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src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Dane-County-Sheriff-Alvarado.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=14d4174768b646ed91e9307b950b17fe 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Dane-County-Sheriff-Alvarado.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=3f09224d2475e5076fddeeb59c72a6ee 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/dane-county-wisconsin-doj-sherrif-dairy-farms-language-civil-rights">DOJ Reaches Agreement With Wisconsin Sheriff’s Office to Improve Services for People Who Don’t Speak English</a></h2> <p class="dek">Years after deputies in Dane County, Wisconsin, mistakenly blamed an immigrant worker for his son’s death on a dairy farm, the sheriff’s office has agreed to reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak limited English can get needed services.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/melissa-sanchez">Melissa Sanchez</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/maryam-jameel">Maryam Jameel</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-09-04EDT14:00">Sept. 4, 2024, 2 p.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-rejects-mass-balance-plastics-recycling-safer-choice"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20240827-plastics-epa-mass-balance-impact_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=4054d4afa295db497bbef6acd87af7da 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20240827-plastics-epa-mass-balance-impact_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=b1604009704ae225365d98a0c59a66d3 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-rejects-mass-balance-plastics-recycling-safer-choice">Biden EPA Rejects Plastics Industry’s Fuzzy Math That Misleads Customers About Recycled Content</a></h2> <p class="dek">The plastics industry uses a controversial accounting method to inflate the recycled content it advertises in products. A new EPA policy won’t allow it for any products it endorses as a “Safer Choice.”</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/lisa-song">Lisa Song</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-08-29EDT05:00">Aug. 29, 2024, 5 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/realpage-lawsuit-doj-antitrustdoj-files-antitrust-suit-against-maker-of-rent-setting-algorithm"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20221122-realpage-doj_2024-08-23-192821_xhkm.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=81a6c9a011d339d69d9304584e0eeb44 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20221122-realpage-doj_2024-08-23-192821_xhkm.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=a97626a5f5fe9552a3281f570d327231 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/realpage-lawsuit-doj-antitrustdoj-files-antitrust-suit-against-maker-of-rent-setting-algorithm">DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm</a></h2> <p class="dek">The lawsuit, which comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation into the Texas company, accuses RealPage of taking part in an illegal price-fixing scheme to reduce competition among landlords to boost prices — and profits.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/heather-vogell">Heather Vogell</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-08-23EDT15:45">Aug. 23, 2024, 3:45 p.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-city-officials-release-school-shooting-records"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Ulvade-Active-Shooter-Scenes-PL-TT-07_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=f2aa3862fa64a23a8776c1c33245f959 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Ulvade-Active-Shooter-Scenes-PL-TT-07_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=bc57336e19fad160abfa3a40aeffc61d 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-city-officials-release-school-shooting-records">Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting</a></h2> <p class="dek">The release is the first major disclosure of documents by a government agency involved in the flawed response to the deadliest school shooting in Texas history, and it comes after a yearslong legal battle involving nearly two dozen news outlets.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <span class="name">Lomi Kriel</span> and <span class="name">Lexi Churchill</span>, <a href="https://www.propublica.org/texas">ProPublica and The Texas Tribune</a>, and <span class="name">Zach Despart</span>, <span class="name">Terri Langford</span> and <span class="name">Kayla Guo</span>, <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/">The Texas Tribune</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-08-10EDT22:30">Aug. 10, 2024, 9:30 p.m. CDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-police-brutality-edward-caban-city-council-nyc-lawsuit"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/AP24004106126665-1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=26e9a5f78fd6e8969092997a564480f1 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/AP24004106126665-1_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=1857746f7ec31870f8a92752b2ca0152 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-police-brutality-edward-caban-city-council-nyc-lawsuit">New York Lawmakers Call for Police Commissioner to Be Stripped of Power to Bury Brutality Cases</a></h2> <p class="dek">The City Council members’ call for reform comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban had repeatedly short-circuited disciplinary cases against officers accused of abuse.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/eric-umansky">Eric Umansky</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-07-31EDT05:00">July 31, 2024, 5 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/new-hud-rule-storm-drain-safety-flooding"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20211209-passaic-barricades_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=d2825e7179e3924ff333c0041f83d52f 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/20211209-passaic-barricades_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=6cedd9f0652468b5cd399eb9195a6fe5 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/new-hud-rule-storm-drain-safety-flooding">People Are Still Being Swallowed by Storm Drains. One U.S. Agency Is Pushing for Safety Measures.</a></h2> <p class="dek">A new federal rule requires that local officials in flood-prone areas consider safety features for drain openings. In 2021, ProPublica reported that uncovered storm drains were responsible for at least three dozen deaths over six years.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/topher-sanders">Topher Sanders</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-07-23EDT05:00">July 23, 2024, 5 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/maryland-moves-to-process-rape-kits-backlog"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/cold-justice-update_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=4d59a261cdbc4dc153aed6207aed51c4 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/cold-justice-update_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=2d1d4f6908dff080405d7b1511f767ab 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/maryland-moves-to-process-rape-kits-backlog">Maryland Is on Track to Process a Nearly 50-Year-Old Backlog of Rape Kits</a></h2> <p class="dek">A new law extends the state’s sexual assault evidence protections to cover DNA samples. But getting justice in hundreds of cold cases will require more than just testing, survivors say.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <span class="name">Catherine Rentz</span></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-07-22EDT06:00">July 22, 2024, 6 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pastor-abilene-fined-illegal-campaign-contributions"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/04272023_Abilene_EL_94_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=a8b912e757799ed1c0d2da718077b433 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/04272023_Abilene_EL_94_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=8f347bfb218ee2e23694484ce208f949 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pastor-abilene-fined-illegal-campaign-contributions">West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500</a></h2> <p class="dek">Fines issued to Scott Beard of Abilene’s Fountaingate Fellowship and two pastors follow reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that revealed the churches donated to his campaign for local office despite state and federal prohibitions.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jessica-priest">Jessica Priest</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-07-08EDT06:00">July 8, 2024, 5 a.m. CDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-restores-missing-discipline-records-officer-profile-database"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/nypd-discipline-update_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=6ddde42bd2f5f8ff93a03507ebf5caa2 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/nypd-discipline-update_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_quality_95_embedColorProfile_true.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=cc92d45e465d44b469d6aae4466a45f7 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-restores-missing-discipline-records-officer-profile-database">NYPD Restores Thousands of Missing Records but Removes Case Numbers From Its Discipline Database</a></h2> <p class="dek">The department restored more than 2,000 missing discipline records to its public database of uniformed officers, weeks after ProPublica revealed data reliability issues. But it also removed case numbers, making future oversight more difficult.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/sergio-hernandez">Sergio Hernández</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-07-03EDT05:00">July 3, 2024, 5 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-report-columbia-river-dams-northwest-tribes"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/DallesDam-w-Camp_DJI_0608-original-3840x2160_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=24cf8d70c30e49cb8c2d0e0dc7775a93 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/DallesDam-w-Camp_DJI_0608-original-3840x2160_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=80daa6519718591642fe2dfa02c3e0a1 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-report-columbia-river-dams-northwest-tribes">The Federal Government Just Acknowledged the Harm Its Dams Have Caused Tribes. 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But some sought deliberately to upend the harvest, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.opb.org/author/tony-schick/">Tony Schick</a>, <a href="https://www.opb.org/">Oregon Public Broadcasting</a></p> <time class="timestamp" datetime="2024-06-25EDT06:00">June 25, 2024, 6 a.m. EDT</time> </div> </div> </div> <div class="story-entry section-articles"> <div class="lead-art thumbnail"> <a class="aspect-1-1" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/shrub-oak-international-autism-connecticut-washington-massachusetts"> <img alt="" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271%27%20height%3D%271%27%20style%3D%27background%3Atransparent%27%2F%3E" srcset="https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Shrub-Oak-4_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=105&q=75&w=105&s=03dde53df8441ee6242bfa2ac4773f74 105w, https://img.assets-d.propublica.org/v5/images/Shrub-Oak-4_preview_maxWidth_3000_maxHeight_3000_ppi_72_embedColorProfile_true_quality_95.jpg?crop=focalpoint&fit=crop&fm=webp&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=210&q=75&w=210&s=dadb1f4a8b2d54f7764ca4e462de1ba7 210w" width="105" height="105" loading="lazy" js-autosizes /> </a> </div> <div class="description"> <h2 class="hed"><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/shrub-oak-international-autism-connecticut-washington-massachusetts">Three States Have Warned Against Sending Students to an Unregulated Boarding School for Youth With Autism</a></h2> <p class="dek">After visiting Shrub Oak International School, officials from Connecticut, Washington and Massachusetts have advised districts of troubling conditions at the school where a ProPublica investigation uncovered reports of abuse and neglect.</p> <div class="metadata"> <p class="byline">by <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jennifer-smith-richards">Jennifer Smith Richards</a> and <a class="name" href="https://www.propublica.org/people/jodi-cohen">Jodi S. 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