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Federal Monitor Slams NYPD Unit Whose Aggressive Policing ProPublica Exposed

1 week ago | propublica.org | Eric Umansky |K. Rambo |Nicole Santa Cruz |Dave Biscobing

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: A monitor appointed by a federal court has found that a New York City Police Department unit has been unjustly stopping and searching New Yorkers, almost all of them Black and Hispanic men.
Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon

2 weeks ago | propublica.org | Tony Schick |Monica Samayoa |K. Rambo |Sharon Lerner

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Less than two years ago, the administration of President Joe Biden announced what tribal leaders hailed as an unprecedented commitment to the Native tribes whose ways of life had been devastated by federal dam-building along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest.
Número récord de policías locales se unen a controversial programa de ICE para ayudar con deportaciones

2 weeks ago | propublica.org | Rafael Carranza |Gabriel Sandoval |K. Rambo |Lomi Kriel

Este artículo fue producido para la Red de Reportajes Locales de ProPublica en asociación con Arizona Luminaria. Desde el comienzo de la segunda administración del presidente Donald Trump, autoridades de inmigracion estadounidenses han delegado el poder de ayudar con deportaciones a policías locales, a pesar de repetidas advertencias desde el 2018 por parte del propio gobierno que el programa no entrena y supervisa adecuadamente a los oficiales.
100 Students in a School Meant for 1,000: Inside Chicago’s Refusal to Deal With Its Nearly Empty Schools

2 weeks ago | propublica.org | Mila Koumpilova |Jennifer Smith Richards |K. Rambo |Aliyya Swaby

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. To keep up with the latest education news, sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter. Dwindling enrollment has left about 150 Chicago schools half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity, leading to high costs and limited course offerings.
Portland Said It Was Investing in Homeless People’s Safety. Deaths Have Skyrocketed.

2 weeks ago | propublica.org | K. Rambo |Chris Bing |Avi Asher-Schapiro

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Street Roots. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. As the city of Portland, Oregon, clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing. Tents lined some city blocks.
Oregon Department of Corrections health care panels, leadership cause concern

Dec 4, 2024 | streetroots.org | K. Rambo

Donate Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper For those who can't afford free speech This is part 2 of a series examining what’s driving the deadliest period in Oregon Department of Corrections’ modern history. Street Roots released part 1 on May 29, 2024. Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of sexual and medical misconduct.
Opinion | It’s a great time to support local journalism

Dec 4, 2024 | streetroots.org | K. Rambo

If we’re living in a post-truth world, the Street Roots newspaper didn’t get the memo. Street Roots’ newspaper staff and freelancers spent the last year working tirelessly to uncover the truth about some of Portland’s most pertinent questions.
Letter from the Editor | 3 issues of elections coverage coming at you

Oct 9, 2024 | streetroots.org | K. Rambo

Well, there sure are a lot of candidates to cover this time around. Tripling the number of Portland City Council seats with a new voting system aiming to improve representation will do that. Street Roots also needs to provide readers with information about that new voting system and the four geographical districts the 12 new City Council members will represent. Oh, and six of the most popular spots for voters to return ballots — Multnomah County libraries — moved this year due to construction.
Despite the data, public perception of Portland crime largely impacted by media

Aug 21, 2024 | streetroots.org | K. Rambo

Numerous public polls in recent years found crime and public safety are near the top of Portlanders’ concerns. There’s plenty of external validation and fuel for those concerns, namely media outlets near and far making hay of Portland’s perceived struggles with crime. However, media coverage of crime often paints an inaccurate or incomplete picture, according to Melissa Thompson, a criminologist and PSU assistant sociology professor who teaches a class on crime in media.
Increased police budget and staffing does not prove to decrease crime

Aug 21, 2024 | streetroots.org | K. Rambo |Jeremiah Hayden

Donate Portland, Oregon's award-winning weekly street newspaper For those who can't afford free speech by and | 21 Aug 2024 Narratives abound describing Portland’s mythical defunding of its police force in 2020.