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Officials call on state agency to release Uber and Lyft assault data, following grantee investigation about secrecy

In the wake of San Fracisco Public Press’s ongoing coverage of secrecy around ride-hailing apps’ data, a key local leader ...

Grantee uncovers alleged fraud by California drug rehabs preying on people in Oklahoma

Hundreds of people from Oklahoma have sought treatment at drug rehabilitation facilities in California over the last several years, enticed ...

Grantee examines impact and legacy of one county’s decision to close public schools for five years rather than desegregate

More than 60 years ago, Prince Edward County, Virginia, closed its public schools for five years, rather than desegregate. As ...

Landowner in Texas water-access lawsuit has ties to groups fighting to limit public access to water, grantee finds

In a lawsuit that could reshape public access to water, a handful of East Texas hunters and anglers are fighting ...

Ohio school district cut defense contractor’s tax bill by up to $280 million, then sought data center deal to make up the shortfall, grantee finds

A school board in Ohio greenlit tax break worth $280 million over three decades for weapons manufacturer Anduril to build ...

State officials failed to test Georgia fire scene for dangerous chemicals, grantee finds

A new investigative podcast from Georgia Public Broadcasting examines the impact of a massive chemical fire at BioLab’s plant in ...

Clothes sold in the U.S. are produced in Turkish factories where women face harsh conditions, grantee reports

Women in Turkey who make clothes sold in the U.S. and Europe say they work up to 20 hours a ...

Watch: “Inside the Investigation: Covering Data Centers”

Many reporters are working on stories about data centers, and the Fund has received a wave of grant proposals from ...

Town officials vote to reject new data center following grantee reporting on company’s lobbying to push it through

As part of his ongoing coverage of data centers, Edward Donnelly reported that the developer of a proposed center in ...

Grantee investigation finds that California farmworkers face health hazards amid inconsistent pesticide enforcement

The regulatory system designed to protect farmworkers from pesticides is enforced haphazardly across California, according to new reporting by Robert ...