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Public Integrity’s “40 Acres and a Lie” project is honored by the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards

40 Acres and a Lie

Public Integrity’s “40 Acres and a Lie” project is honored by the Philip Meyer Journalism Awards

Inside the scramble to stop the displacement of thousands of California foster children

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Unhoused and Undercounted

Pennsylvania bill could prevent schools from barring homeless students

Despite efforts to close gap, parity in mental health care remains elusive

Despite efforts to close gap, parity in mental health care remains elusive

‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: States target voter registration drives

‘The restrictions are unbelievable’: States target voter registration drives

Asian students face racism, harassment at school. What would make it stop?

Addressing Anti-Asian Hate

Asian students face racism, harassment at school. What would make it stop?

In Idaho, don’t say ‘abortion’?

Academic Freedom

In Idaho, don’t say ‘abortion’?

Cut off from our past, Chinese American adoptees seek belonging

Addressing Anti-Asian Hate

Cut off from our past, Chinese American adoptees seek belonging

INVESTIGATIONS

State tax collectors push struggling people deeper into hardship

State tax collectors push struggling people deeper into hardship

States across the country resort to punitive policies that make it harder for people to pay off their tax debt, from license suspensions to less help for low-income residents than the IRS.

by Maya Srikrishnan and Ashley Clarke

Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too

High Courts, High Stakes

Not just the Supreme Court: Ethics troubles plague state high courts, too

North Carolina’s Supreme Court chief justice heard cases despite a conflict of interest. Experts say judicial ethics at state high courts everywhere don’t receive the scrutiny they deserve.

by Aaron Mendelson

Attacks on tenure leave college professors eyeing the exits

Academic Freedom

Attacks on tenure leave college professors eyeing the exits

Republican-led efforts to dismantle free-speech protections on college campuses could reshape the geography of higher education.

by Matt Krupnick

Toolkits

How to protect your community from the toxic lead lurking in soil

How to protect your community from the toxic lead lurking in soil

Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount

Covering clashes on campus as academic freedom challenges mount

Resources for guest workers

Resources for guest workers

Why are hate crimes so hard to convict in court?

Why are hate crimes so hard to convict in court?

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The Heist: Season 3

The third season of the award-winning podcast focuses on the history of government discrimination against Black farmers.

‘Black farmers and ranchers, it’s a dying deal.’

‘Black farmers and ranchers, it’s a dying deal.’

Black farmers and cattle ranchers are a dwindling lot, living on less land and carrying heavier financial burdens than white farmers. The USDA, once part of the problem, wants to turn things around.

Why is accurate data about Black farmers so hard to get?

Why is accurate data about Black farmers so hard to get?

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has a history of discrimination. Legislators are pressing it to release more data that could show what progress it’s making.

In Oklahoma’s Black Belt, land ownership and power built Black wealth

In Oklahoma’s Black Belt, land ownership and power built Black wealth

Black folks went West seeking economic independence. That meant land ownership. But racism undid what they built.

Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’?

Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’?

New programs in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 that do not rely on racial identification expected to help farmers get out from under their USDA debt.

New USDA data shows declining loan delinquency rates

New USDA data shows declining loan delinquency rates

Black and Hispanic farmers saw the biggest improvements, but the reasons why aren’t clear.

SPECIAL PROJECTS

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Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn’t have to.

Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community’s soil

HARM’S WAY

Trapped in harm’s way as climate disasters mount

Floods, hurricanes, wildfires: What aid is your county getting to prepare?

UNHOUSED & UNDERCOUNTED

Homeless-student investigation honored in data journalism contest

HIgh Courts, High Stakes

Public Integrity state court investigation is a Toner Prize finalist

America’s state supreme courts don’t look like America