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D.C. landlords owe over $40 million in housing code violation fees — some of which go back to FY2018. At one property, over $1 million were waived due to administrative errors by the Department of Buildings. Read more here from me & @ahmadihamed_ in @wcp : washingtoncitypaper.com/arti…
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Deputy editor Stephanie McFeeters (@mcfeeters) joined @newscentermaine to talk about how our newsroom and @irworkshop examined how Maine counties are spending $261 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. WATCH: newscentermaine.com/video/ne…
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Following the findings by image sleuths described in my recent investigation in @ScienceMagazine a key paper cited by @ProthenaCorp to support Parkinson's drug development has been retracted: journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… The investigation is here science.org/content/article/…
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Since 2021, Maine has not revoked a single child care license, despite reports confirmed by inspectors of facilities losing children and not realizing they were gone, piles of garbage blocking exits, and firearms waved in front of children. READ: buff.ly/3zWPFjo
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My new investigation for @newsfromscience: Did a top @NIH official manipulate Alzheimer's/Parkinson’s research for decades? Neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah found to engage in scientific misconduct; 132 of his papers fall under suspicion science.org/content/article/…
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reporters from @irworkshop interviewed 40 tenured and tenure-track faculty members who have resigned from Florida colleges and universities in the last two years. 33 of them directly cited Gov. Ron DeSantis' culture war politics. Published in @chronicle chronicle.com/article/why-fa…
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Our @irworkshop investigation reveals 9 of 12 public Florida universities had faculty resignations spike in 2022. Into 2023, STEM professors who generated millions in grant money have fled. The biggest losers in this hyper-politicized system: Students. chronicle.com/article/why-fa…
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Will Gov. Ron DeSantis' divisive “anti-woke” policies have long term effects on higher education in the state? IRW takes an in-depth look at a recent spike in faculty resignations. chronicle.com/article/why-fa…
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The Post investigated Trump's 238 clemency orders during his presidency. They found that dozens of those recipients are now promoting his 2024 candidacy through social media, interviews, and donations. IRW fellows contributed to this project. bit.ly/46LTxhE
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Your support helps IRW provide the rigorous journalism a healthy society needs and train the next generation of investigative journalists through hands-on reporting. Donations will be doubled through Dec. 31 thanks to #NewsMatch. Give now at bit.ly/DonateIRW.
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Back in July, I was named editor of @irworkshop - a non-profit newsroom based at American University that functions as a journalism clinic. We've been heads down, hard at work. But today we relaunched our newsletter with updates on what we've been up to irworkshop.substack.com/p/re…

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IRW is now on Substack! Learn more about the mission of IRW, and what we’ve been up to lately, in a reintroduction from our new executive editor, Wesley Lowery. bit.ly/47rfHqu

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The Washington Post examined the case of a home-birth midwife who faced scrutiny after a baby died and found that inconsistent laws and limited accountability enabled her to practice despite efforts to stop her. IRW’s Hayden Godfrey contributed to this. wapo.st/3QFSARM

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Whistleblowers and former lab members suggest that a star neuroscientist may have manipulated data that support a major stroke trial and Alzheimer’s research. Read Charles Piller’s story in Science. IRW’s Madeleine Sherer contributed. science.org/content/article/…
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IRW's Hannah Levitan and Kim Krisberg of Public Health Watch reported on access to diabetes care in East Texas, where rates exceed the national average. Their investigation found that wider insurance coverage could help patients better control the disease. bit.ly/3MuJJRJ

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The Double Exposure Film Festival (@DX_IFF), released its much-anticipated film list. Get passes today using IRW’s discount code, INVESTIGATIVE, at dxfest.com #DXIFF23 Films include “Locked Out,” “The Lost Souls of Syria,” “The Prince of Truth” and “Another Body.”
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IRW's Aarushi Sahejpal worked with reporter Jenny Gathright of WAMU/DCist to examine overtime earned by MPD officers — and the potential impact of officers who work 18-hour days. IRW's Cleo Saliano Pool also contributed. bit.ly/3SfyLmR
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