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Cuomo Has Raised Millions Through Loophole He Pledged to Close
by Theodoric MeyerWhen he ran for office four years ago, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo pledged to close a loophole in the state's campaign finance regulations allowing corporations and individuals to...
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Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You
by Lois BeckettJune 13, 2014: This story has been updated. It was originally published on March 7, 2013.We've spent a lot of time this past year trying to understand how the National Security Agency...
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Iowa Court Tosses Sentence in HIV Exposure Case
by Sergio Hernandez, Special to ProPublicaThis story was co-published with BuzzfeedAfter a three-year legal battle, Iowa's highest court has thrown out the sentence of Nick Rhoades, who was sentenced...
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Podcast: The ‘Arms Race’ to Hyperspecialize in Youth Sports
by Minhee Cho .player_box { display: none; }The push for kids to specialize in one sport as early as possible (a la Tiger Woods) has become an arms race, ProPublica’s David Epstein says – not only...
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It’s Complicated: Facebook’s History of Tracking You
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All the Things Hillary Clinton’s Book Doesn’t Say About Iraq
by Jeff Gerth h2.styled-subhead { font-family: 'Sentinel A', 'Sentinel B'; font-weight: bold; }Having co-authored a 2007 biography of Hillary Clinton, I know that Iraq is not one of her favorite...
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Violent and Legal: The Shocking Ways School Kids are Being Pinned Down,...
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Do You Know a Child Who’s Been Forcibly Restrained at School?
by Heather Vogell and Amanda ZamoraOver the last decade, mental health facilities in the United States have shifted away from physically restraining or isolating people to control or discipline them....
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Journalists: How to Report on Restraints in U.S. Schools
by Heather Vogell h2.styled-subhead { font-family: 'Sentinel A', 'Sentinel B'; font-weight: bold; }Spurred by a rash of injuries, deaths and bad publicity, psychiatric facilities and other...
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Can Schools in Your State Pin Kids Down? Probably.
by Heather Vogell and Sisi WeiPublic schoolchildren across the country were physically restrained or isolated in rooms they couldn’t leave at least 267,000 times in the 2011-2012 school year, despite...
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Restraint Techniques
by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, and Alberto Cairo, Special to ProPublicaA Minnesota Department of Education report shows these three common restraints. So-called prone restraints are known to restrict...
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Medicare Billing Outliers Often Have Disciplinary Problems, Too
by Charles OrnsteinOver the past couple months, media organizations including ProPublica have been busy dissecting data released by Medicare on payments made to health professionals in 2012.We've...
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House Adopts Amendment to Bar NSA From Meddling With Encryption Standards
by Justin Elliott p#object-vid { display: block; margin: 2em 3.5em; } p#object-vid object { height: 400px !important; } @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { p#object-vid { margin: 0; } }An amendment...
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Missile Defense Fail, Pimp City and Small Plane Crashes (MuckReads Weekly)
by Amanda ZamoraCan teachers in your state pin your child down at school? ProbablyFederal law restricts the forcible restraint or isolation of people in hospitals, nursing homes and psychiatric...
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Podcast: Restraints and Seclusion in Public Schools
by Minhee Cho .player_box { display: none; }In public schools across the country, it’s perfectly legal to take students who act out and isolate them in confined spaces against their will or even...
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The Best Reporting on Children with Post-Traumatic Stress
by Lois BeckettWhen people think of post-traumatic stress disorder, they often focus on military veterans. But there's growing evidence that PTSD is also a serious problem for American civilians,...
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Discussion: Should Public Schools be Free to Pin Down Students?
by Amanda ZamoraShould teachers be allowed to forcibly restrain students or hold them in rooms against their will even in cases where there’s no emergency? What are the best practices for handling...
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Meet the Groups Fighting Against Limits on Restraining School Kids
by Heather Vogell @media and screen and (max-width: 800px) { .desktop { display: none; } } Few would dispute that school staffers should physically restrain children rarely and should tell parents...
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Red Cross: How We Spent Sandy Money Is a ‘Trade Secret’
by Justin ElliottJust how badly does the American Red Cross want to keep secret how it raised and spent over $300 million after Hurricane Sandy?The charity has hired a fancy law firm to fight a public...
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