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• A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.
  Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate after ProPublica reported that the Family Research Council gained protections by claiming it is a church.

• Court Strikes Down State Law That Gave Millions in Tax Breaks to Casinos
  A Superior Court judge in New Jersey has thrown out a state law granting Atlantic City’s casinos tens of millions of dollars in tax breaks, saying that the measure was passed on dubious grounds and violated the state Constitution. ProPublica and the Atlantic City Press initially reported on this law in June.

• State Investigation Reveals Racial Disparities in Student Discipline and Police Involvement
  The Illinois civil rights probe of the state’s largest high school district comes after ProPublica and the Chicago Tribune documented thousands of police tickets issued to students for minor infractions.

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