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He Waited Nine Years in Prison for His Lawyer to File a Single Brief. In This State, There’s No Rule Against It.
Pennsylvania promises legal help to those who say they were unfairly convicted of crimes. Failed by a troubled system, some incarcerated people are left waiting years for their lawyers to act.
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Featured Stories
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Oklahoma Oil Company Plugs Disposal Well That Posed Threat to City’s Drinking Water
The Frontier and ProPublica revealed that state regulators had approved the well in Enid, Oklahoma, in violation of rules meant to protect municipal groundwater. Now the well is permanently shut down.
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Arizona Lawmaker Proposes More Federal Support for English Fluency Services
Three new bills would fund literacy classes, dual-language programs and training for teachers of students learning English in the state, in hopes of remedying gaps highlighted by Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica.
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Two Years After Hurricane Helene, People Are Still Allowed to Live in Harm’s Way
The aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina and the floods in Texas’ Hill Country expose weaknesses in federal and state policies that allow people to live in dangerous areas where homes could be swept away.
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Colorado Marijuana Company Voluntarily Recalls Dozens of Contaminated Products Amid State Regulatory Delays
After state officials failed to implement stricter testing protocols that were planned to take effect in July, a marijuana manufacturer recalled dozens of products when a third-party lab found contamination by a chemical that can cause cancer.
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Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage, Alaska
Reporter: Kyle Hopkins
Arizona Luminaria
Tucson, Arizona
Reporter: Rafael Carranza
Baltimore Banner
Baltimore, Maryland
Reporter: Katie Shepherd
BridgeDetroit
Detroit, Michigan
Reporter: Jena Brooker
Capitol News Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Reporter: Molly Parker
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Puerto Rico
Reporter: Luis Valentín
The Columbus Dispatch
Columbus, Ohio
Reporter: Max Filby
Concord Monitor
Concord, New Hampshire
Reporter: Jeremy Margolis
The Connecticut Mirror
Hartford, Connecticut
Reporter: Jenna Carlesso
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Everett, Washington
Reporter: Eliza Aronson
The Frontier
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reporter: Nick Bowlin
Invisible Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Reporter: María Inés Zamudio
KQED
San Francisco, California
Reporter: Holly McDede
LAist
Los Angeles, California
Reporter: Jacob Margolis
Missouri Independent
Jefferson City, Missouri
Reporter: Luke Nozicka
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Memphis, Tennessee
Reporter: Wendi C. Thomas
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, Oregon
Reporter: Tony Schick
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reporter: Samantha Melamed
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Woodland Park, New Jersey
Reporters: Ashley Balcerzak and Jean Rimbach
Seven Days
Burlington, Vermont
Reporters: Jonathan Mingle and John Dillon
Verite News
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reporter: Richard A. Webster
WBUR
Boston, Massachusetts
Reporter: Willoughby Mariano
Wisconsin Watch
Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin
Reporter: Bennet Goldstein
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Nashville, Tennessee
Reporter: Paige Pfleger
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Guns in Dangerous Hands
How Tennessee’s Justice System Allows Domestic Abusers to Keep Their Firearms
