Local and Community Investigative Journalism

Promised Land

The U.S. Owes Hawaiians Millions of Dollars Worth of Land. Congress Helped Make Sure the Debt Wasn’t Paid.

In a 1995 law, the U.S. promised to pay its land debt to Hawaiians, thousands of whom are waiting for homes. But Congress, including the state’s own delegation, voted to give the land to other parties.

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

May 7, 6 a.m. EDT

About the Local Reporting Network

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Birth Rights

Parents Want Justice for Birth Injuries. Hospitals Want to Strip Them of the Right to Make That Decision.

Florida hospitals rely on the state’s NICA program to protect themselves from costly lawsuits. When parents resist, some of those same hospitals ask a judge to appoint an “independent guardian” to take the decision away.

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

April 26, 8 a.m. EDT

Hershey Profits Fund $17 Billion Endowment for Nonprofit School, but Board Member Says It Won’t Let Him See Financial Records

A director and alumnus of America’s wealthiest boarding school claims he had to sue the institution to see how it spends the funding it receives from sales of Hershey bars and Reese’s Pieces.

by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA

April 16, 5 a.m. EDT

Birth Rights

She Can’t Sue Her Doctor Over Her Baby’s Death. When She Spoke Out, She Was Silenced Again.

Ruth Jacques, distraught over the fatal injuries her son suffered during childbirth, couldn’t sue her doctor because of an obscure Florida state law. When she protested at his office, she was told to cease and desist.

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

April 9, 5 a.m. EDT

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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

The Southern Illinoisan

Carbondale, Illinois
Rob Perez

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii
Jennifer Smith Richards

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, Illinois
Wendi C. Thomas

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Memphis, Tennessee
Ken Ward Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia

Partner Newsrooms

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

Arizona Daily Star

Tucson, Arizona

Reporter: Amy Silverman
Arizona Republic

Phoenix, Arizona

Reporter: Alden Woods
Asbury Park Press

Neptune, New Jersey

Reporter: Andrew Ford
Bay City News Foundation

Oakland, California

Reporter: Scott Morris
The Business Journal

Youngstown, Ohio

Reporter: Dan O’Brien
Capital Gazette

Annapolis, Maryland

Reporter: Danielle Ohl
The Daily Herald

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Reporter: David Bernstein
The Desert Sun

Palm Springs, California

Reporter: Janet Wilson
The Frontier

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Reporter: Brianna Bailey
Georgia Health News

Atlanta, GA

Reporter: Max Blau
Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii

Reporters: Rob Perez, Sophie Cocke
Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Louisville, Kentucky

Reporter: R.G. Dunlop
The Maine Monitor

Hallowell, Maine

Reporter: Samantha Hogan
Miami Herald

Miami, Florida

Reporter: Carol Marbin Miller
New Mexico In Depth

Albuequerque, New Mexico

Reporter: Bryant Furlow
The News & Observer and The Herald-Sun

Raleigh, North Carolina

Reporter: Carli Brosseau
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland, Oregon

Reporter: Tony Schick
The Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach, Florida

Reporter: Lulu Ramadan
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Spotlight PA

Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Reporter: Bob Fernandez
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond, Virginia

Reporter: Patrick Wilson
WBEZ

Chicago, Illinois

Reporter: Shannon Heffernan