Local and Community Investigative Journalism

LA Inspector General Looks Into Allegations of Racist Policing by Sheriff’s Deputies on School Grounds

Citing a LAist/ProPublica report that sheriff’s deputies disproportionately stopped and cited Black students, LA County’s Inspector General said he will look into allegations of racial discrimination in California’s Antelope Valley high schools.

by Emily Elena Dugdale, KPCC/LAist

Nov. 1, 4:19 p.m. EDT

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Birth Rights

Florida Program to Aid Brain-Damaged Kids Often Told Families No. It’s Promising to Change.

The program promised support while taking away parents’ right to seek justice. Instead, NICA often forced parents to go through the state’s Medicaid safety net first — including appeals. Now, a proposed set of rules could change the approach.

by Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang, Miami Herald

Oct. 29, 1:25 p.m. EDT

Black Snow

“They Deserve to Be Safe”: Candidates Call on Florida to Investigate the Health Effects of Sugar Cane Burning

Voters in Florida's biggest sugar-cane-growing region will soon select their likely representative in Congress. Some candidates are calling on officials to further research industry practices after a Palm Beach Post/ProPublica investigation.

by Hannah Morse, The Palm Beach Post

Oct. 29, 5 a.m. EDT

Unwatched

Louisiana Deputy Who Slammed a Black Woman on the Pavement Was Named in Multiple Suits, Records Show

Julio Alvarado, a Jefferson Parish deputy who was seen on video violently dragging a woman by the hair, has been named in nine federal civil rights lawsuits, all involving the use of excessive force. This is the most of any deputy currently employed.

by Richard A. Webster, WRKF and WWNO, and Ramon Antonio Vargas, The Times-Picayune and The Advocate

Oct. 21, 4:30 p.m. EDT

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Distinguished Fellows

These reporters are pursuing a broad range of important investigative projects in partnership with ProPublica over a three-year period.

Kyle Hopkins

Anchorage Daily News

Anchorage, Alaska
Molly Parker

The Southern Illinoisan

Carbondale, Illinois
Rob Perez

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Honolulu, Hawaii
Jennifer Smith Richards

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, Illinois
Ken Ward Jr.

Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia

Partner Newsrooms

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THE CITY

New York, New York

Reporter: Abigail Kramer
KPCC/LAist

Los Angeles, California

Reporter: Emily Elena Dugdale
KUCB and CoastAlaska

Unalaska, Alaska

Reporter: Zoë Sobel
Nashville Public Radio

Nashville, Tennessee

Reporter: Meribah Knight
The New Bedford Light

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Reporter: Will Sennott
Open Vallejo

Vallejo, California

Reporter: Laurence Du Sault
Oregon Public Broadcasting

Portland, Oregon

Reporter: Tony Schick
Outlier Media

Detroit, Michigan

Reporter: Sarah Alvarez
The Palm Beach Post

Palm Beach, Florida

Reporter: Lulu Ramadan
The Philadelphia Inquirer and Spotlight PA

Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Reporter: Bob Fernandez
The Press of Atlantic City

Atlantic City, New Jersey

Reporter: Alison Burdo
Rocky Mountain PBS

Denver, Colorado

Reporter: Brittany Freeman
San Francisco Public Press

San Francisco, California

Reporter: Nuala Bishari
WBEZ

Chicago, Illinois

Reporter: Shannon Heffernan
WRKF and WWNO

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana

Reporter: Richard A. Webster