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My latest in support of Daniel Moore's wonderfully thorough writing and research of a sustainability problem you probably haven't thought about: news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-an…

The impending closure of one of two remaining Wyoming abortion clinics highlights the increasing financial and logistical pressure providers face in the post-Dobbs era, policy analysts and abortion rights groups told me in my latest for Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and…

From the Speaker fight to everyday interactions over coffee, Jan 6 still looms over the Capitol - poisoning trust, especially in the House. A look at its long tail in Congress: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Brian Graff Continually doubling down on building car centric development, and then using that reality to not have walkable spaces and transit isn’t really the dig you think it is.

Hundreds of thousands of sick people are likely to seek compensation for #CampLejeune contamination, and resolving their claims could take years. In another Bloomberg Law scoop, Kaustuv Basu and Jon Meltzer offer a glimpse at the growing pool of claimants. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/qu…

Read this great scoopy piece from Emily Siegel. Love when a team plans graphics ahead of time so we can present a visual component with quick-turn reporting. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-p…

How can you be more intentional in your methodology and presentation of climate change reporting? In this session, Jon Meltzer & Atthar Mirza will show you how to acquire, understand, analyze and visualize complex climate topics. Register for #NICAR24: ire.org/training/confe…

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Turns out "carbrain" is real

One of the most alarming statistics I’ve read in a long time. All the more reason to support local journalism!

Months of prep made it possible for us to get this out the day after McConnell news dropped. Massive shouts out to Nicole Sadek, whose API wizardry made the viz possible, and the peerless assists from Maeve Sheehey and Kate Ackley Zeller's always intrepid Hill and K St reporting. Go team!

I hope to see all of you data friends, old and new, at .Investigative Reporters & Editors next weekend! (but especially Saturday 😉)

How many people die after police encounters involving force that is not supposed to be deadly? The Associated Press, our The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism ASU & FRONTLINE today began publishing “Lethal Restraint: An investigation documenting police use of force.” go.umd.edu/LethalRestraint

New: a litigation funder founded by Russian billionaires with ties to Vladimir Putin financed lawsuits in NY and London, both before and after three of its founders were sanctioned following the 2022 Ukraine invasion. w/ john holland and Gary Harki news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation-fin…

Great reporting - honored to have contributed the interactive and artistic presentation alongside the impeccable team of Atthar Mirza, Jonathan Hurtarte and Dave Evans.

At Merrill College @ Maryland collaboration is what we do. And sports is about more than the score, it’s about investigative reporting, business, race and gender, and more. Proud.

Why use graphics and data viz in climate reporting? -It’s a global issue with regional differences -It’s inherently geospatial — mapping is crucial -There are a lot of numbers and measurements that are hard to conceptualize in a vacuum 📍NYC Watchdog Workshop

"Brnovich 'changed the rules on what to do in cases where the court says ‘well we don’t think this practice was intentionally discriminatory but it’s had that result.'" - Former DOJ Civil Rights Division attorney Pamela Karlan.