Local and Community Investigative Journalism

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Nearly Half of All Sheriffs in Louisiana Are Violating Public Records Laws

The finding builds on earlier reporting, which found records were destroyed in the case of a 16-year-old boy who died while in custody of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

by Richard A. Webster, Verite

Jan. 27, 6 a.m. EST

About the Local Reporting Network

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Judge Orders Washington State Private Special Education School to Turn Over Records

A recent Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation of the Northwest School of Innovative Learning found complaints of abuse and minimal instruction. The school argued it wasn’t subject to public records laws. A King County judge disagrees.

by Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

Jan. 27, 9 a.m. EST

Washington State Launches Investigation of Private Special Education Schools

The inquiry and a sweeping reform bill follow a Seattle Times and ProPublica investigation that found allegations of abuse, overuse of isolation rooms and pressure to skimp on staffing and resources at the Northwest School of Innovative Learning.

by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times

Jan. 20, 11:40 a.m. EST

Inside the Controversial Sales Practices of the Nation’s Biggest Title Lender

Former TitleMax store managers told ProPublica and The Current about how they were trained to keep customers unaware of the true costs of their title pawns. When they were more transparent, they faced repercussions.

by Margaret Coker, The Current

Jan. 19, 5 a.m. EST

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Distinguished Fellows

These reporters are pursuing a broad range of important investigative projects in partnership with ProPublica over a three-year period.

Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage, Alaska
Molly Parker

Lee Enterprises Midwest

Carbondale, Illinois
Rob Perez

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii
Lulu Ramadan

The Seattle Times

Seattle, Washington
Jennifer Smith Richards

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, Illinois
Ken Ward Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia

Partner Newsrooms

These newsrooms and reporters are working with ProPublica on an accountability journalism project.

Capital & Main

Los Angeles, California

Reporter: Robin Urevich
THE CITY

New York, New York

Reporter: Abigail Kramer
The Current

Savannah, Georgia

Reporter: Margaret Coker
Documented

New York, New York

Reporter: Marcus Baram
Idaho Statesman

Boise, Idaho

Reporter: Becca Savransky
The Kansas City Beacon

Kansas City, Missouri

Reporter: Madison Hopkins
The Maine Monitor

Hallowell, Maine

Reporter: Rose Lundy
Mississippi Free Press

Jackson, Mississippi

Reporter: Nick Judin
Mississippi Today

Jackson, Mississippi

Reporter: Isabelle Taft
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville, Tennessee

Reporter: Meribah Knight
The New Bedford Light

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Reporter: Will Sennott
New Mexico In Depth

Albuequerque, New Mexico

Reporter: Bryant Furlow
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Tupelo, Mississippi

Reporter: Caleb Bedillion
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland, Oregon

Reporter: Tony Schick
Rocky Mountain PBS

Denver, Colorado

Reporter: Brittany Freeman
The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City, Utah

Reporter: Jessica Miller
Searchlight New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Reporter: Ed Williams
Source New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Reporter: Patrick Lohmann
Sun Herald

Biloxi, Mississippi

Reporter: Anita Lee
Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO

Norfolk, Virginia

Reporter: Brandi Kellam
WVUE-TV

New Orleans, Louisiana

Reporter: Samantha Sunne