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In North Carolina, federal officials falsely told people who lost their homes in Tropical Storm Helene that the government would extend their stays in temporary housing, leaving families scrambling and some worried they’d become homeless, Jacob Biba reported. THE ASHEVILLE CITIZEN TIMES
Increased violence in Georgia's state prisons has led to more calls to local emergency services, some of which have gone unpaid by the state's prison health care contractor, Danny Robbins and Carrie Teegardin reported. The situation has left Georgia's medical and emergency services with more than $75 million in unpaid bills. ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
A Maryland substitute who killed himself while under investigation for financial fraud and child sex abuse was linked to a web of crypto scams, a team of reporters found after identifying several crypto wallets that the teacher had emptied into his own bank accounts. BALTIMORE SUN
After two years, an ambitious project to build an aesthetically stunning vacation rental complex of 35 luxury domes in the wilderness near Glacier National Park has yielded just one concrete dome and a second crowdfunding campaign with an additional $1.2 million ask, Sophia Gates reported. CASCADIA DAILY NEWS
Connecticut's criminal justice system has been bogged down by delays due to outdated filing systems and mandatory hearings, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas reported. Over the past five years, felony cases have taken nearly 50% longer to resolve than they did in 2019. CT INSIDER
Georgia's Pathways to Coverage program, a highly touted alternative to Medicaid that requires participants to work, has fallen far short of its main goals while costing taxpayers more than $86 million, reporter Margaret Coker learned after obtaining a yet-to-be-released state report. THE CURRENT/PROPUBLICA
In 2023, three-fourths of complaints Michigan mental health patients filed were found to be unsubstantiated and never investigated any further — usually by the same provider or hospital the complaint was lodged against — Gus Burns reported. MLIVE
At least 85 public artworks have vanished from Philadelphia, reporter Max Marin found after obtaining inventory records. Known for its outdoor art, the city has twice gutted its public arts office, and officials have not inventoried the collection in decades. PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
In Pennsylvania, state rules are supposed to ensure elder abuse is promptly investigated, but reporter Angela Couloumbis found older adults regularly die while cases are still open, with the agencies that are supposed to protect them flouting state deadlines. SPOTLIGHT PA
Eight years after Oregon lawmakers approved a multibillion-dollar transportation bill to fix roads and improve infrastructure, key projects remain unfinished, funding is running short and an audit has uncovered major financial missteps, Anastasia Mason reported. STATESMAN JOURNAL
Florida insurers claimed big losses after storms as the companies steered millions to investors according to a study obtained by reporter Lawrence Mower after a two-year public records fight. Florida lawmakers didn’t see the study, which concluded the companies violated state regulations. TAMPA BAY TIMES/MIAMI HERALD
Florida lawmakers introduced legislation to protect state parks after reporters Max Chesnes and Emily L. Mahoney revealed that the state’s plans to develop some of them included golf courses and pickleball courts. TAMPA BAY TIMES
An assistant chief counsel for Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Dallas for years has run a white supremacist social media account where he posts racist and xenophobic remarks, Steven Monacelli reported. TEXAS OBSERVER
Louisiana’s top doctor said he is a family medicine physician, but reporter Rosemary Westwood obtained state records showing he has no board certification. WWNO
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