Patchy reporting undercuts national hate crimes count, Associated Press
AP: Patchy reporting undercuts national hate crimes count
BOGALUSA, La. (AP) — The knock on the door, strong and quick, jolted Barbara Hicks Collins awake. It was the middle of the night. Someone must be in trouble, she thought. She flung open her front…
Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting
Kentucky Constables: Untrained And Unaccountable
Kentucky’s constables are gods unto themselves, armed with badges and guns but almost always with little or no formal training. And their actions have grave consequences. Dive into our joint invest…
At least 33 US cities used water testing ‘cheats’ over lead concerns, The Guardian
At least 33 US cities used water testing ‘cheats’ over lead concerns
Exclusive: Guardian investigation reveals testing regimes similar to that of Flint were in place in major cities including Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia
Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn’t pay his bills, USA Today
Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers, but a USA TODAY Network investigation found hundreds – carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers – who say he didn’t pay them for…
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At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real , Chicago Reader
At Profiles Theatre the drama—and abuse—is real
For more than 20 years, actors and crew members stayed silent about mistreatment they suffered at the acclaimed storefront theater. Now they’re speaking up, hoping to protect workers in non-Equity…
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