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Read our investigations into how New York state fails its most vulnerable residents here:
https://www.propublica.org/series/the-unbefriended

 

NEW: Courts Appoint Special Counsel to Oversee Reform of New York’s Troubled Guardianship System

Judicial leaders in #NewYork created two new oversight positions as they work to reform the state’s guardianship system.

The personnel additions follow a ProPublica investigation that spotlighted lax monitoring of court-appointed guardians.

#News #Courts #Law #Government #NYC #Health #HealthCare #PersonalFinance #Money
https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-bolsters-oversight-court-appointed-guardians

 

A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to #Texas Emergency Rooms

It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a #hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened.

Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.”

She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s #abortion ban.

#News #Health #HealthCare #Pregnancy #Government #Law #Safety #Family

https://www.propublica.org/article/nevaeh-crain-death-texas-abortion-ban-emtala

 

An 11-Year-Old Denied Making a Threat and Was Allowed to Return to #School. #Tennessee Police Arrested Him Anyway.

A state law makes threats of mass violence at school a felony, even if they’re not credible.

Judges and school officials say the law unnecessarily traumatizes kids.

#News #Kids #Schools #Education #Guns #GunViolence #Families #Law #Government #Police

https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-school-threat-law-kids-arrested

 

New: A #Texas Woman Died After the Hospital Said It Would be a “Crime” to Intervene in Her Miscarriage

Josseli Barnica is one of at least two pregnant Texas women who died after doctors delayed emergency care.

She'd told her husband that the medical team said it couldn't act until the fetal heartbeat stopped.

#News #abortion #pregnancy #health #healthcare #government #law

https://www.propublica.org/article/josseli-barnica-death-miscarriage-texas-abortion-ban

 

The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.

To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave #political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.

The story behind the #data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.

Until now.

#News #Guns #Privacy #Politics #Business

https://www.propublica.org/article/gunmakers-owners-sensitive-personal-information-glock-remington-nssf

 

The #Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second #Trump Administration

Critics call it the plastics industry’s #Project2025. Tucked into a federal #recycling bill is a litany of regulatory rollbacks and other industry-friendly provisions that federal agencies under Donald Trump could adopt without congressional approval.

https://propub.li/3Uk7uA3

#News #Plastic #Environment #Sustainability #Government #USPolitics #Oil #Gas #Pollution #Climate #EPA

 

#FEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest #Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A #Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.

Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims sued the agency because it will compensate them only for losses that come with a price tag. Victims say the law allows them to be paid for the stress of fleeing the blaze and the toll of losing their possessions.

https://propub.li/3UelrPK

#News #NewMexico #Law #Government #USForestService

 

#Charleston Unveils Historical Marker at the Site of Firm That Held the Largest Known U.S. Slave Trade

As a graduate student at the College of Charleston, Lauren Davila found an ad for the auction of 600 enslaved people. A ProPublica story last year revealed her discovery and unearthed the identity of the family responsible for the sale.

https://propub.li/48cDz2n

#News #History #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #Journalism #Newstodon

 

Executives From a Bank Charged With “Predatory Lending” Moved to a New Lender. Regulators Did Little to Stop Them.

A dozen states that pursued Santander Consumer USA for its high-interest loans have failed to address scores of complaints alleging nearly identical behavior at Exeter Finance. The same team of executives ran both companies, ProPublica has learned.

https://propub.li/4f8lnZX

#News #Cars #PersonalFinance #ConsumerProtection #Bank #Law #Regulation

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Read the original investigation: https://www.propublica.org/article/criminal-case-dismissals-anchorage-alaska?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Alaska #Anchorage #Crime #Law #Police #CriminalJustice #DomesticViolence #ChildAbuse

 

After Mass Dismissals in #Anchorage, #Alaska Officials Step in to Help Prosecute Crimes

The state offered to send up to 10 prosecutors to Anchorage, days after the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reported that hundreds of misdemeanor cases had been dropped since May because the city couldn’t hit court deadlines for speedy trials.

#News #Crime #Law #Police #CriminalJustice

https://propub.li/40ef2I2

 

#Georgia Judge Rules #Election Officials Must Count All Votes and Certify Results

The judge ruled that “Georgia voters would be silenced” if county election board members were “free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge” and refuse to certify election results.

https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-election-results-certification-counting-votes

#News #USPolitics #Election2024 #Law #Politics #Government #Vote

 

More than 250 cases of domestic violence: Dismissed.

At least 70 cases of child neglect or abuse: Dismissed.

More than 270 DUI cases: Dismissed.

Only 3 criminal defendants in #Anchorage misdemeanor cases have gone to trial since May. Here’s why.

https://propub.li/482fbjT

#News #Alaska #Crime #Law #DomesticViolence #ChildAbuse #Police #CriminalJustice

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In June, we examined #ExxonMobil's claim that it had transformed discarded #plastic into new fruit cups through an “advanced” chemical #recycling technology. We broke down the math to show just how little recycled content winds up in products made this way.

This fruit cup example was also cited by the lawsuit.
https://propub.li/4eYp8RR

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The lawsuit cited our story on the first federal action taken against a controversial accounting method the plastics industry uses to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products: https://propub.li/4dmEMVS

#News #Government #Plastic #Environment #Oil #Regulation #Recycling #EPA

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What No One Tells You About Car Loan Deferments

When you defer a car payment, you’ll likely end up owing more at the end of your loan.

Our free auto loan calculator tool was built to help borrowers figure out their final payment amount and understand how car loan extensions work.

https://www.propublica.org/article/auto-loan-calculator-with-extensions

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“If called to testify now, I would assert Bryan Maze’s brain, at the time of his death, showed no indication, to a reasonable degree of medical certainty, of prior trauma or abuse,” stated the former medical examiner in a sworn affidavit.

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Read our previous reporting on how the plastics industry is trying to influence the meaning of "recyclable": https://www.propublica.org/article/plastics-industry-redefine-recyclable-ftc-grocery-bags

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Read the original investigation into the Garrison School, where police were being called on students every other day in recent years, here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/students-police-arrests-illinois-garrison-school

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

For more, read "Checked Out," a ProPublica and Capital & Main series on LA's failure to prevent #AffordableHousing from becoming residential hotels: https://www.propublica.org/series/checked-out

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