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Kelly Hinchcliffe

North Carolina

Freelance Writer and Journalist at Freelance

Freelance writer. Public records geek. Bylines: @DukeU, @SyracuseU, @FM_the_magazine, @WRAL, @IRE_NICAR, @EdWriters, @Poynter, @TheHerald_Sun, @frednewspost

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  • Nov 29, 2023 | ewa.org | Kelly Hinchcliffe

    Demand for after-school programs in the U.S. is at an all-time high, but cost, transportation and other factors have prevented millions of families from accessing them, especially families of color and low-income families, according to research by Afterschool Alliance, a nonpartisan, nonprofit that works with program providers across the nation. After-school and summer learning programs received billions in federal COVID-19 relief funds.

  • Nov 1, 2023 | muckrock.com | Kelly Hinchcliffe

    When the California legislature passed the landmark “Right to Know Act” in 2018, lawmakers lifted the veil on four decades of secrecy surrounding police internal investigations and officer discipline. Journalists from organizations across the state joined forces to begin requesting and analyzing the newly available records, but the project was time consuming and difficult to track between so many newsrooms.

  • Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Mike Charbonneau |Kelly Hinchcliffe

    Lawyers for North Carolina school districts challenging the nearly $20 billion state budget approved last week want a judge to order the Legislature to redo the spending plan. Superior Court Judge Howard Manning Jr. adjourned the two-day hearing Thursday without an immediate ruling. He declined to say when his decision would be ready, but the plaintiff's attorneys say they hope it is before the new state budget takes effect on July 1.

  • Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Brian Shrader |Tom Normanly |Kelly Hinchcliffe

    Ten North Carolina youths sent to prison in the 1970s, who became known as the Wilmington 10, are seeking pardons of innocence from Gov. Bev Perdue before she leaves office this year. The seven survivors and relatives of three dead members of the group filed petitions Thursday with Perdue's office. They were convicted after a grocery store burned during a 1971 race riot in which the store was firebombed and snipers shot at firefighters from the roof of a church.

  • Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Bruce Mildwurf |Greg Hutchinson |Kelly Hinchcliffe

    Demonstrators who oppose a form of shale gas exploration marched to the building where North Carolina lawmakers may soon decide whether to allow the procedure in the state. Members of environmental groups gathered Saturday in a Raleigh park and marched to the Legislative Building. North Carolina is sitting on top of large natural gas reserves, which could be retrieved using a process called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.

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Kelly Hinchcliffe @RecordsGeek
22 May 24

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27 Sep 23

RT @katiehyson23: Was perusing the schedule for an upcoming national conference of police chiefs and spotted this seminar. I’m kinda proud…

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11 Sep 23

My latest story for @SyracuseU’s @iSchoolSU. Love writing freelance stories about their fascinating students, alumni and staff. #SyracuseU

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