Public officials come under fire for budgets that prioritize law enforcement and shortchange community health and safety.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
This story is produced as part of a larger project led by Matthew Brannon, a participant in the 2020 California Fellowship.
The virus has exposed what advocates for better treatment and families of loved ones in nursing facilities have known for years.
How do you cover the fake cures without giving them more oxygen than they deserve?
This zip code has more poor households than anywhere else in Florida. The coronavirus outbreak has only made it worse.
Recently, state and county officials rolled out plans for mass COVID-19 testing in nursing homes. But there’s no roadmap for widespread testing in another senior care venue: assisted living facilities.
Research shows home visiting programs can help prevent child abuse and neglect, improve school readiness, increase the physical and mental wellbeing of moms and kids.
Amid pandemic, young kids with special needs missing out on services
For Survivors of Violen
Charlie Ornstein of ProPublica and Reuters' Chris Kirkham talk strategy.
All 50 states are now reopening their economies in phases after an unprecedented lockdown and economic plunge not seen since the Great Depression. Officials have had to weigh the damage to workers and families from the ongoing shutdowns against the risks posed by the potentially deadly virus.
John Adena's death in custody is one of 25 reported by the Shasta County Jail since 2006 — a number that one former California jail manager and expert witness described as “way too many, obviously.”