Should voting day be a holiday? Some election deniers say yesRepublicans have proposed seven bills in the last two years to give voters the day off to cast their ballot. The legislation often comes with measures drawn from election denier talking points. Nov 07 22November 07, 2022Article at NPR
Election deniers are spreading misinformation nationwide. Here are 4 things to knowAn NPR investigation found that since the Capitol riot, the election denial movement has moved from the national level to hundreds of grassroots events across the country. Here are four key takeaways. Jul 05 22July 05, 2022Article at NPR
Election deniers have taken their fraud theories on tour — to nearly every stateEven as the Jan. 6 hearings play out, election misinformation keeps spreading. NPR tracked four leaders preaching false information about election fraud at hundreds of grassroots events nationwide. Jun 30 22June 30, 2022Article at NPR
Despite calls to improve, air travel is still a nightmare for many with disabilitiesCongress told the Transportation Security Administration and airlines in 2018 to improve air travel for people with disabilities. But TSA data and stories from flyers suggest little has improved. Nov 09 21November 09, 2021Article at NPR
P.G. County Police resist release of misconduct records, despite law changeThe Prince George’s County Police Department has refused to disclose police misconduct records, despite a new state law that was intended, according to its sponsor, to open such records to the publ… Oct 22 21October 22, 2021Article at Capital News Service
Podcast: Airport workers faced COVID risks as airlines advertised passenger safety measuresConversations about the safety of air travel have largely left airport workers out. The choice of whether or not to fly in a pandemic is a question of community safety and how the decision affects … May 12 21May 12, 2021Article at Capital News Service
Public housing, the last refuge for the poor, threatens to kick out tenants for small debtsPublic housing is supposed to be a solution to homelessness, not a cause of it. The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism analyzed four years of eviction data to find out why five public-housing authorities are taking so many of their clients Dec 15 20December 15, 2020Article at Howard Center for Investigative Journalism