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Patchy reporting undercuts national hate crimes count, Associated Press
AP finds national stats on hate crimes - like most law enforcement data collected by FBI - likely way undercounted https://t.co/Kh9zdJK6Rh
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 5, 2016
How many hate crimes are there in the United States every year? Nobody knows. An AP survey found spotty tracking by police around the country: 2,700 local police and sheriff's departments never submitted a single hate crime to the FBI's national hate crime statistics.
Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
It's not just #KyConstables... Your state might be 1 of the 17 that elects em too. Check this story out. #muckreadshttps://t.co/yx1j9McY4j
— Kate Howard (@JournoKateH) June 8, 2016
Constables have power. They have guns. But they often don’t have training, according to this Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting investigation. And the issue isn’t limited to Kentucky.
At least 33 US cities used water testing 'cheats' over lead concerns, The Guardian
At least 33 cities used testing methods that could underestimate lead found in drinking water. @guardian: https://t.co/njpHbaBSmI
— Reveal (@reveal) June 6, 2016
In several cities across the U.S., officials have taken the same kind of water testing shortcuts as those used by since-indicted officials in Flint, Michigan, the Guardian found.
Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills, USA Today
Trump has been in 3,500 lawsuits over 3 decades, many of them from workers who say they weren’t paid. @BySteveReillyhttps://t.co/8DZjPbr4Xb
— Peter Baker (@peterbakernyt) June 10, 2016
Donald Trump often touts his business savvy as one of his chief qualifications for the presidency. But USA Today found that Trump appears to be often shorting those who’ve done work for him, including a dishwasher, a plumber, and 48 waiters.
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At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real , Chicago Reader
Abuse in the name of art: @ChicagoReader investigates a theater that actresses warned each other about: https://t.co/XBD44k0msz#muckreads
— Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) June 9, 2016
