Opening argument last month gave a bird’s eye view of what the prosecution plans to show in its criminal case. Now the government is laying out the hundreds of puzzle pieces from which they hope jurors will see the big picture. By Kathiann M. Kowalski …
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‘You Ain’t No Big Man’: Videos Show Disparities in Cleveland Police Response to Kids in Crisis
This story is a joint project of the nonprofit The Marshall Project – Cleveland and Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join the free mailing lists for Eye on Ohio or The Marshall Project, as this helps provide mo…
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Sidebar: Crisis intervention specialists
By Cid Standifer In the videos where young children in crisis were handcuffed, while they had likely been through the basic 8-hour crisis response training, none of the officers who were first on the scene had been through the 40 hours of training requ…
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No significant changes found in hand recount of 2020 presidential election in Lycoming County
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Dig deeper into how our democracy works with Votebeat’s free newsletters.A recount of the 2020 presidential race conducted this week in a P…
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Arizona recount uncovers several ballot-counting errors in Pinal County
The final recount results released Thursday in the Arizona attorney general’s race — which shrank to a razor-thin margin of 280 votes and confirmed Democrat Kris Mayes’ victory — show that ballot-counting errors in Pinal County were largely responsible…
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Century-old law let voters file baseless recount petitions and delay Pa.’s election certification
Good-government advocates and voting experts say Pennsylvania should change a recount law that was weaponized by activists and delayed the state’s certification by several weeks.A Votebeat and Spotlight PA review of historical legislative records and n…
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Michigan state canvassers certify recounts after hearing challenges to dozens of ballots
Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday unanimously certified the results of the partial recount of the November election, leading to slight changes in vote tallies for two ballot proposals and confirming the original successful passage of bo…
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Indianapolis school board updates map of districts that members represent
Update, Oct 7, 2024: The map of districts for IPS school board has since been updated after Mirror Indy found an error. See the corrected map here.The districts that Indianapolis Public Schools commissioners represent have changed ahead of the 2024 ele…
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Breathing easier in Cleveland: How Tighter Standards Could Change the City’s Air Quality Issues
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join Eye on Ohio’s free mailing list as this helps provide more public service reporting to the community. By Christopher Johnston While running for Cle…
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Clerks tackle Michigan recount of Prop 2 and Prop 3 amid challengers looking for errors
On the first day of a recount in 47 counties around Michigan on Wednesday, the auditorium of the Troy Community Center in Oakland County was filled with the sound of shuffling papers and restrained chatter. The county clerk, wearing a bright yellow saf…