Albuquerque Officials Take Steps to Curb Surge in Citations, Jail Stays Related to Homelessness

by Nicole Santa Cruz

May 26, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
This Sheriff’s Office Says Racial Profiling Reforms Are Too Costly. Auditors Found It Misused $163 Million.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica, illustrations by Shoshana Gordon, ProPublica

May 21, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
In a Private Meeting, Colorado Marijuana Regulators Acknowledge the Extent of Illegal Hemp Sales

by Christopher Osher, The Denver Gazette

May 15, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth

by Duaa Eldeib

May 6, 2026, 6:00 am EDT
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp

by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette

April 14, 2026, 3:00 pm EDT
“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona’s Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation

by Nicole Santa Cruz

April 8, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
Este sheriff afirma que su departamento eliminó el sesgo racial. Los datos demuestran lo contrario.

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, fotografía por Jesse Rieser para ProPublica

March 30, 2026, 11:00 am EDT
Utah Bans Polygraph Tests for Those Reporting Sexual Assault

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

March 27, 2026, 8:00 am EDT
This Sheriff Says His Department Eliminated Racial Bias. Data Shows Otherwise.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, photography by Jesse Rieser for ProPublica

March 26, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
The Trump Administration’s “Disturbing” New Legal Strategy to Prosecute Border Crossers Is Taxing Courts and Testing the Law

by Agnel Philip, Abe Streep, Perla Trevizo and Pratheek Rebala, visuals by Paul Ratje for ProPublica and The Texas Tribune

March 16, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
Nevada Regulators Fine Peptide Providers at Anti-Aging Festival Where Two Women Became Critically Ill

by Anjeanette Damon

March 13, 2026, 5:00 am EDT
Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say

by Jen Fifield

March 12, 2026, 1:30 pm EDT
Native Students Receive Excessive Discipline in This New Mexico School District, Report Finds

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth

March 9, 2026, 4:25 pm EDT
Albuquerque’s Mayor Said Arrests Were “Not the Solution” to Homelessness. Yet Jail Bookings Have Skyrocketed.

by Nicole Santa Cruz and Ruth Talbot, ProPublica, photography by Ramsay de Give for ProPublica

March 4, 2026, 5:00 am EST
Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants

by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette

February 11, 2026, 5:30 pm EST
Smoke and Mirrors: How Intoxicating Hemp Seeped Into the First Recreational Marijuana Market in the Country

by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette

January 29, 2026, 5:30 am EST
We Tested Vapes in Colorado for Signs of Hemp. This Is What We Found.

by Christopher Osher and Evan Wyloge, The Denver Gazette

January 29, 2026, 5:25 am EST
“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin for ProPublica

January 22, 2026, 5:00 am EST
Arizona Judges Launch Effort Seeking Quicker Resolutions to Death Penalty Cases

by Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, and Dave Biscobing, ABC15 Arizona

January 5, 2026, 5:00 am EST
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

December 17, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply

by Anjeanette Damon

December 12, 2025, 6:00 am EST
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They’re Being Censored.

by Mary Hudetz

November 21, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Las agencias policiales de Arizona estuvieron a la vanguardia en la aplicación de leyes migratorias, ahora la mayoría las evitan

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

November 4, 2025, 5:00 am EST
U.S. Postal Service Cuts Funding for a Phoenix Mail Room Assisting Homeless People

by Nicole Santa Cruz

October 27, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
This County Was the “Model” for Local Police Carrying Out Immigration Raids. It Ended in Civil Rights Violations.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

October 21, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Arizona Police Agencies Were Once at the Forefront of Local Immigration Enforcement. Now Most Are Avoiding It.

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria

October 21, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Accused of Nearly 800 Environmental Violations on Las Vegas Project

by Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas

October 10, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

by Ruth Talbot and Nicole Santa Cruz, photography by Stephanie Mei-Ling for ProPublica

October 3, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Failed Root Canals, Lost Implants: How a Utah Dentist Accused of Substandard Care Was Allowed to Keep Practicing

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

September 26, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.

by Anjeanette Damon

July 29, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show

by Mark Olalde

July 23, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Utah Sen. Mike Lee Says Selling Off Public Lands Will Solve the West’s Housing Crisis. Past Sales Show Otherwise.

by Abe Streep

July 8, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Tennessee’s Law on School Threats Ensnared Students Who Posed No Risks. Two States Passed Similar Laws.

by Aliyya Swaby

June 10, 2025, 12:00 pm EDT
Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence.

by Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, and Dave Biscobing, ABC15 Arizona

June 9, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
He Died Without Getting Mental Health Care He Sought. A New Lawsuit Says His Insurer’s Ghost Network Is to Blame.

by Max Blau

June 2, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
DOJ Abandons Effort to Address Phoenix’s Treatment of Homeless People

by Nicole Santa Cruz

May 23, 2025, 3:30 pm EDT
Arizona Has Recovered Just 5% of Taxpayer Dollars Lost in a $2.5 Billion Medicaid Fraud Scheme

by Jasmine Demers, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

May 6, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
Director of Arizona Medicaid Agency Resigns Following Fraud Scheme Response

by Mary Hudetz

May 2, 2025, 3:40 pm EDT
Utah Farmers Signed Up for Federally Funded Therapy. Then the Money Stopped.

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

April 30, 2025, 8:00 am EDT
New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

by Mary Hudetz

April 22, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Utah Ex-Therapist Scott Owen Sentenced to Prison for Sexually Abusing Patients

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

April 3, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
New Utah Law Seeks to Crack Down on Life Coaches Offering Therapy Without a License

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

March 27, 2025, 10:35 am EDT
A New Mexico District Says It’s Reduced Harsh Discipline of Native Students. But the Data Provided Is Incomplete.

by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth

February 12, 2025, 7:00 am EST
Utah Man Pleads Guilty to Sexually Abusing Patients “Using His Position as a Therapist”

by Jessica Schreifels, The Salt Lake Tribune

February 11, 2025, 10:30 am EST
“Lucharemos”: Trabajadores humanitarios temen que el cierre de un campamento en la frontera de Arizona ponga en peligro a los migrantes

por Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, fotografía por Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

February 4, 2025, 7:00 am EST
“We Will Fight Back”: Aid Workers Fear Closing a Camp on the Arizona Border Will Endanger Migrants

by Rafael Carranza, Arizona Luminaria, photography by Cengiz Yar, ProPublica

February 3, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Dozens of People Died in Arizona Sober Living Homes as State Officials Fumbled Medicaid Fraud Response

by Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, and Hannah Bassett, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting

January 27, 2025, 7:00 am EST
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

by Daniel Rothberg for ProPublica and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas

January 8, 2025, 5:00 am EST

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