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New York City Police Receptive to Some Reforms of Nuisance Enforcement
At a City Council hearing, police brass show flexibility on controversial tool for quality of life actions.
How Voter Fraud Works — And Mostly Doesn’t
Every election season, cries that voter fraud will threaten the legitimacy of American democracy can be heard throughout the country. Critics say these claims are exaggerated and backed up by scant evidence. But dismissing voter fraud entirely overlooks the fact that that fraud does happen – rarely.
Electionland: Monitoring Access to the Vote in Real Time
Covering access to the ballot and problems that prevent people from exercising their right to vote during the 2016 election.
New York City Council Moves to Overhaul Nuisance Abatement Enforcement
The Council speaker will put forward a package of bills aimed at better protecting tenants and businesses targeted by police.
Lawsuit to Seek Rollback of NYPD’s Controversial Nuisance Abatement Efforts
A legal move in federal court will ask for class action status to protect renters and business owners from alleged unconstitutional police enforcement.
I Spent My Summer Tracking Down Government Records About the Red Cross
Here’s what I learned from my internship at ProPublica.
Delayed, Denied, Dismissed: Failures on the FOIA Front
On the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act, here are ProPublica reporters’ most frustrating public record failures.
Read the HIPAA Closure Letters For Yourself
Under the Freedom of Information Act, ProPublica requested letters closing HIPAA complaint investigations. Here’s what we’ve received so far.
ProPublica is Hiring a Senior Reporting Fellow
We are looking for a recent college or journalism school graduate to work as a senior reporting fellow in our newsroom.
The Terror Suspect Who Had Nothing To Give
Abu Zubaydah’s sworn statement provides a chilling, first-person account of how U.S. officials tortured a man they wrongly believed was a top al-Qaida operative.
A Father’s War, A Son’s Toxic Inheritance
Stephen Katz’s estranged father was exposed to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Now the Virginian-Pilot photographer wonders if that caused his own health problems.
