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Volunteers thumbed through over a hundred annual reports to find out how agencies are using AI for FOIA. Here’s what they found.
The results are in: According to their own reports, some federal agencies are already testing AI in their FOIA offices. Many more are already using machine learning functions baked into current document search and discovery tools or plan to make use of AI in the future.
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Tell us where to request police disciplinary files
We’re releasing thousands of pages of police misconduct records in New York. Let’s open up more nationwide
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Five requests about the presidential transition that you can file now
There are still plenty of requests you can file before Inauguration Day.
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Were you treated unjustly by police in New York? Are you a former officer with a story to tell? We want to hear from you.
A team of investigative reporters working with New York Focus and MuckRock would like to hear from New Yorkers across the state about their experiences with law enforcement.
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El aire que respiramos: Nuestra red de sensores muestra cómo el sector industrial aún está contaminando el aire de Cicero
Cicero Independiente y MuckRock han monitoreado la contaminación del aire en Cicero. Lo que hemos descubierto: La calidad del aire de Cicero es mucho peor que la de los barrios de los alrededores del condado de Cook y es peor de lo que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental y los programas piloto dirigidos por la Ciudad y Microsoft han informado regularmente.
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How we compiled and analyzed air pollution data for ‘Smoke, Screened’
MuckRock and The California Newsroom spent a year requesting and analyzing EPA data on air pollution and talking with experts about what the data means. Here’s how we did it and what it means for the more than 21 million Americans impacted by a regulatory loophole in the Clean Air Act.
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Smoke, Screened: How a little-known pollution rule keeps the air dirty for millions of Americans
Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize
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What is the exceptional events rule? The loophole letting U.S. regulators wipe air pollution from the record
First pushed through by the Republican senator and climate denier Jim Inhofe, the rule has become a “regulatory escape hatch” for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards.
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Missouri child care deserts include nearly half of kids 5 and under, new data shows
An investigation by MuckRock and The Missouri Independent found that despite hundreds of millions in federal pandemic relief money pouring into the state, child care facilities are facing huge staffing shortages and parents are struggling with long waitlists for care.
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Five things we learned about Missouri’s child care crisis
MuckRock and The Missouri Independent analyzed the supply and demand of Missouri child care programs since 2019, drawing from public records and data provided by the advocacy group Child Care Aware.