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Two and a half years after the state committed to reduce its reliance on emergency placements, it continues to leave some of its most troubled teens without the mental health services they need.

Responding to a ProPublica-New Bedford Light investigation, federal attorneys have interviewed fishermen’s groups about the growing power that private equity firms and foreign investors wield over the market.

Law enforcement is supposed to return search warrants to the courts. In Mississippi, that often doesn’t happen, hampering the public’s ability to hold police accountable for dangerous no-knock raids.

Law enforcement is supposed to return search warrants to the courts. In Mississippi, that often doesn’t happen, hampering the public’s ability to hold police accountable for dangerous no-knock raids.

ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

Salmon have been endangered my entire life. Here’s what I didn’t realize until I started reporting.

As DTE Energy pushes for a rate increase, the state is taking a closer look at its sale of customer debt to collection agencies. The company’s use of shut-offs and response to outages are also drawing criticism.

Our newsroom is looking to partner with outlets in Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans on local accountability projects for a year, starting in January 2023. Deadline to apply is Nov. 8.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker resisted, but did not rule out, a call to close Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois after we found widespread problems.

By Molly Parker, Lee Enterprises Midwest