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With wind farms in progress in East Coast fishing grounds, government regulators are downplaying the danger to the marine ecosystem and fishermen’s livelihoods.

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Criminal justice reformers have long complained that the state’s rules on appointing public defenders leave poor defendants without a lawyer as they wait to be indicted.

Criminal justice reformers have long complained that the state’s rules on appointing public defenders leave poor defendants without a lawyer as they wait to be indicted.

2 civil rights violation convictions are latest developments in extensive fallout from Tribune/ProPublica investigation of criminal justice in Elkhart

The conviction is the latest development in the extensive fallout from an investigation into the criminal justice system in Elkhart, Indiana, by ProPublica and the South Bend Tribune.

Mississippi Supreme Court says indigent defendants must have an attorney before indictment and not languish in jail awaiting representation.

Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are sweating, freezing and struggling to learn.

Amid outcry, the state said it was no longer suing residents who had improperly used hurricane recovery money. That doesn’t change anything for the 425 who paid

Amid outcry, the state said it was no longer suing residents who had improperly used hurricane recovery money. That doesn’t change anything for the 425 who already paid a total of $6.8 million back to the state.