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Elon Musk Hired a Dozen Texas Lobbyists This Year. State Law Keeps the Extent of Their Influence Under Wraps.
Musk, the billionaire businessman behind Tesla and SpaceX, influenced several new Texas laws this year. How his lobbyists ...
Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has ...
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for ...
This Doctor Specializes in Diagnosing Child Abuse. Some of Her Conclusions Have Been Called Into Question.
Dr. Nancy Harper is a leading child abuse pediatrician who testifies in trials across the Midwest. She’s claimed to have ...
Connecticut’s New Towing Law Will Help Some, but Not All, Drivers. Here’s What They Told Us.
The Connecticut governor signed a sweeping towing reform law that makes it harder to tow vehicles from private property and ...
These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, ...
“You’re Already Approved”: How One Tennessee Company Sets a Debt Trap
Borrowers say the lending company Advance Financial encouraged them to borrow back the value of almost all of the payments ...
States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...
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Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations
In 2023, while Kristi Noem was governor of South Dakota, she supplemented her income by secretly accepting a cut of the money she raised for a nonprofit that promotes her political career, tax ...