#Uvalde Police Failed to Turn Over All Body Camera Footage From Robb Elementary Shooting, Department Says == After an officer noticed that part of his bodycam footage was absent from a recently released trove of records, an audit found “several additional videos” that were not included. It’s unclear if prosecutors previously had access to this video. #News #Texas #Police #Government #Schools #Students #Crime
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Uvalde Police Failed to Turn Over All Body Camera Footage From Robb Elementary Shooting, Department Says
After an officer noticed that part of his bodycam footage was absent from a recently released trove of records, an audit found “several additiona...
Honolulu Civil Beat's Nick Grube, in partnership with ProPublica, has been speaking to people displaced from their homes on Maui, investigating how one of the most expensive rental markets was made worse by both the fires and the aid programs that followed. This is Peter Sunday’s story:
#Maui Residents Have Been Forced From Their Homes to Make Room for #Wildfire Survivors. Property Owners Are Profiting. == High prices offered by emergency #housing programs have encouraged property owners to chase the money. Housing advocates say state officials haven’t moved aggressively enough to crack down on predatory behavior. #News #Hawaii #Wildfires #Home #Government #RealEstate #climate
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Maui Residents Have Been Forced From Their Homes to Make Room for Wildfire Survivors. Property Owners Are Profiting.
High prices offered by emergency housing programs have encouraged property owners to chase the money. Housing advocates say state officials haven...
A #Wisconsin Tribe Built a Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates to Borrowers == The Lac du Flambeau tribe is at the center of a $1 billion class-action settlement that comes after years of fending off claims of predatory lending practices. #News #Business #Finance #PersonalFinance #Law #Govvernment
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A Wisconsin Tribe Built a Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates to Borrowers
The Lac du Flambeau tribe is at the center of a $1 billion class-action settlement that comes after years of fending off claims of predatory lendin...
After Nike Leaders Promised #Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting == Nike has staked a claim as a corporate leader on #sustainability. Yet company disclosures show that its jets emitted almost 20% more carbon dioxide last year than in 2015. It’s one small factor in Nike’s failure to slash #emissions as promised. #News #Business #Pollution #ClimateChange
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After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting
Nike has staked a claim as a corporate leader on sustainability. Yet company disclosures show that its jets emitted almost 20% more carbon dioxide ...
Historic #Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by #Indiana #Republicans == A judge ruled that a law passed by Indiana’s #GOP supermajority that tried to retroactively prevent cities from suing gun manufacturers goes too far. The decision allows one city’s decadeslong suit against gunmakers to continue. #news #Guns #Courts #Law #Midwest #Crime #CriminalJustice #Business #Government #Politics
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Historic Gun Suit Survives Serious Legal Threat Engineered by Indiana Republicans
A judge ruled that a law passed by Indiana’s GOP supermajority that tried to retroactively prevent cities from suing gun manufacturers goes too f...
#Washington State #Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About #Native Cultural Sites == The decision comes after an investigation by [@HighCountryNew](
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 ) and ProPublica found that a land survey funded by the developer omitted more than a dozen sites of archaeological or cultural significance. The latest from @npub1gc68...598x for our Local Reporting Network #News #Energy #Government #NativeAmerican
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Washington State Solar Project Paused Amid Concern About Native Cultural Sites
The decision comes after an investigation by High Country News and ProPublica found that a land survey funded by the developer omitted more than a ...
#Tennessee has one of the highest rates of women killed by men, and most of those homicides are committed with #guns. One #rural county is taking steps to try to ensure that abusers don’t have access to firearms. #News #Crime #DomesticViolence #CriminalJustice #Law #Government
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In Rural Tennessee, Domestic Violence Victims Face Barriers to Getting Justice. One County Has Transformed Its Approach.
Despite being a rural area that’s steeped in gun culture, Scott County has emerged as a model for the state in trying to prevent domestic violenc...
#Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting == 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. #Police #Schools #CriminalJustice #Transparency #Law #Students #Courts #Journalism
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Uvalde City Officials Release Shooting Records That Provide New Details, Reaffirm Previous Reporting
The release is the first major disclosure of documents by a government agency involved in the flawed response to the deadliest school shooting in T...