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Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos
Donald Trump has long railed against everything from low-flow showerheads to LED lightbulbs. After failed attempts to undo appliance regulations in his first term, he may have found a new end-run to achieve his goal — but for now confusion reigns.
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters
Climate experts expressed shock and dismay at the move. “It would be a bit like unplugging the equipment that monitors the vital signs of a patient that is critically ill,” one said.
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.
While instituting the largest tariff increase in modern history, Trump claimed that the income tax was passed for “reasons unknown to mankind” and caused the Great Depression. Here’s the real history.
Connecticut DMV Never Set Up System to Enforce a Century-Old Towing Law
Towing companies can sell vehicles if owners don’t reclaim them or can’t afford the fees. To protect drivers, they’re supposed to turn over unclaimed profits, but the state says that’s never happened.
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We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.
A federal probe into Illinois’ treatment of disabled people will examine abuse and neglect allegations at state-run residential institutions — including Choate, the subject of a yearlong Capitol News Illinois and ProPublica investigation.
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Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws
A new bill addresses nearly all of the issues raised in a Connecticut Mirror and ProPublica investigation that found people’s cars were being sold shortly after they were towed.
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Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Change How the State Disarms Dangerous People to Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims
The GOP-sponsored bill would provide more transparency when a court orders someone to give up their firearms. The move follows WPLN and ProPublica reporting that found the state’s lax gun laws allow weapons to remain in the hands of domestic abusers.
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Series: Desperate Loans: Tribal Lenders’ Profits Built on High-Interest Loans
Series: On the Hook: Investigating Towing Practices in Connecticut
Series: No Pressure: The Warning Signs of the Jackson Water Crisis
Series: Unplugged: Will Taxpayers Foot the Oil Industry’s Cleanup Bill?
Series: The Inside Edge: How the Rich and Well-Connected Exploit Investment Advantages
Series: America’s Dangerous Trucks: Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes
Series: Train Country: Investigating Railroad Safety in America
Series: Homeowner Hell: Investigating Colorado’s Unregulated Homeowners Associations
Series: Toxic Burden: How American Chemical Regulations Failed the Public
Series: Unchecked: America’s Broken Food Safety System
Series: Polluter’s Paradise: Environmental Impact in Louisiana
Series: The Bad Bet: How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost
Series: Trashed: Inside New York’s Deadly Private Garbage Industry
Series: Louisiana’s Ethical Swamp: Lawmakers’ Conflicts of Interest
Series: HUD’s House of Cards: Public Housing Failures
Series: The Tax Divide: Inequities and Errors Riddle Cook County’s Property Tax Assessments
Series: Fed Tapes: The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
Series: Freddie Mac: Playing the Mortgage Market
Series: Nuclear Safety: After Fukushima
