ProPublica, 20 days ago to random

A New Mexico judge has lifted a temporary order that had stopped the city of Albuquerque from throwing away the possessions of homeless people without providing notice and an offer to store their belongings.

https://www.propublica.org/article/judge-lifts-order-albuquerque-homeless-encampments

ProPublica, 20 days ago to news

For the Women Who Accused the #Trump Campaign of Harassment, It’s Been More Harassment

Trump is well known for publicly bullying his #political rivals, but the former president’s campaign has also used similar tactics to launch private, relentless attacks against some of its own workers.

#News #Politics #Law #DonaldTrump #Election #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-harassment-bullying-lawsuits

ProPublica, 21 days ago to Illinois

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.

Now she’s heading back to court in the hope of stopping #schools from using #police to discipline #students.

#News #CivilRights #Lawsuits #Education #LawEnforcement #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-naperville-school-ticketing-amara-harris-civil-rights-lawsuit-airpods

ProPublica, 21 days ago to Michigan

Scenes From a #MAGA Meltdown: Inside the “America First” Movement’s War Over Democracy

Across the country, the #Republican Party’s rank-and-file have turned on the #GOP establishment.

In #Michigan, this schism broke the party — and maybe #democracy itself.

#News #Elections #Voting #Midwest #Politics #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-republicans-maga-meltdown-democracy-elections?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, 22 days ago to random

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 health care, guided by his strong faith and belief in honesty and integrity.

https://www.propublica.org/article/marshall-allen-propublica-health-care-reporter-dies

ProPublica, 23 days ago to DadBin

Kristi Noem Said She Is Proud to “Support Babies, Moms, and Families.”

Her Record Shows Otherwise, Critics Say.

As #SouthDakota governor, Noem has rejected programs and millions of dollars in federal funds that would have benefited #parents and #children and provided care during #pregnancy.

Critics say her rhetoric is “all hat and no cattle.”

#KristiNoem #News #Health #HealthCare #Kids #Abortion #Families #Politics #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-south-dakota-parents-children-pregnancy-abortion

ProPublica, 23 days ago to Futurology

Toxic Gaslighting: How 3M Executives Convinced a Scientist the Forever Chemicals She Found in Human Blood Were Safe

Decades ago, Kris Hansen showed 3M that its PFAS chemicals were in people’s bodies.

Her bosses halted her work.

As the #EPA now forces the removal of the chemicals from drinking #water, she wrestles with the secrets that 3M kept from her and the world.

#News #Science #Chemistry #Safety #Environment #Minnesota #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

https://www.propublica.org/article/3m-forever-chemicals-pfas-pfos-inside-story?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, 25 days ago to ethelcain

#Segregation Academies Still Operate Across the South.

One Town Grapples With Its Divided #Schools.

70 years after Brown v. Board, Black and white residents, in this #Alabama town say they would like to see their #children schooled together.

But after so long apart, they aren’t sure how to make it happen.

#News #Education #Race #School #Teachers #Families #Kids #Parents

https://www.propublica.org/article/camden-alabama-segregated-schools-brown-v-board

ProPublica, 26 days ago to Illinois

#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 boarding #schools around the country.

But in solving one problem, lawmakers created another.

#News #Kids #Students #Education #Autism #NewYork

https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-shrub-oak-schools-students-special-education

ProPublica, 27 days ago to Albuquerque

#Albuquerque Is Throwing Out the Belongings of #Homeless People, Violating City Policy

The city has violated a court order and its own policies by discarding the personal property of thousands of homeless people, who have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones.

#NewMexico #Southwest #Law #Police #Housing #Unhoused #News #Homelessness #CivilRights #HumanRights

https://www.propublica.org/article/albuquerque-homeless-encampments

ProPublica, 28 days ago to Texas

She Campaigned for a #Texas School Board Seat as a #GOP Hard-Liner. Now She’s Rejecting Her Party’s Extremism.

Courtney Gore, a Granbury ISD school board member, has disavowed the far-right platform she campaigned on after finding no evidence that #students were being indoctrinated by the district’s curriculum. Her defiance has brought her backlash.

New, from @JeremySchwartz

#Dallas #Education #School #News #Republicans #SchoolBoard #Teachers #Books #Libraries

https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-granbury-isd-school-board-courtney-gore

ProPublica, 29 days ago to Minnesota

#Minnesota AG Sues Contract-for-Deed Seller Who Allegedly Targeted #Muslim Community

The complaint, which alleges violations of lending #law and religious discrimination, follows a ProPublica and Sahan Journal investigation.

#News #Minneapolis #Midwest #Religion #Fairness #RealEstate #Home #Housing #CivilRights

https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-attorney-general-sues-contract-for-deed-seller-chadwick-banken

ProPublica, 29 days ago to Law

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 scrutiny.

But ProPublica was able to identify the store that sold the gun used in the shooting of a #Chicago police officer.

#News #Guns #Midwest #ATF #FBI #Police #LawEnforcement #Transparency

https://www.propublica.org/article/guns-chicago-police-ella-french-indiana-tiahrt-amendment

ProPublica, 30 days ago to random

New: #mississippi Lawmakers Move to Limit the Jail Detentions of People Awaiting Mental Health Treatment

Supporters say the measure is a step forward in curbing the number of people jailed during civil commitment. But some local officials say the impact will be limited unless the state makes other changes, including adding psychiatric beds.

https://www.propublica.org/article/mississippi-lawmakers-jail-detentions-mentally-ill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, 1 month ago to chicago

NEW: IRS Audit of #Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million

The #tax agency concluded in its long-running investigation that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on his failed #Chicago tower.

#News #Law #IRS #Taxes #RealEstate #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

ProPublica, 1 month ago to Georgia

#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’ inclusion on voter rolls.

The #law will make it easier to use questionable evidence in those challenges.

#News #Elections #Voting #Election2024 #Government

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-law-could-lead-to-more-voter-suppression

ProPublica, 1 month ago to news

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 — some positioned as government delegates — were given access to vital negotiations.

#News #Plastic #Environment #UN #Ottawa #Pollution

https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-waste-united-nations-international-conference-treaty-ottawa

ProPublica, 1 month ago to news

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.

Cases against officers frequently vanish for days — sometimes weeks — at a time.

#News #NewYork #NYC #Cops #Transparency #Accountability #Law #LawEnforcement #NYPD

https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-police-displicine-records-database-accountability-misconduct

ProPublica, 1 month ago to Israel

Blinken Says Israeli Units Accused of Serious Violations Have Done Enough to Avoid Sanctions. Experts and Insiders Disagree.

The secretary of state told #Congress that #Israel had adequately punished a soldier who got community service for killing an unarmed #Palestinian.

Government officials call it a “mockery” and inconsistent with the #law.

#News #Military #War #Gaza #Palestine #HumanRights

https://www.propublica.org/article/blinken-israel-military-aid-human-rights-violations-leahy-law