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Got a story we should hear? Are you down to be a background source on a story about your community, your schools or your workplace? Get in touch.
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Emergency Managers: Help ProPublica Prepare to Report on the Next Disaster
If you are a part of the network of disaster response and recovery partners, we need your help to build a comprehensive picture of the real conditions across the country.
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¿Vive en el área de Omaha? Regístrese para una prueba gratuita de plomo en su tierra.
Una fundición de plomo de Omaha esparció polvo que se filtró en la tierra y afectó a muchos residentes durante más de un siglo. Las zonas prioritarias incluyen el sitio Superfund y los vecindarios al este de la calle 72, Bellevue, Carter Lake y Council Bluffs.
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Do You Live in the Omaha Area? Sign Up for Free Lead Testing of Your Soil.
An Omaha lead smelter spread dust that seeped into the soil and bodies of many residents for over a century. Focus areas include the Superfund site and neighborhoods east of 72nd Street; Bellevue; Carter Lake and Council Bluffs.
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Do You Work at a Federal Prison? Help ProPublica Investigate the Federal Prison System
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
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Help Us Report on the Impact of Oil Field Waste in Oklahoma
Toxic wastewater from oil fields keeps pouring out of the ground in Oklahoma. For years, residents have filed complaints and struggled to find solutions. We need your help to understand the full scale of the problem.
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Why Did You Leave the Department of Veterans Affairs?
ProPublica wants to hear from doctors, nurses and other front-line medical providers who recently left positions at a VA hospital or clinic.
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Help ProPublica Report on Education
ProPublica needs your help to track how the upheaval of public education is affecting schools and colleges in your community. Take a few minutes to join our source network and help guide our coverage.
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Are You Still Waiting for Assistance After Hurricane Helene? We Want to Hear From You.
We want to hear from North Carolinians whose homes were damaged or destroyed to better understand how well buyouts, assistance and rebuilding programs are working.
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Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on Education
Texas’ education landscape is changing. Help our reporters understand what’s happening across the state.
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¿Lo enviaron a usted o a alguien que conozca al CECOT?
Si tiene información sobre los venezolanos que Trump mandó a una cárcel salvadoreña, queremos hablar con usted.
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Do You Have Information About the CECOT Deportations? Help ProPublica Report.
If you have information about the deportation operation or the immigrants who were deported, we want to hear from you.
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Help Us Report on Sexual Assault and Misconduct by the Chicago Police Department
We want to talk to people who have experienced sexual assault or sexual misconduct — which includes sexual harassment and unwanted, inappropriate touching or comments — by Chicago police officers, on or off duty.
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Have You Been Affected by Changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? Tell Us About It.
Have you experienced setbacks in your care or benefits amid the changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs? ProPublica wants to hear from you.
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Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases
Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their communities.
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Did You Work on a Terminated NIH Grant? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The National Institutes of Health is canceling grants that are seen as conflicting with the Trump administration’s priorities. We want to hear from researchers who have been affected.
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Have You Recently Sought Help From the CFPB? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is walking away from cases that might have helped return money to consumers across the U.S. We want to hear from people who feel left behind.
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¿Han remolcado su vehículo en Connecticut? Comparta su historia y ayúdenos a investigar.
The Connecticut Mirror y ProPublica necesitan su ayuda para investigar las prácticas de las compañías de grúas de Connecticut.
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Has Your Car Been Towed in Connecticut? Share Your Story and Help Us Investigate.
We’re investigating towing practices in Connecticut, where companies can sell people’s cars after just 15 days. If you’ve been affected, we want to hear from you.
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Sign Up to Screen Our New Documentary About Stillbirths
“Before a Breath” gives voice to parents who have lost children to stillbirth. Screenings for the film will roll out across the country in early 2025. Here’s how you can get involved to help spread the word.
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¿Está atrapado en el atraso por la acumulación de solicitudes en Texas para tener Medicaid y cupones de alimentos? ¿Conoce a alguien en esta situación? Ayúdenos a informar.
Sus historias ayudarán a nuestro equipo a identificar la raíz de las causas en estos temas y hacer periodismo de interés público.
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Caught in Texas’ Medicaid and Food Stamp Application Backlog? Know Someone Who Is? Help Us Report.
Your stories will help our team identify the root causes of the issues and do journalism in the public interest.
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Struggling to Keep or Find Housing After Maui’s Wildfires? Tell Us Your Story.
We need to hear from anyone who has been touched by what many say is a secondary housing crisis after the fires. Have you faced eviction or a rent increase? Are you a landlord or property manager? Tell us how you’ve been affected.
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Have You Experienced Homelessness? Do You Work With People Who Have? Connect With Our Reporters.
We’re working with journalists in New York, Maine and Oregon on projects related to homelessness. We’re also interested in how cities have further criminalized sleeping outside. Learn more about our work and how to get in touch.
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Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on School Board and Bond Elections in Your Community
We want to hear about how heated elections affect the people learning, teaching and living in districts across Texas.
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Help ProPublica Reporters Investigate the Immigration System
We need your help to find productive ways to examine the country’s immigration system — what’s working and what isn’t. We especially want to hear from federal workers, attorneys, employers, labor advocates and ESL teachers.
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We’re Investigating Mental Health Care Access. Share Your Insights.
ProPublica’s reporters want to talk to mental health providers, health insurance insiders and patients as we examine the U.S. mental health care system. If that’s you, reach out.
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Help ProPublica Investigate the World of Subprime Car Loans
More and more people are struggling to pay back loans on their used cars. Our journalists want to hear from the people who know the industry best.
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Help ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Investigate the Recall of Philips Respironics Breathing Machines
If you’ve reported a death or injury or struggled to get a device replaced, we’d like to hear about your experience with the company.
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Do You Have Experience in or With the Plastics Industry? Tell Us About It.
Help journalists at the investigative nonprofit newsroom ProPublica examine plastics from creation to recycling and disposal. If you’ve worked in or been affected by the plastics industry, we want to hear from you.
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¿Tiene experiencia con la enfermedad arterial periférica? ¿Ha tenido un procedimiento en su pierna? Cuéntenos al respecto.
Algunos médicos pueden estar abusando de un procedimiento para despejar las arterias obstruidas en las piernas, lo que podría provocar amputaciones. Necesitamos su ayuda para conectarnos con los pacientes.
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Help ProPublica Report on Railroad Worker Safety
Many railroad employees tell us being injured on the job or reporting a safety concern can be fraught with consequences. Our investigative journalists want to talk with insiders in order to tell this story right.
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Ayúdenos a informar sobre las deterioradas escuelas públicas de Idaho
El Idaho Statesman y ProPublica quieren enterarse de las condiciones dentro de las escuelas del estado.
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Idaho: Help Us Show Readers and Officials Issues With Your School Building
The Idaho Statesman and ProPublica have reported on poor conditions in school buildings. Here’s how to get in touch with your own stories and photos.
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Have You Faced Barriers to Getting Gender-Affirming Care? Help Us Investigate.
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.
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Ayude a ProPublica y The Salt Lake Tribune a investigar las agresiones sexuales en Utah
Estamos reportando sobre las agresiones sexuales por parte de profesionales. Puede llenar nuestro formulario confidencial que incluimos a continuación para informarnos acerca de profesionales e instituciones de atención médica sobre los que piensa que deberíamos informar.
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Were You Affected by the Massive Wildfire in Northern New Mexico? We Want to Hear From You.
Last summer’s wildfire caused thousands to flee. Source New Mexico and ProPublica want to know if people got the help they needed.
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Help Us Report on Assisted Living Facilities in Maine
The Maine Monitor and ProPublica need your help to report on how well Maine's assisted living facilities look after people who need a high level of care, and whether the state is doing enough to ensure that residents’ needs are being adequately met.
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Ayúdenos a investigar las condiciones en las granjas lecheras
Necesitamos su colaboración para entender las dificultades que enfrentan los trabajadores en los ranchos.
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Help ProPublica Journalists Investigate the Dairy Industry
We need your help to understand the challenges facing dairy farm workers. We especially want to hear from farmers, medical professionals, regulators and anyone else with perspective from inside the community.
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Help ProPublica and The Salt Lake Tribune Investigate Sexual Assault in Utah
We’re reporting on sexual assault by health care professionals, an issue we highlighted in our story about a Provo OB-GYN who was sued by nearly 100 women who said he sexually assaulted them during treatments.
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Do You Have Experience With Peripheral Artery Disease? Have You Had a Procedure on Your Leg? Tell Us About It.
Some doctors may be overusing a procedure to clear out clogged arteries in legs, potentially leading to amputations. We need your help connecting with patients, including those who may not know they have had an atherectomy.
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Do Blocked Railroad Crossings Endanger Your Community? Tell Us More.
We want to understand what stationary and long trains mean for EMS, firefighters, police and families across the country.
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Help Us Report on Stillbirths
We want to understand stillbirths and their effects on parents, families and medical professionals. You can help by sharing your experience with us.
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Tell Us How Religious Organizations in Your Area Involve Themselves in Elections
Federal law bars churches and other nonprofit groups from endorsing candidates or helping to fundraise, but we know they regularly sidestep — or flat-out ignore — these rules. Help us identify examples.
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Do You Work With These Hazardous Chemicals? Tell Us About It.
Asbestos and other dangerous materials can cause serious health effects — and the U.S. hasn’t banned some substances like other countries have. Your input can help us report on the extent of this problem for American workers.
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Are You in a State That Banned Abortion? Tell Us How Changes in Medical Care Impact You.
Serious medical issues can arise during pregnancies. Our reporters want to understand how policy changes affect intimate medical decisions. Your examples can help.
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Do You Have Insights Into Dental and Health Insurance Denials? Help Us Report on the System.
Insurers deny tens of millions of claims every year. ProPublica is investigating why claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients and how the appeal process really works.
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Help ProPublica and The Texas Tribune Report on the Military Justice System
We’re looking into how the military investigates service members accused of crimes, intersects with the civilian justice system and treats cases that do not make it to courts-martial. Guide us to important stories.
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Help Us Report on Uranium Mining, Milling and Enrichment
Across the country, companies have been handing off uranium mills and disposal sites to the federal government. ProPublica wants to understand the process from all sides.
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Public Defenders and Defense Attorneys: Help ProPublica Report on Criminal Justice
Help us tell stories that can make a difference in how the U.S. criminal justice system works.
