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Facing Unchecked Syphilis Outbreak, Great Plains Tribes Sought Federal Help. Months Later, No One Has Responded. <[link removed]> The syphilis rate among Indigenous people in the Great Plains is higher than at any point in 80 years of records. More than 3% of Native American babies born in South Dakota last year had the preventable and curable — but potentially fatal — disease. by Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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ProPublica staff celebrate after receiving the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for public service in New York on May 6, 2024. <[link removed]>
ProPublica staff celebrate after receiving the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for public service in New York on May 6, 2024. (Sarahbeth Maney/ProPublica)

Yesterday, ProPublica won the prestigious public service Pulitzer Prize <[link removed]> for a series of investigations examining U.S. Supreme Court justices’ relationships with billionaire benefactors. Our “Friends of the Court <[link removed]>” series uncovered the biggest ethics scandal to hit the Supreme Court in the modern era. Reporters Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, Alex Mierjeski, Brett Murphy and Kirsten Berg pierced decades of judicial secrecy and uncovered major gifts to justices from a small set of politically influential donors.

The Pulitzer Board also recognized a collaboration between The Texas Tribune, ProPublica and FRONTLINE as a finalist in the explanatory reporting category. The investigation provided a detailed analysis <[link removed]> of the deeply flawed law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away. <[link removed]> The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state. by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main <[link removed]>

Ten Years After the Flint Water Crisis, Distrust and Anger Linger <[link removed]> A city is forever changed, and so is residents’ relationship with their water. The betrayal of trust by the institutions meant to protect Flint’s residents has made some of them extra cautious as they look to keep themselves and their community safe. by Anna Clark and Sarahbeth Maney, Photography by Sarahbeth Maney <[link removed]>

More States Are Allowing Child Support Payments to Reach Children <[link removed]> Since a ProPublica investigation found that states were seizing child support headed to families as reimbursement for the mother having received welfare, at least six states have changed their policies. Others are debating doing the same. by Eli Hager <[link removed]>

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Our journalism helped spur the FDA to adopt long-overdue regulations to make your lab tests safer <[link removed]>

The Food and Drug Administration has finally made moves to close what one expert called “one of the remaining gaping holes” in its structure. The new rule cites multiple ProPublica stories from 2022, including:

* Our exposé on how the growing-but-unregulated prenatal testing industry leaves some pregnant patients feeling misled and heartbroken <[link removed]>.

* Our investigation into a COVID-19 testing company that missed 96% of cases <[link removed]>.

The move comes after decades of debate <[link removed]> and stalled legislation <[link removed]> on lab-developed tests, which also include certain cancer screenings and some tests for rare diseases. If you or someone you know is pregnant, we put together this guide <[link removed]> to help families answer their questions about prenatal testing.

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