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The Failed Promise of Independent Election Mapmaking
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In Washington and other states, independent redistricting commissions have fallen prey to partisanship, just like the legislative bodies they were meant to replace.

#Voting #VotingRights #Washington #Elections

https://www.propublica.org/article/the-failed-promise-of-independent-election-mapmaking?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

In the Scar of New Mexico’s Largest #Wildfire, a #Legal Battle Is Brewing: What Is Victims’ Suffering Worth?
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A wildfire accidentally started by the federal government drove them from their #homes and destroyed the things they loved most about their land. The government will pay them only for things with a price tag.

#Fires #Wildfires #NewMexico #News #ForestService #Houses

https://www.propublica.org/article/after-hermits-peak-calf-canyon-wildfire-quantifying-victims-suffering-becomes-legal-battle?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2023
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Our national, regional and Local Reporting Network teams’ coverage of the U.S. Supreme Court, sexual assault, house flippers and the health insurance system were among the stories that ProPublica readers spent the most time with in 2023.

Take a look back: https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-most-read-stories-2023?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

New: Search Supreme Court Financial Disclosures
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Every year, the #SupremeCourt justices fill out a form that discloses their financial connections to companies and people.

Using our new database, you can now search for organizations and people that have paid the justices, reimbursed them for travel, given them gifts and more.

#SCOTUS #Courts #Ethics #News #ClarenceThomas #SamuelAlito #Politics #Transparency

https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

How #Verified Accounts on X Thrive While Spreading #Misinformation About the Israel-Hamas Conflict
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With the gutting of content moderation initiatives at the former #Twitter, accounts with blue checks, once a sign of authenticity, are disseminating debunked claims and gaining more followers.

Community Notes, X’s fact-checking system, hasn’t scaled sufficiently.

#ElonMusk #Israel #Hamas #Gaza #News #SocialMedia

https://www.propublica.org/article/x-verified-accounts-misinformation-israel-hamas-conflict?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

A #Train Took His Legs and Career. His Employers at the #Railroad Put the Blame on Him.
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After brakeman Chris Cole lost both his legs on the job, railroad officials removed evidence before state regulators could see it, omitted key facts in reports and suspended him from a job he could never return to.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trains-railroad-kcs-kansas-city-southern-injuries-lawsuit?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Watch:

Our new short #documentary, "With Every Breath," follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive #recall of #Philips breathing machines.

https://youtu.be/pkE8JIc5E0A?feature=shared

Clarence Thomas’ Private Complaints About #Money Sparked Fears He Would Resign
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Interviews and newly unearthed documents reveal that #ClarenceThomas, facing financial strain, privately pushed for a higher salary and to allow #SupremeCourt justices to take speaking fees.

#SCOTUS #Courts #Ethics #News #HarlanCrow #Politics

https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-money-complaints-sparked-resignation-fears-scotus?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

How #Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras

Hundreds of millions in #taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in #transparency and #accountability.

Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.

#Crime #CriminalJustice #Cops #NYPD #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-police-undermined-promise-body-cameras?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Doctors With Histories of Big #Malpractice Settlements Have Found a New Home in the #Insurance Industry
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#Doctors working for health insurers can rule on 10,000 or more requests for care a year. At least a dozen were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments.

#Health #HealthCare #Patients #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/malpractice-settlements-doctors-working-for-insurance-companies?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

In #Uvalde, Students Followed Active Shooter Protocol.
The #Cops Did Not.
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Across the country, states require more training to prepare #students and #teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them.

The differences were clear in Uvalde, where #children and officers waited on opposite sides of the door.

#Texas #GunViolence #Police #MassShootings #News #Kids #Families

https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Tribes in #Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. #Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn.
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The university’s Peabody Museum exploited loopholes to prevent #repatriation to the Wabanaki people while still staying in compliance with #NAGPRA.

The tribes didn’t give up.

https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-wabanaki-tribes-struggle-to-reclaim-ancestral-remains-from-harvard?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Senators Question KPMG Role in #Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme
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The giant #consulting firm proposed that Microsoft transfer billions in profits to a small factory in #PuertoRico.

The step initially saved the software company billions — then led to an #IRS audit and a bill for $28.9 billion in back #taxes.

#News

https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-question-kpmg-role-in-microsoft-profit-shifting-scheme?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

LISTEN: In audio obtained by ProPublica, an anti-abortion lobbyist suggests to Tennessee lawmakers -- who passed the nation's most restrictive abortion ban -- that IVF and contraception could be further regulated in a few years’ time.

Read the full story here:
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-anti-abortion-meeting-with-tennessee-republican-lawmakers?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Abortion #IVF #Contraception #Tennessee

Health #insurance companies have turned to algorithms to effectively deny claims in batches.

Has your claim been subject to one of these denials?

You can try finding out by submitting a request for your claim file:

https://projects.propublica.org/claimfile/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#Health #HealthCare #Patients #Doctors #Hospitals

Officials Approve $8 Million for #Housing for #Immigrant Dairy Workers in Wisconsin. Sheriff’s Office Will Try to Close Language Gaps.
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Dane County lawmakers cited ProPublica reporting for the moves to improve the lives of dairy workers in southern #Wisconsin.

#MigrantWorkers #Farms #OSHA #Midwest #Dairy #Safety #Workers #Language #News #Immigrants #Children #Families

https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-dane-county-immigrant-housing-dairy-farms?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Dairy farms are some of the most dangerous job sites in America. Much of the labor is done by immigrants working on small farms that operate with little safety oversight.

Read all of our coverage here:

https://www.propublica.org/series/americas-dairyland?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

In 2018, We Reported on an Abusive #Cop. He Was Just Sentenced to a Year in #Prison.
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Five years after ProPublica and the South Bend Tribune partnered to investigate #police misconduct in Elkhart, #Indiana, reporter Ken Armstrong reflects on the incremental but powerful impact #journalism can have on communities.

#News #CriminalJustice #Cops

https://www.propublica.org/article/elkhart-cop-sentenced-to-prison?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Top Philips Executive Approved Sale of Defective Breathing Machines by Distributors, Despite Tests Showing Health Risks
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Philips argued in court that its U.S. subsidiary should be responsible for damages caused by its #CPAP machines and ventilators.

Patients’ attorneys say safety decisions were made at the Dutch company’s highest levels.

#Health #HealthCare #Safety #Lawsuits #Philips #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-executive-defective-breathing-machines?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

How a Maneuver in #PuertoRico Led to a $29 Billion #Tax Bill for #Microsoft
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In the largest audit in U.S. history, the #IRS rejected Microsoft’s attempts to channel profits to a small factory in Puerto Rico that burned Windows software onto CDs.

#Taxes #News

https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-microsoft-audit-back-taxes-puerto-rico-billions?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post