Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of politics, elections, and local and national governments
To help journalists understand how the 2020 census will affect each state’s share of federal dollars, we’ve visualized fiscal year 2017 data for 40 of the largest census-guided programs.
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To help you appreciate and explain how the 2020 census will affect federal programs on the national level, we created an interactive visualization tool.
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Three investigative journalists offer tips on how reporters should approach newsroom collaborations and how these partnerships can be more effective.
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Suzy Khimm and Laura Strickler discovered carbon monoxide detectors were not required in homes receiving federal rental subsidies from HUD.
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Shane Dixon Kavanaugh uncovered dozens of cases of Saudi Arabians fleeing the U.S. after being charged with serious crimes.
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Craig Whitlock uncovered a previously secret trove of candid interviews with top military and government officials from the Afghanistan War.
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As a novel coronavirus spreads in China and to other countries, research remains limited on the global economic consequences of the outbreak. Here’s what we know so far.
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Christina Jewett revealed a hidden FDA database that concealed millions of medical device malfunction and injury reports from public view.
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The new rule would limit the kinds of scientific studies the agency could use in support of future regulations. In short, in order for EPA to take a study’s finding into account when developing a regulation, the researchers would need to have made all the data in that study available to the public.
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Are border walls effective at deterring migrants? Do they harm wildlife? How are indigenous groups in the area impacted? We explain the research.
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