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Navigate civic life with confidence, from road closures to public meetings. Citizai helps you stay informed, plan ahead, and engage easily with the civic world around you. An upcoming project by @pasquines.us and @opsin.design.

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A ProPublica investigation found that Oklahoma regulators never punished Citation Oil & Gas despite more than 1,000 reported pollution incidents, raising concerns for communities and drinking water.

propublica.orgThis Oil Company Is Linked to 1,000 Pollution Incidents and Other Violations. Oklahoma Never Punished It.Staff at an Oklahoma regulatory agency spent over a year building a case against Citation Oil & Gas, a company notorious for oil field pollution. Instead of disciplining the company, agency leaders chose to let it resume operations.
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Tennessee laws backed by state Sen. Brent Taylor have limited local authority over policing, bail and prosecution, affecting Memphis residents and voters in the newly drawn district.

propublica.orgIn a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their InterestsBrent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ U.S. congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he repeatedly used his power to supersede local officials — and the will of the city’s voters.
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A Texas town’s ICE partnership led local police to help deport residents, dividing the community and disrupting families. The story highlights how immigration enforcement can affect residents nationwide.

propublica.orgThe Small-Town Cop Who Helped ICE Deport His NeighborsIngram, Texas, was just rebuilding from a devastating flood when its tiny police department enrolled in ICE’s 287(g) deportation program. Within a year, cops would hand over the equivalent of 10% of the town.
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A proposed USDA rule would require states to adopt chip-enabled SNAP cards to help curb benefit theft. The public has 60 days to submit comments.

propublica.orgAfter Millions in Stolen SNAP Benefits, Trump Administration Moves to Fight TheftA week after ProPublica reported how organized crime is stealing food stamp benefits — aided by the government’s refusal to update benefit-card technology — the Department of Agriculture announced plans to adopt more secure cards with microchips.
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Reporting links Ken Paxton’s blind trust to a $600,000 investment in a company founded by a convicted fraudster, raising ethics concerns for public trust, local taxes and environmental oversight.

propublica.orgKen Paxton’s Trust Gave a $600,000 Infusion to a Convicted Fraudster’s CompanyThe blind trust’s investment in Wildcatter offers a new, unreported look at the attorney general’s financial ties with the very type of business executives whose prosecutions he typically celebrates.
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A bird flu outbreak at a Utah mink farm is raising concerns about mutation and spillover. Limited worker monitoring may make risks harder to detect, with potential public-health implications.

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that experts called “irresponsible’’ and “astounding.”
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A ProPublica investigation finds DOE appeals are delaying compensation for sick Hanford workers, leaving many families waiting for benefits and care.

propublica.orgNuclear Weapons Waste Made Workers Sick. Despite a Law Meant to Help, the DOE Keeps Fighting Their Claims.A 2018 Washington state law was supposed to help workers who got sick cleaning up Hanford, a former federal nuclear weapons site. Eight years later, the DOE has spent nearly $12 million fighting to deny them benefits.