Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrants-alabama-harsher-sentences-citizens
https://www.propublica.org/article/immigrants-alabama-harsher-sentences-citizens
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Immigrants in Alabama Can Face Harsher Sentences Than Citizens for the Same Crimes
A review of more than 100 court cases found some immigrants saw harsher punishments, even when they have fewer prior convictions. Defendants in these cases said they believe their citizenship status tipped the scales of justice against them.
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
https://www.propublica.org/article/usaid-cholera-deaths-trump-humanitarian-aid-cuts-south-sudan
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Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a result.
Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell
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Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties
After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fair-food-program-farmworker-abuse-exploitation
https://www.propublica.org/article/fair-food-program-farmworker-abuse-exploitation
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Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-kenya-humanitarian-aid-starvation-families-children
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-usaid-kenya-humanitarian-aid-starvation-families-children
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The Summer of Starvation: Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts, a Mother Struggles to Keep Her Sons Alive
After the Trump administration cut off food from the third-largest refugee camp in the world, thousands of families faced impossible choices as their children starved.
Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths
https://www.propublica.org/article/kenya-trump-usaid-world-food-program-starvation-children-deaths
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Inside the Trump Administration’s Man-Made Hunger Crisis
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore
https://www.propublica.org/article/pam-bondi-fake-covid-vaccine-cards-kirk-moore
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Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said.
Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-prenoscription-drug-lookup
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-prenoscription-drug-lookup
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Rx Inspector: ProPublica’s New Tool Provides Drug Info the FDA Won’t
We’ve launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and see the track records of the factories that made them.
How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-fda-generic-drug-tool-methodology
https://www.propublica.org/article/rx-inspector-fda-generic-drug-tool-methodology
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How We Created a Tool That Tells You Where Your Generic Drugs Were Made
For decades, the FDA made it nearly impossible to know which factories were manufacturing your generic medications. ProPublica built a tool to show you. Here’s how we did it.
Look Up Where Your Generic Prenoscription Drugs Were Made
https://projects.propublica.org/rx-inspector/
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Where Was My Generic Prenoscription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prenoscription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-civil-rights-racial-harassment
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-education-department-civil-rights-racial-harassment
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Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
Inside the Free Clinic Caring for Those Who Can’t Afford the Only Hospital in Town
https://www.propublica.org/article/samaritan-clinic-phoebe-hospital-albany-georgia
https://www.propublica.org/article/samaritan-clinic-phoebe-hospital-albany-georgia
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Inside the Free Clinic Caring for Those Who Can’t Afford the Only Hospital in Town
Albany, Georgia’s lone hospital — the region’s largest health care provider — is supposed to treat patients regardless of their ability to pay, but many residents have instead turned to the small, free Samaritan Clinic.
How the FDA’s Lax Generic Drug Rules Put Her Life at Risk
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus
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Fighting for Breath
Lung transplant patient Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of the critical drug tacrolimus. It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.
I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
https://www.propublica.org/article/albany-georgia-covid-19-crisis-phoebe-investigation
https://www.propublica.org/article/albany-georgia-covid-19-crisis-phoebe-investigation
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I Started Covering the COVID-19 Crisis in Albany, Georgia. This Moment Made Me Realize There Was a Bigger Story to Tell.
The virus had killed about 38 people, most of them Black, by April 2020. But when a white judge died, local officials made sure to announce her name.
A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact
https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact
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A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay
Judges across the state are demanding more accountability from abusers who have been ordered to give up their guns in an effort to strengthen protections for domestic violence victims.
Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-murder-pretrial-delays-justine-paul
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Bad Evidence Got Him Indicted for Murder. He Waited 7 Years to Walk Free.
Justine Paul was accused of killing his girlfriend, Eunice Whitman. In Alaska’s slow-motion criminal justice system, he was kept behind bars even as the evidence against him fell apart.
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments
https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump
https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump
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Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments
The second-highest official at the DOJ, Todd Blanche rose to prominence as Trump’s personal defense attorney. His actions violated the federal conflicts of interest law and his ethics agreement, experts told ProPublica.
Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop
https://www.propublica.org/article/north-carolina-governor-power-transfers-gop
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Inside the North Carolina GOP’s Decade-Long Push to Seize Power From the State’s Democratic Governors
For almost a decade, North Carolina’s majority-Republican legislature tried six times to strip Democratic governors of control over the board overseeing the swing state’s elections. This year, it finally succeeded.
The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing
https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing
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The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did
Billions of prenoscriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.
A Connecticut DMV Task Force Was Asked to Develop Towing Reforms. As Deadline Looms, Members Struggle to Agree.
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-reform-overhaul
https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-dmv-reform-overhaul
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A Connecticut DMV Task Force Was Asked to Develop Towing Reforms. As Deadline Looms, Members Struggle to Agree.
The group was formed in a legislative overhaul prompted by a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found the state’s laws favored towing companies over vehicle owners.