In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of Deadly Crashes.

The state’s terrain and infrastructure pose unique challenges. Some say the FAA has been slow to account for the hazards.

by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica

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Lessons Lost

The Bureau of Indian Education Hasn’t Told the Public How Its Schools Are Performing. So We Did It Instead.

New data shows Bureau of Indian Education schools do not teach kids fast enough to close an achievement gap that starts in early childhood.

by Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica

The Cutting

Oregon House Moves to Curb Forest Institute’s Power and Budget

After our investigation found that a tax-funded institute acted as a lobbying arm for the timber industry, Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that would significantly cut the institute’s funding and redirect the money to climate science.

by Rob Davis, The Oregonian/OregonLive, and Tony Schick, OPB

Defenseless

Amid Calls for Reform, Maine’s Criminal Defense System Reaches a “Breaking Point”

As the Maine legislature considers a cash infusion to its public defense system, the state’s governor has yet to signal approval of the proposal, which critics say is not enough to fix the struggling agency.

by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor

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