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Reefer Madness

Rapidly changing regulations in the cannabis industry are leaving small businesses behind, and their customers are frustrated.

For a budding market, the recreational cannabis industry in the U.S. has hit some major roadblocks. Small businesses across the country trying to capitalize on the legalization of marijuana in their states now find themselves struggling to stay afloat. New rules, new taxes, a major shift in marijuana's federal classification, and a tightening of hemp regulations have licensed dealers irate. As a result, some pot users are turning back to the black market, where the unlicensed product is more affordable—and more dangerous.

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Olivia Hines
January 28, 2026
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10,000 Miles of Miracles

How two middle-aged 'Dames Gone Wild' found purpose during a cross-country road trip

After her marriage collapsed and her son suffered a severe head injury, Carol Hasbrouck thought she met her quota on hard times. Then came the 2008 Great Recession. In her new book, Hasbrouck chronicles her travels with her friend/roommate Joyce Claflin. Known as "The Dames," they traverse the country during a "summer service adventure" to get their mojo back.

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Kim Whiting
May 16, 2024
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Staying Alive

Nonprofit journalism grows and struggles simultaneously

Since 2007, the nonprofit news sector has continued expanding, matured, and contributed to democratic processes well beyond its size, according to writer Bill Birnbauer. However, unlike commercial media that is funded by advertising and subscriptions, nonprofit news sites depend on grants from foundations, wealthy supporters, and, to a lesser extent, individual donors and fundraising activities. This reliance on grants and donations puts nonprofit news organizations at potential financial risk despite their significant growth.

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Bill Birnbauer
April 22, 2019
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Scenes from A Picket Line

A Los Angeles teacher chronicles week-long strike

More than 30,000 Los Angeles teachers came to terms with their school district and struck a new contract deal in January 2019 after a week-long strike. The walkout and settlement follow 20 months of failed negotiations between the teachers' union, United Teachers Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). The Reporters Inc. asked one of the striking teachers to photograph the events surrounding his first week on the picket line.

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January 21, 2019
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Underpaid & Underappreciated

No funding to combat critical shortage of personal care assistants for disabled

Even when she's getting her nails done, Michelle Lacy, who cerebral palsy, brings a personal care assistant with her. "Because I can't hold my hand still, having someone there is a comfort to me," she says. The Reporters Inc. investigates how a lack of funding has created a shortage in PCAs, leaving some people with disabilities unable to care for themselves.

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Mark Saxenmeyer
April 26, 2018
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Slop Bucket Full of Promise

The sacrifices people make when they believe in themselves

After being burnt out and nearly broke from his real estate business, 50-year-old Jim McCleary started working as "cater-waiter" clearing dirty dishes off tables at black-tie events he used to attend. McCleary says he had no larger aspirations or goals outside his meager living until he started working alongside "young, wide-eyed dreamers...Being around them reminded me of the dreams I'd shelved years earlier."

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Jim McCleary
September 7, 2017
Our Long, Hard Fall from the Fortune 500 BusinessFinanceUnemployment

Our Long, Hard Fall from the Fortune 500

Surviving the Great Recession meant complete career, life reinvention

Nearly everyone has a Great Recession tale to tell. Eight years since the U.S. economy tanked, some people are still struggling, while others have successfully reinvented their financial futures. In this Reporters Inc. original, one Midwestern woman recounts her family's fearful fall from economic security, and their eventual success in regaining a firm financial foothold.

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February 2, 2016
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Retirement Ripoffs

Beware of those who pocket invisible profits

When Goldman Sachs returned nearly $1.7 million to harmed investors and was fined $800,000, John D. Marks writes not many people thought twice about it. After all, fines are nothing new in the finance world. However, Marks argues this fine should be troubling to everyone who works with stock equities every day via their broker/dealer. They could be pocketing invisible profits through "trade-through" violations.

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John D. Marks
September 25, 2014
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