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We also support newsrooms' analyses of our data for deeper investigations. Below are are some recent stories that have used TAP data:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/election-partnership-voters-consequences-eric/">States ditched an election partnership. Voters will feel the consequences. </a> From the <a href="https://publicintegrity.org" > Center for Public Integrity </a> (2/29/24) <p><strong><a href=https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/how-a-data-wrinkle-led-me-to-a-story-about-disinformation-and-our-democracy/">How a data wrinkle led me to a story about disinformation and our democracy </a> From the <a href="https://publicintegrity.org" > Center for Public Integrity </a> (3/20/24) <p><strong><a href="https://flatwaterfreepress.org/whos-buying-nebraska-top-farmland-buyers-by-money-and-land/">Who’s Buying Nebraska?</a> From <a href="https://flatwaterfreepress.org/" > Flatwater Free Press </a> (11/16/23) <p><strong><a href="https://www.wlrn.org/wlrn-investigations/2023-06-28/guardianship-program-miami-dade-county-mendez-home">UNGUARDED: How a tight-knit network of Miami real estate players bought and sold Guardianship homes for profit</a></strong><br> WLRN (7/28/23) .</p> <p><strong><a href="https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/2022/06/24/tap-data-helped-reveal-whatsapp-story/">TAP data helped reveal WhatsApp story</a></strong><br> Investigative Reporting Workshop (6/24/22) .</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.jta.org/2022/06/15/united-states/whatsapps-reclusive-founder-has-quietly-become-a-megadonor-to-jewish-causes">WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has quietly become one of the largest donors to Jewish causes</a></strong><br> Jewish Telegraphic Agency (6/15/22) .</p> <p><strong><a href="https://t.co/nqSbSJEDqG?amp=1">How Ohio became the No. 1 state for nursing home assistant shortages</a></strong><br> Eye on Ohio (9/16/21) .</p> <p><strong><a href="https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigation/nursing-homes-scramble-for-solutions/">Nursing Homes Scramble for Solutions</a></strong><br> Maine Monitor (7/25/21) Republished by several outlets across Maine.</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/07/08/watchdog-group-asks-wake-da-to-investigate-political-contributions-by-former-employees-of-louis-dejoy/">Watchdog group asks Wake DA to investigate political contributions by former employees of Louis DeJoy</a></strong><br> NC Policy Watch (7/8/21) </p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/safety-net-hospitals-struggle-endangers-care-for-low-income-patients/">Why Safety-Net Hospitals Serving Low-Income People May Be “On the Brink of a Precipice”</a></strong><br> Frontline (5/18/21)</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.mississippicir.org/news/ppp-changes-open-the-door-for-more-mississippi-businesses">PPP Changes Open the Door for More Mississippi Businesses</a></strong><br>Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (5/2/2021)<p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigation/a-piecemeal-repeal/">A piecemeal repeal</a></strong><br>A surgical repeal of parts of the 2019 bailout law means utilities, fossil fuel interests and nuclear plants still benefit, Eye on Ohio and Energy News Network (4/19/2021)<p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.investigativereportingworkshop.org/2021/05/06/tap-expands-includes-more-federal-spending/">TAP expands, includes more federal spending</a></strong><br> IRW (5/6/2021)<p> <p><strong><a href="https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/investigation/industry-lobbying-left-nursing-home-patients-at-risk/ ">Industry lobbying left nursing home patients at risk</a></strong><br> IRW and Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting (3/3/2021)<p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.investigativereportingworkshop.org/2021/02/17/1-billion-records-and-counting-the-accountability-project-reaches-new-milestone/">1 billion records and counting: The Accountability Project reaches new milestone</a></strong><br>IRW (2/17/2021) <p> <p><strong><a href="https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/news/sba-releases-details-on-ppp-loans/">SBA releases details on PPP loans</a></strong><br>IRW (12/5/2020) IRW also made <a href="http://investigativereportingworkshop.org/news/download-state-by-state-ppp-loan-data/">state-by-state PPP data</a> available for download.<p> <p><strong><a href="https://investigativereportingworkshop.org/2020/06/23/treasury-agrees-to-release-names-of-some-ppp-recipients/">Treasury agrees to release names of some PPP recipients</a></strong><br>IRW (6/23/2020)<p> <p><strong><a href="https://eyeonohio.com/dark_money_hb6/">Dark Money Dominated Ohio’s Nuclear Subsidy Saga</a></strong><br> In July, the state’s Speaker of the House was <a href="https://wamu.org/story/20/07/21/ohio-house-speaker-arrested-in-connection-with-60-million-bribery-scheme/">arrested</a> for a bribery scheme connected to the deal.<br> Eye on Ohio (3/5/2020) <p>Oregon Public Broadcasting, launched a series of <strong><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2020/07/29/covid-19-in-oregon-cases-and-test-results/"> charts </a></strong> and <strong><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2020/07/29/covid-19-in-oregon-cases-by-zip-code/"> maps</a></strong> for public access to a range of data on the status of COVID-19 in their communities.</p> <p><strong><a href="https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/456432-372245-as-deluge-approaches-oregon-has-lowest-hospital-bed-rate-in-us">As number of virus cases grows, Oregon has lowest hospital bed rate in U.S.</a></strong><br> Portland Tribune (3/15/2020)</p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/long-before-coronavirus-local-nursing-homes-were-struggling-with-infection-control-rules/article_6e19cd74-6ee0-11ea-ae32-f3dab247856f.html"> Long before coronavirus, local nursing homes were struggling with infection control rules</a></strong><br> Monterey Weekly (3/25/2020)</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/how-hospital-capacity-varies-dramatically-across-the-country/574892/">How hospital capacity varies dramatically across the 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