Ammonium nitrate is all over U.S., faces uneven oversight; it exploded in Beirut — and in West Texas
Ammonium nitrate, blamed for the Beirut explosion, is all over U.S., and unevenly regulated, due to agriculture’s influence. The explosion…
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Newsy, NBC News visit Emergency Shelter of NKY as part of its series on impact of new tax law
Newsy, in partnership with NBC News, came to Northern Kentucky last week to visit a small nonprofit, the Emergency Shelter…
Opioid makers paid millions to advocacy groups that promoted their painkillers amid addiction epidemic
By Matthew Perrone and Geoff Mulvilhill Center on Public Integrity Companies selling some of the most lucrative prescription painkillers funneled…
Center for Public Integrity: Koch Brothers pour more than $23.4 million into higher education, including UK
By Dave Levinthal Center for Public Integrity The Koch brothers are supersizing their already hefty investments into college students’ hearts…
ProPublica: For your review, the best 2015 investigative reports on political money
The following represented ProPublica‘s picks for the year’s most notable in-depth stories on campaign finance, from newsrooms around the country….
State gets D+ grade in 2015 Integrity study, high in legislative accountability; only three states higher
By Ryan Alessi Center for Public Integrity A month after starting to investigate Kentucky’s Agriculture Department, state Auditor Adam Edelen called…