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May 16 2019

A building in Kiana's old town. Inupiat people have occupied the site at the confluence of the Kobuk and Squirrel rivers since at least the late 1700s, according to archaeological investigations conducted by Brown University.

Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News | Community, Crime & Courts, Local Government, Northwest, ProPublica, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, State Government, Western

At least 1 in 3 Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget.

By Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News | May 16, 2019 4:19 pm

Jun 19 2018

Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration agents work in 2015 at an Amtrak station. (Photo by Barry Bahler/Department of Homeland Security)

DHS chief confronted with ProPublica tape of wailing children separated from parents

By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica | Federal Government, Nation & World, National News, ProPublica

A reporter turned on the audio recording as Kirstjen Nielsen defended the Trump administration’s immigration policies at a White House briefing.

By Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica | June 19, 2018 7:40 am

May 17 2018

Donkey Creek Road, near where Jimmy Smith-Kramer was killed last year, outside Taholah, Washington (Photo by Andrew Burton for ProPublica)

At a killer’s sentencing, Native Americans talk of healing and enduring suspicions

By Rahima Nasa, ProPublica | Crime & Courts, Nation & World, National News, ProPublica

A man in Washington state got 7 1/2 years for a killing some said was fueled by hate.

By Rahima Nasa, ProPublica | May 17, 2018 9:29 am

May 01 2018

A sailor assigned to the Naval Air Facility Misawa looks at a medical kit used to gain DNA samples after a sexual assault during the victim advocates training at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

Justice Department to give financial boost to FBI’s violent crime database

By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica | Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Nation & World, ProPublica

The infusion of money for the FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program comes after ProPublica reported on shortcomings in the use of a database meant to assist in capturing serial killers and rapists.

By T. Christian Miller, ProPublica | May 1, 2018 10:05 am

Jan 01 2018

Unused tablets that were collected and treated as medical waste.

Want to lower health care costs? Stop wasting our money.

By Marshall Allen, ProPublica | Health, ProPublica

ProPublica documented the many ways waste is baked into our health care system, from destroying perfectly good medication to junking brand new supplies. Eliminating the waste could insure millions of Americans.

By Marshall Allen, ProPublica | January 1, 2018 2:02 pm

Oct 16 2017

Guests make their way around Mar-a-Lago in West Palm Beach, Florida, in a photo dated Jan. 22, 2014.

The White House says it doesn’t keep a list of Mar-a-Lago visitors. Experts and visitors are skeptical.

By Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz, ProPublica | Federal Government, ProPublica

Seven members and guests of Mar-a-Lago say the U.S. Secret Service checks names of visitors. Access to the president can be bought for $200,000 a year through a membership. This money flows into the Trump Organization, enriching the president.

By Leora Smith and Derek Kravitz, ProPublica | October 16, 2017 4:37 pm

Sep 17 2017

BuTrans is a skin patch that delivers buprenorphine. The drug treats opioid addiction and pain.

Amid opioid crisis, insurers restrict pricey, less addictive painkillers

By Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Health, ProPublica

Drug companies and doctors have been accused of fueling the opioid crisis, but some question whether insurers have played a role, too.

By Katie Thomas, The New York Times and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica | September 17, 2017 7:28 pm

Sep 03 2017

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions attends the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's 29th annual Candlelight Vigil on the Mall in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2017.

How Jeff Sessions misrepresented the Trump administration’s expansion of military supplies for police

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica | Federal Government, ProPublica, Public Safety

The attorney general mischaracterized Obama-era restrictions while citing a study that actually says new computers reduce crime more than heavy weapons do.

By Isaac Arnsdorf, ProPublica | September 3, 2017 4:46 pm

Aug 20 2017

Police form a line near Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, amid Unite the Right protesters and counterprotesters on Aug. 12, 2017.

Can police prevent the next Charlottesville?

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica | ProPublica, Public Safety

“We saw it coming,” said a Virginia officer, but they couldn’t stop it. Still, law enforcement experts say measures can be taken — even when protesters are armed.

By Robert Faturechi, ProPublica | August 20, 2017 6:00 am

May 16 2017

Sam Clovis speaks at a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, on Jan. 19, 2016.

Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica | Environment, Federal Government, Nation & World, ProPublica, Science & Tech

Sam Clovis is likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate change to nutrition.

By Jessica Huseman, ProPublica | May 16, 2017 2:50 pm

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Lawless: One in three Alaska villages have no local police

DHS chief confronted with ProPublica tape of wailing children separated from parents

At a killer’s sentencing, Native Americans talk of healing and enduring suspicions

Justice Department to give financial boost to FBI’s violent crime database

Want to lower health care costs? Stop wasting our money.

The White House says it doesn’t keep a list of Mar-a-Lago visitors. Experts and visitors are skeptical.

Amid opioid crisis, insurers restrict pricey, less addictive painkillers

How Jeff Sessions misrepresented the Trump administration’s expansion of military supplies for police

Can police prevent the next Charlottesville?

Trump’s expected pick for top USDA scientist is not a scientist

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