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“Where Is There to Go?” He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage. <[link removed]> A North Carolina policy that denies state employees coverage for gender-affirming care has been on hold pending appeal. For one transgender worker still awaiting surgery, the anxiety is “like somebody has got their hands around my neck.” by Aliyya Swaby

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Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care Is an Unequal Patchwork <[link removed]> Lawsuits brought by transgender employees show how state agencies fight against paying for gender-affirming care for some people while others are covered. by Aliyya Swaby <[link removed]>

This Georgia County Spent $1 Million to Avoid Paying for One Employee’s Gender-Affirming Care <[link removed]> Officials in Houston County, Georgia, said gender-affirming surgery for sheriff’s deputy Anna Lange was too costly. They spent more than $1 million on private lawyers in a fight to keep transition-related care from being covered by their health plan. by Aliyya Swaby and Lucas Waldron <[link removed]>

Have You Faced Barriers to Getting Gender-Affirming Care? Help Us Investigate. <[link removed]> Gender-affirming care is medically necessary but can be hard to access. ProPublica is investigating the ways transgender people are blocked from getting quality health care related to gender transitions. by Aliyya Swaby, Lucas Waldron and Ash Ngu <[link removed]>

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How Columbia Ignored Women, Undermined Prosecutors and Protected a Predator For More Than 20 Years <[link removed]> For decades, patients warned Columbia about the behavior of obstetrician Robert Hadden. One even called 911 and had him arrested. Columbia let him keep working. by Bianca Fortis, ProPublica, and Laura Beil, photography by Hannah Whitaker for New York Magazine <[link removed]>

Regulators Blast Union Pacific for Running Unsafe Trains <[link removed]> The nation’s largest freight rail carrier failed to fix and continued to use faulty equipment, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. Managers reportedly pressured inspectors to leave the yard so they could keep freight moving. by Topher Sanders <[link removed]>

New Mexico AG to Investigate Gallup-McKinley School District for Harsh Discipline of Native American Students <[link removed]> Gallup-McKinley County Schools enrolls a quarter of New Mexico’s Native students but was responsible for at least three-quarters of Native expulsions over four years. by Bryant Furlow, New Mexico In Depth <[link removed]>

Virginia’s Public Universities Have a Long History of Displacing Black Residents <[link removed]> Schools including Old Dominion and the flagship University of Virginia have expanded by dislodging Black families, sometimes by the threat or use of eminent domain. by Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO <[link removed]>

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He Fled a Traffic Stop in Louisiana. Now He’s in Prison for Life. <[link removed]> After 12 years behind bars, Markus Lanieux thought he had a deal for his release. Then Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a legal challenge that could derail hope for those imprisoned under the state's "three strikes" sentencing rules. by Richard A. Webster, Verite News <[link removed]>

Eight Things You Need to Know About the Navy’s Failed Multibillion-Dollar Littoral Combat Ship Program <[link removed]> The key takeaways from ProPublica’s investigation into the decades long project that could end up costing American taxpayers more than $100 billion. by Joaquin Sapien <[link removed]>

The Inside Story of How the Navy Spent Billions on the “Little Crappy Ship” <[link removed]> Littoral combat ships were supposed to launch the Navy into the future. Instead they broke down across the globe and many of their weapons never worked. Now the Navy is getting rid of them. One is less than five years old. by Joaquin Sapien <[link removed]>

Idaho Created a $25 Million Fund to Fix Unsafe Schools. Why Is Nobody Using It? <[link removed]> About a decade ago, one school district went to the state for money to fix its crumbling buildings. It got a fraction of what it asked for. Since then, no other district has even applied. by Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, photography by Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman <[link removed]>

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