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Grantee’s investigation of youth facilities in Idaho uncovers more wrongdoing, prompting increased oversight

As part of InvestigateWest’s ongoing investigation into the billion-dollar “troubled teen,” industry, supported by the Fund, the nonprofit newsroom published ...

Grantee uncovers questionable practices behind failure of Louisiana’s home insurance market; policymakers vow reform

The Baton Rouge Advocate and the Times Picayune, with support from the Fund, found that Louisiana’s home insurance market fell ...

Chicago struggles to house migrants, and conditions are grim, grantee finds

In an investigation for Borderless Magazine about conditions for migrants in Chicago, more than a dozen people told reporter Nissa ...

Feds help Georgia charge environmental protesters as terrorists

Reporter Alleen Brown, with support from the Fund, examined public records to find new details about how the U.S. Department ...

As EPA issues one of its strongest orders ever on farm pollution, ongoing series examines risks with efforts to find energy alternatives

With support from the Fund, reporter Keith Schneider is writing a continuing series of stories on connections between Big Ag ...

San Diego housing agency allows landlords wide latitude to raise rates for publicly subsidized housing

The San Diego Housing Commission hands out about $300 million in federal money annually to help low-income tenants pay rent. ...

Lawmakers and advocates look to reform Maine’s probate court system after grantee series shows deep flaws

A series in the Maine Monitor, produced with support from the Fund, documented serious problems with the state’s probate court ...

Fired whistleblowers trigger state probe of youth facility – but can’t get justice for themselves, grantee finds

Emily Carter and Kieria Krieger told Idaho state officials about evidence of child abuse and sexual assault against residents at ...

Grantee uncovers network behind right-wing takeover of Texas school boards; Texas Observer cover story prompts state legislator to call for reform

The Texas Observer did a deep dive into money and key actors behind right-wing takeovers of local school boards in ...

NPR investigation finds that prosecutors in Ohio who break the rules rarely face discipline

Columbia Journalism Investigations, NPR, its member station WVXU in Cincinnati and the Ohio Newsroom built a first-of-its-kind database about prosecutorial ...