Heather Vogell

4 weeks ago | propublica.org | Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari |Heather Vogell |Anjeanette Damon

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Connecticut Mirror. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. The Connecticut Senate on Friday overwhelmingly passed the most significant reform to the state’s towing policies in decades, a measure lawmakers said would help protect drivers from predatory towing.

1 month ago | propublica.org | Heather Vogell |Ginny Monk |Dave Altimari |Anjeanette Damon

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. British officials told the U.S. they are concerned about the safety of SpaceX’s plans to fly its next Starship rocket over British territories in the Caribbean, where debris fell earlier this year after two of the company’s rockets exploded, according to documents reviewed by ProPublica.

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Heather Vogell

3 hours agoWe are tracking the lowest price we have seen to date on the SpaceX Starlink Mini Kit at $299.99 shipped via Best Buy. Originally $599 when it launched last year, Best Buy now has it listed with a regular price tag at $500 – today’s deal knocks $200 off that to deliver the lowest total we have …

2 months ago | youthtoday.org | Heather Vogell

Reporting HighlightsUnsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production. Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond.

2 months ago | michiganadvance.com | Heather Vogell

Reporting HighlightsUnsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices. Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production. Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond.