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Why (and how) you should include public lands, tourism and Indigenous issues in your climate change coverage

Public lands visitation is skyrocketing across the country and the fight over land is boiling along with the environment, while locals and Native Americans are caught in the middle. Now, […]
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Following CARES Act money

The CARES Act ranks as the largest stimulus spending bill in U.S. history and much of it is still flowing through coffers across the nation. This panel will teach you […]
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Investigating state unemployment systems

One major byproduct of COVID 19 was exposing the failures and weaknesses in the U.S. unemployment system. In California, where the unemployment system was problematic for years, the system nearly […]
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Real estate agents in school board land deal are accused of ‘working both sides,’ increasing cost to Alachua County taxpayers

This story produced for our advanced reporting class examined a controversial school board land deal and the actions of two real estate brokers at the center of the deal. Confidential records […]
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The COVID-19 Money Trail

We investigated Rutgers University’s finances during the COVID-19 pandemic due to significant concerns from students and faculty. The University received approximately $365 million in federal and state emergency aid to […]
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Baltimore’s historic Pimlico Race Course was falling apart amid lax state oversight of racing industry subsidies, as owner spent lavishly on another track

As Maryland lawmakers fought over the future of Baltimore’s crumbling Pimlico Race Course, few knew that inept oversight by the state racing commission was responsible for steering nearly 90 percent of […]
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Special Treatment

The Wichita Eagle/Kansas.com investigated Wichita’s City Council awarding of a $500 million water treatment plant contract, exposing a pattern of unethical behavior by city officials including cozy relationships with contractors, […]
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Big Spending, Little Accountability

In “Big Spending, Little Accountability,” this collaborative team of reporters revealed how Pennsylvania state lawmakers have for years taken advantage of notoriously weak campaign finance laws to hide millions of […]
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Owning the local government beat: Finding meaningful, investigative stories in (seemingly) common places

Decisions made locally impact every aspect of a person’s life, from housing and jobs to public safety, recreation and homeless services. But is taxpayer money being efficiently managed and spent […]
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