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Politics & Government

How a proposed HUD rule would make it harder to file some housing discrimination claims

by Clark Merrefield | October 25, 2019

The federal agency charged with ensuring fairness in housing is proposing a rule change critics say would make it harder to fight housing discrimination — and supporters say would help prevent unnecessary lawsuits.

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Politics & Government, Race & Gender

White Democrats less likely to support presidential candidates who court Latino voters, experimental research suggests

by Denise-Marie Ordway | October 18, 2019

When Democratic presidential candidates appeal to Latino voters, white Democrats become less supportive, a study finds.

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Economics

The Halloween strategy: stock market lore or scary real?

by Clark Merrefield | October 16, 2019

There is an old story — an apocryphal tale of the undead reanimated — a legend passed down from stock broker to stock broker. They call it “the Halloween strategy.”

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Health

The opioid prescribing problem: A JR long read

by Chloe Reichel | October 15, 2019

Research shows the extent to which doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants across the nation have oversupplied patients with opioids, spurring a national crisis.

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Environment, Health, Politics & Government

‘Causes’ vs. ‘contributes to’: Strong causal language on product warning labels more effective

by Chloe Reichel | October 11, 2019

Health warning labels that use strong causal language deter consumers more than labels with weaker language.

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Economics, Education, Politics & Government

The pros and cons of ‘free college’ and ‘college promise’ programs: What the research says

by Denise-Marie Ordway | October 8, 2019

We’ve gathered and summarized a sampling of research to help journalists understand the implications and impacts of “free college,” “tuition-free” and “college promise” programs.

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Economics, Education, Politics & Government, Race & Gender

5 tips for reporting on ‘free college’ and ‘college promise’ programs

by Denise-Marie Ordway | October 7, 2019

University of Pennsylvania education professor Laura W. Perna offers journalists seven tips for covering “free college” and college promise programs.

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Criminal Justice, Health, Politics & Government

Opioid crisis in U.S. military driven by combat exposure in the war on terror, research finds

by Clark Merrefield | October 4, 2019

Research for the first time shows a causal link between combat exposure and prescription painkiller misuse.

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Economics, Education, Race & Gender

HBCUs pay higher fees to borrow money. Research links that premium to racism.

by Clark Merrefield | October 1, 2019

HBCUs looking to raise bond capital face higher fees than non-HBCUs, even when agencies that rate credit risk give HBCU-issued bonds their highest scores, according to recent research.

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Economics, Media, Politics & Government

Covering whistleblowers: 6 tips for journalists

by Denise-Marie Ordway | October 1, 2019

We asked veteran journalists, researchers and others for advice on helping newsrooms fine-tune their strategies for covering whistleblowers. Here are six tips we created, based on their insights.

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May 21, 2025

Medical and legal experts have issued detailed guidelines on responding to the removal of a policy that protected health care facilities from immigration enforcement activities. The information helps journalists to report on their local hospitals and empower patients to know their rights.

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