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HUD Inspect

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, Dan Nguyen, special to ProPublica, Sophie Chou, ProPublica, and The 2018 ProPublica Hack Week Participants,

How HUD’s Inspection System Fails Low-Income Tenants Nationwide

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Outside Review Faults Orlando Fire Department Policies and Mistakes in Pulse Shooting Response

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

Who Runs This Police Department? Lots of Officers Who’ve Been Reprimanded or Even Suspended.

by Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, and Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

Nearly All the Officers in Charge of an Indiana Police Department Have Been Disciplined — Including the Chief Who Keeps Promoting Them

by Ken Armstrong, ProPublica, and Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

What Oregon Officials Knew and When They Knew It

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Century-Old West Virginia Leases Yield Paltry Gas Royalties. A Suit Could Cut Others’ Payouts to a Trickle, Too.

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

Oregon Board Says Those Found Criminally Insane Rarely Commit New Crimes. The Numbers Say Otherwise.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

How We Analyzed the Outcomes of Those Freed by Oregon’s Psychiatric Security Review Board

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise, with Decca Muldowney, Gabriel Sandoval and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

West Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry Keeps Pushing to Whittle Away Payments to Residents

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Indiana Police Officer Before Punching Handcuffed Man: “If You Spit Again, We’re Gonna Party”

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

How a Police Beating in Elkhart, Indiana Unfolded

by Lucas Waldron,

Two Indiana Police Officers to be Charged After Video Shows Them Beating Handcuffed Man

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

“Jobs Alliance” Backed by Coal Giant Loses Bid To Stop West Virginia Natural Gas Plant

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Half-Life

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

Another West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Declines to Step Aside in Another Natural Gas Case

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Another Court Ruling Against a West Virginia Pipeline, Then Another Effort to Change the Rules

by Ken Ward Jr. and Kate Mishkin, The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Is Looking for the Best Accountability Projects to Fund in 2019

by Charles Ornstein,

“Jobs Alliance,” Funded by Trump Backer, Tries to Block Gas Plants That Would Bring Jobs to West Virginia

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Orlando Paramedics Didn’t Go In to Save Victims of the Pulse Shooting. Here’s Why.

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

How the Orlando Fire Department’s Active Shooter Policy Fell Through the Cracks

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

He Said He Faked Mental Illness to Avoid Prison. Now, Accused in 2 Killings, He’s Sent Back to a State Hospital.

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Congress Passes Measure to Protect Board that Monitors Nuclear Safety

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

New Mexico Senators Speak Out Over Order They Say Would Hamper Nuclear Safety Board

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

Senators Seek Answers From HUD About Public Housing Crisis in East St. Louis

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Natural Gas Industry Again Beats a Tiny West Virginia County That Wanted to Control Its Destiny

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Nuclear Safety Board Slams Energy Department Plan to Weaken Oversight

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

Marilyn Thompson to Join ProPublica As Senior Editor for Expanded Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

Louisiana Senate President Sank Ride-Sharing Bill. His Close Pal Sells Insurance to Cabs.

by Rebekah Allen, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

How One West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

What Happens When a Pipeline Runs Afoul of Government Rules? Authorities Change the Rules.

by Kate Mishkin and Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail, and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,

We Are Expanding Our Local Reporting Network. Submit Your Best Project Ideas for Investigating State Government.

by ProPublica,

Ben Carson Declared Mission Accomplished in East St. Louis — Where Public Housing Is Still a Disaster

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

What Do You Know About Public Housing in the U.S.? Help Us Investigate.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica,

When Public Records Aren’t Public

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Standing by Their Convictions

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Afraid of “Political Repercussions,” HUD Delayed Action on Crumbling Public Housing

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Trump Administration Neuters Nuclear Safety Board

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

HUD Is Failing to Protect Children From Lead Paint Poisoning, Audits Find

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

West Virginia Paid for a CEO to Go on a Trade Delegation to China. Turns Out, He Was Promoting His Company’s Interests, Too.

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Oregon Court System Shields Evaluation of Alleged Killer

by Les Zaitz, The Malheur Enterprise,

Five First Responders to the Pulse Massacre. One Diagnosis: PTSD.

by Abe Aboraya, WMFE,

The Government’s New Contractor to Run Los Alamos Includes the Same Manager It Effectively Fired for Safety Problems

by Rebecca Moss, Santa Fe New Mexican,

First Responders Speak Out About PTSD, Two Years After Pulse Nightclub Shooting

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

The Family Plan: In Louisiana, Lawmakers Promote Bills That Help Their Relatives and Clients

by Rebekah Allen, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

Legislators in Many States Can Push Bills They’d Profit From

by Decca Muldowney,

PTSD in First Responders: An Audiovisual Experience and Conversation

by ProPublica,

Louisiana Lawmakers Are Pushing Bills That Benefit Their Own Businesses. And It’s Perfectly Legal.

by Rebekah Allen, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate,

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