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Derek Kravitz

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It's time once again: Share your transparency horror story with a nomination to The Foilies 2023

It’s time once again: Share your transparency horror story with a nomination to The Foilies 2023

by Derek Kravitz
December 19, 2022

We are now accepting submissions for The Foilies 2023, the annual project to give tongue-in-cheek awards to the officials and institutions that behave badly (or ridiculously) when served with a request for public records.

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We found dozens of 'Long COVID' deaths across the U.S., as defined by the CDC. Here are some of their stories.

We found dozens of ‘Long COVID’ deaths across the U.S., as defined by the CDC. Here are some of their stories.

by Derek Kravitz, Karen Wang, Betsy Ladyzhets, Dillon Bergin
December 14, 2022

In a first-of-its-kind analysis, we have detailed death certificate records in Chicago; California’s Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego; Minnesota; and New Mexico, allowing us to search for words associated with Long COVID. Here’s what we found.

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MuckRock and reporting partners win 2022 Community Champion Award from Institute for Nonprofit News for ‘Uncounted’ COVID-19 project

MuckRock and reporting partners win 2022 Community Champion Award from Institute for Nonprofit News for ‘Uncounted’ COVID-19 project

by Derek Kravitz
November 11, 2022

In its award announcement, the Institute for Nonprofit News noted that “this collaboration among five newsrooms revealed stark disparities in the way medical examiners reported cause of death during the pandemic and introduced a new method of analyzing mortality data.”

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Michigan aims to boost child care supply by helping entrepreneurs navigate red tape

Michigan aims to boost child care supply by helping entrepreneurs navigate red tape

by Derek Kravitz, Koby Levin
September 26, 2022

A new Michigan initiative, Our Strong Start, pairs child care entrepreneurs with a staffer from the state licensing agency who helps with paperwork and obtaining inspections. The program seeks to address problems raised in MuckRock’s “Disappearing Day Care” investigation, which found that Michigan’s child care supply is even more limited than experts thought.

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Existen varias zonas críticas con mala calidad del aire en Chicago. Queremos escuchar cómo la contaminación ha afectado a usted y su familia.

Existen varias zonas críticas con mala calidad del aire en Chicago. Queremos escuchar cómo la contaminación ha afectado a usted y su familia.

by Derek Kravitz
June 01, 2022

Estamos también buscando voluntarios para instalar sensores de calidad del aire en el exterior de sus casas. Si está interesado, complete el formulario más abajo.

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Latest Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
MDE Child Care Stabilization Grants Data Completed Michigan Department of Education Michigan
MDE Child Care Stabilization Grants Data Rejected Michigan Department of Education Michigan
Request for death records Completed Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Cook County, IL
CPRA for case data Completed Department Of The Medical Examiner San Diego County, CA
CPRA for Case Detail records Completed Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner Los Angeles County, CA

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title Status Agency Jurisdiction
MDE Child Care Stabilization Grants Data Completed Michigan Department of Education Michigan
CPRA for Case Detail records Completed Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner Los Angeles County, CA
CPRA for case data Completed Department Of The Medical Examiner San Diego County, CA
Request for death records Completed Cook County Medical Examiner's Office Cook County, IL
PIA request for death records Completed Harris County Institute Of Forensic Sciences Harris County, TX

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