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In a Private Meeting, Colorado Marijuana Regulators Acknowledge the Extent of Illegal Hemp Sales
Their remarks confirm testing done by The Denver Gazette and ProPublica, which found signs of hemp in marijuana vapes sold at dispensaries. One regulator said the extent of suspicious transactions would “explode your minds.”
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Featured Stories
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He Was Fired for Sexually Harassing Students. California Allowed Him to Keep Teaching Anyway.
Math teacher Jason Agan was deemed “unfit to teach.” But the finding was never made public. This is how the state allowed him — and dozens of other educators found to have committed sexual harassment or misconduct — to keep their credentials.
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Help Us Report on Teacher Misconduct in California
If you have experience with the state’s opaque teacher disciplinary process, KQED and ProPublica want to hear from you.
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Connecticut Senate Approves More Towing Reforms, Expanding on Landmark 2025 Legislation
The bill, which follows a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation, would limit when towing companies can sell cars and would create an online portal to track towed cars.
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Inmates Have Died in the Care of Armor Health Companies. Jails Keep Contracting With Them Anyway.
Most of Florida’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor.
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Anchorage Daily News
Anchorage, Alaska
Reporter: Kyle Hopkins
Arizona Luminaria
Tucson, Arizona
Reporter: Rafael Carranza
The Assembly
North Carolina
Reporter: Ren Larson
BridgeDetroit
Detroit, Michigan
Reporter: Jena Brooker
Capitol News Illinois
Springfield, Illinois
Reporter: Molly Parker
Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
Puerto Rico
Reporter: Luis Valentín
The Connecticut Mirror
Hartford, Connecticut
Reporter: Dave Altimari
The Connecticut Mirror
Hartford, Connecticut
Reporter: Jenna Carlesso
The Denver Gazette
Denver, Colorado
Reporter: Christopher Osher
Flatwater Free Press
Omaha, Nebraska
Reporter: Chris Bowling
The Frontier
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Reporter: Nick Bowlin
Invisible Institute
Chicago, Illinois
Reporter: María Inés Zamudio
KQED
San Francisco, California
Reporter: Holly McDede
LAist
Los Angeles, California
Reporter: Jacob Margolis
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington, Kentucky
Reporter: Alex Acquisto
MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
Memphis, Tennessee
Reporter: Wendi C. Thomas
The New York Amsterdam News
New York, New York
Reporter: Ashad Hajela
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Portland, Oregon
Reporter: Tony Schick
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reporter: Samantha Melamed
The Tributary
Jacksonville, Florida
Reporter: Nichole Manna
Verite News
New Orleans, Louisiana
Reporter: Richard A. Webster
WBUR
Boston, Massachusetts
Reporter: Willoughby Mariano
Wisconsin Watch
Milwaukee and Madison, Wisconsin
Reporter: Bennet Goldstein
WPLN/Nashville Public Radio
Nashville, Tennessee
Reporter: Paige Pfleger
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Guns in Dangerous Hands
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