Adam Friedman
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Reporter at the @TNLookout-@statesnewsroom and for @ProPublica's Local Reporting Network | 615.249.8509 or DM me | "Reporter of less cool news." -@marinahiguera
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Congratulations to States Newsroom's Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social and reporter Adam Friedman, selected for the second cohort of ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
North Dakota's likely next gov. "earns nearly all of his income from oil and gas. If elected, he’ll lead boards overseeing the industry in a state with weak financial disclosure rules." The first story in N. Dakota Monitor || bsky @northdakotamonitor.com's yearlong project with ProPublica: northdakotamonitor.com/2024/10/07/nor…
CoreCivic has paid $29.5M+ in damages since 2022 for failing to meet contract requirements in Tennessee prisons -- mainly staff shortages that are believed to have led to violence and death Story: Sam Stockard tennesseelookout.com/2024/10/10/sta… via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social
A widow of the late Johnson County Sheriff Eddie Tester filed suit against Ballad Health and the state of Tennessee over his death. She is seeking a declaration that the monopoly status granted to the hospital is unconstitutional Story Jeff Keeling WJHL wjhl.com/news/local/lat…
Report: Hospital capacity limits leave half of Tennessee counties more vulnerable to extreme heat tennesseelookout.com/2024/10/11/rep… via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social
Tennessee political leaders canvass state in last-minute election push Story: Sam Stockard tennesseelookout.com/2024/10/22/ten… via Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social
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Over the last few months, Aliyya Swaby and I have been investigating a TN law that makes threats of mass violence at school a felony, even for kids. We've found the law casts a wide net, entangling children in the justice system over rumors and jokes: propublica.org/article/tennes… 🧵
When Green Lights For Nashville first shared its fundraising numbers, details were limited. Now, we're diving deeper into who's funding the pro-transit campaign, and how it's spending the money. Stephen Elliott nashvillebanner.com/2024/10/31/nas…
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending business, even as other states did. propublica.org/article/flex-l… Adam Friedman
"'The legislation was structured to maximize the amount of money they could extract from these debtors,' Stewart, who has since left the legislature, said in an interview." New, from Adam Friedman: propublica.org/article/flex-l…
Since introducing the Flex Loan in 2015, Tennessee-based lender Advance Financial has filed ***over 110,000 lawsuits*** against its borrowers. Advance lobbied lawmakers to create the loan to avoid federal consumer protection regulations. propublica.org/article/flex-l… Adam Friedman
Tennessee Lawmakers and Lenders Said Their Flex Loan Law Would Protect Borrowers. Instead It Trapped Them in Debt. propublica.org/article/flex-l… by Adam Friedman Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social
“It’s a nasty loan." New from Adam Friedman: propublica.org/article/flex-l…
The Tennessee Debt Trap: How Flex Loans Fail to Protect Borrowers and Prompt Them to Reborrow. propublica.org/article/flex-l… Adam Friedman Tennessee Lookout || tnlookout.bsky.social