Ticketed at School as a Teen, a Young Black Woman Is Suing an Illinois City for Violating Her Civil Rights
It took four years and a jury trial for Amara Harris to beat the ticket that accused her of stealing another girl’s AirPods.
“I Refuse to Be Told What to Do”: Facebook Posts Show a Conservative School Board Member Rejecting Extremism
When reporter Jeremy Schwartz first learned of a local Texas activist who ran for school board on a far-right education ...
A Security Camera Caught an Employee Beating a Patient. It Took 11 Days for Anyone to Take Action.
After our investigation revealed patient abuse at Illinois’ Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center, the facility ...
Jonathan Klein Joins ProPublica Board of Directors
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Marshall Allen, a Tenacious Health Care Journalist, Dies at 52
Allen, who spent 10 years of his career reporting for ProPublica, was a fierce advocate for transparency and fairness in ...
Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.” Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.
As South Dakota governor, Noem has rejected programs and millions of dollars in federal funds that would have benefited ...
Illinois School Districts Sent Kids to a For-Profit Out-of-State Facility That Isn’t Vetted or Monitored
A state law was meant to help families by allowing the use of public money to fund students’ tuition at special education ...
Georgia Promised to Fix How Voter Challenges Are Handled. A New Law Could Make the Problem Worse.
SB 189, which goes into effect in July, will give Georgia residents more time to contest the eligibility of fellow citizens’ ...
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Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South. One Town Grapples With Its Divided Schools.
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Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference
At a conference meant to address the plastic crisis, pro-plastic messaging was inescapable. Meanwhile, industry insiders — ...
Even When a Cop Is Killed With an Illegally Purchased Weapon, the Gun Store’s Name Is Kept Secret
A 2003 law pushed by the gun industry limits the information shared by federal agents and shields gun shops from public ...
Looking Up an NYPD Officer’s Discipline Record? Many Are There One Day, Gone the Next.
The police department’s public site for tracking officers’ discipline is shockingly unreliable, a ProPublica analysis found.