Records reveal the unrelenting pace of illicit gun sales in NW Indiana.

Time shows how the gun industry's unceasing tactics have kept accountability at bay.

Deep reporting by Vernal.

Inside Gary, Indiana’s Suit Against the Gun Industry propublica.org/article/inside…

UPDATE: Yesterday, ProPublica filed an amended complaint against the U.S. Navy bc it continues to deny public access to court proceedings and records: bit.ly/3vipjGc

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So great to see needed impact following the great work of Tony Cook & Emily Hopkins is reporting for Mirror Indy.

Indiana Passes Law to Curb Abuse at Residential Youth Centers propublica.org/article/indian…

Spurred by a ProPublica investigation, Liberty U gets hit with historic $14 million fine.

Liberty punished sexual assault victims 'for violating the student code of conduct,' the Dep't of Education found, 'while their assailants were left unpunished.”
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IndyStar Wernle Youth & Family Treatment Center had its licenses revoked effective last week. We found it had a long history of problems: sexual abuse, runaways, reporting failures, inadequate staff, injuries to unsupervised children. indystar.com/story/news/inv…

Origin stories often are fascinating. And (as in this case) can be inspiring.

by Melissa Sanchez

How a Fire on a Dairy Farm Led Us to More Than a Year’s Worth of Stories About Immigrant Dairy Workers propublica.org/article/how-da…

Minnesota state legislators said contract-for-deed home deals had harmed members of the Somali community in and around the Twin Cities. Some buyers have lost their homes.
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Big News: The Illinois State Museum has filed a notice of inventory completion for what will be — by far — the largest repatriation in state history. This includes the ancestral remains of 1,325 Native Americans and those formerly exhibited in situ at Dickson Mounds Museum.

“Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.” W. E. B. Du Bois, born on this day in 1868

The unusual arrangement that boosts a police chief's pay and raises troubling questions about fairness and loyalty.

Only in St. Louis ...

From the one and only Jeremy Kohler.

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Intriguing and hopeful ...

In Wisconsin, the supreme court doesn't trust the voting maps.

& the Dems don't trust the Republicans.

& the Republicans don't trust the court.

& so the saga continues, as Megan O'Matz reports.

New District Maps Could End Years of GOP Gerrymandering propublica.org/article/new-wi…

In Wisconsin politics, a lack of trust and a lack of clarity go hand in hand these days.

Tremendous!

And so deserved.

Can't say enough about the brilliance of this work from
Justin Elliott Josh Kaplan Brett Murphy Alex Mierjeski
Kirsten Berg, orchestrated by Jesse Eisinger.

More reverberations from this incredible project from Melissa Sanchez maryam مريم jameel

In Wisconsin, the US Justice Department is working with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office to improve communication with non-English speakers after a botched dairy farm investigation. / By ⁦Melissa Sanchez⁩
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We are hiring an immigration reporter. Come join us! DM me with questions :-) I want an amazing new colleague 😍

New: Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform Controversial “Contract for Deed” Home Sales propublica.org/article/lawmak…

This is perhaps the most heartbreaking, beautiful project I’ve seen at ProPublica. A memorial for all the babies who were born still, and the parents that grieve for them.

Gary's lawsuit accuses gun makers and sellers of turning a blind eye towards illicit sales. A few months back we took a look at the innerworkings of one notorious Indiana retailer and found just how weak safeguards against those sales are. propublica.org/article/westfo…