1/ We love great journalism from nonprofit newsrooms. (After all, we're one ourself.) And this weekend, we spied some fantastic articles and investigations from across the country. Let's run them down:
2/ Arizona's legislature is outsourcing legislative ideas and often putting into motion cookie-cutter language that mirrors bills in other states, reports @ArizCIR azcir.org/az-model-legis…
3/ The team at @grist compares the scare factor of nuclear energy with that of other energy sources grist.org/article/nuclea…
4/ The @TexasTribune counts the ways former Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Texas) is now a convicted crook texastribune.org/2018/04/12/tex…
5/ A subcontractor for @IBM decided not to pay its workers, @char_keith of @ipostnews reports investigativepost.org/2018/04/13/ibm…
6/ Louisiana government, in the words of one ethics expert, is grappling with a "flim-flammery of an ethics system." A joint effort by @propublica and @rebekahallen of @theadvocatebr break it down propublica.org/article/louisi…
7/ How do officials tame one of the nation's most violent prisons? Many, many, many cameras, reports the @MarshallProj themarshallproject.org/2018/04/09/spy…
8/ Oklahoma teachers this year fought for — and won — new benefits. They had to walk out of their classrooms to get them. But, as @OklahomaWatch notes, all is not settled. oklahomawatch.org/2018/04/13/bal…
9/ In San Antonio, one of the nation's more diverse large cities, city governmental boards are dominated by men, reports @Emily_Royall of @Rivardreport therivardreport.com/tierrabyte-gen…
10/ A scam artist. Donald Trump. A gorgeous house. And money for nothing — @reveal has the tawdry tale: revealnews.org/article/a-smal…
11/ How much money have @Facebook lobbyists given to members of Congress who last week grilled Mark Zuckerberg. A *lot*, reports @opensecretsdc's @geoffwest opensecrets.org/news/2018/04/f…
12/ You have an opiod problem. Are you treated differently depending on your race? Quite possibly, reports @PublicSourcePA projects.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-opi…
13/ Here are the retirement benefits you can expect to get if you happen to be the retiring 48-year-old speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives — via @MinnPost
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16/ Finally, you'll find a list of dozens of nonprofit newsrooms large and small via @INN inn.org/members/
