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More than 100 employees of the Cook County Sheriff’s Office donated a combined $71,000 to their boss’s reelection campaign, according to an analysis by South Side Weekly and Type Investigations. 1/ typeinvestigations.org/inves…
Several Cook County officials have voluntarily pledged not to accept employee contributions. The Board of Commissioners could amend the county’s ethics ordinance to prohibit the practice. 4/
Max Blaisdell and Harley Pomper report with South Side Weekly @southsideweekly: typeinvestigations.org/inves… /6
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Several other Cook County officials refuse to accept donations from their employees, fearing the appearance of pay-to-play politics.
✍️: Max Blaisdell and Harley Pomper
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The Trump administration is planning to invest billions of dollars in Arctic security, including its Golden Dome missile-defense system, as part of a quest for “Arctic dominance.” 1/
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A surge in rocket launches could threaten progress in restoring the ozone layer over the past four decades and accelerate global warming. In the last five years, the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere from rocket launches has increased by more than 300 percent. 5/
Type Investigations reporting fellow Adam Federman @adamfederman reports in partnership with @grist , with support from @pulitzercenter: typeinvestigations.org/inves… /6
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The United States is turning Kodiak Island—and the Aleutian archipelago—into the tip of the spear in a new battle for control of the Arctic. My latest for @grist and @typeinvestigate. With support from @pulitzercenter.
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The path to Trump’s ‘Arctic dominance’ runs through this Alaskan island
Type Investigations reporting fellow Adam Federman @adamfederman reports in partnership with @grist, with support from @pulitzercenter: typeinvestigations.org/inves…
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Link to the three-part series by KMXT's @DavisMHovey is below with the third installment airing later today.
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This project is a collaboration with @grist, @typeinvestigate, and @KmxtNews in Kodiak with essential support and funding provided by the @pulitzercenter. Photos by Nathaniel Wilder.
Print feature is here (and at Type):
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📢 A rapid military buildup in Kodiak, AK, driven in part by spending on missile defense--along with the promised arrival of new polar icebreakers and secretive construction at the Navy seal training base--has residents worried that big changes are coming to the island. 1/
Several other Cook County officials refuse to accept donations from their employees, fearing the appearance of pay-to-play politics.
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Sheriff Tom Dart of Cook County, Illinois, raked in more than $70,000 from his own employees during the 2026 campaign cycle despite facing no real competition. Max Blaisdell and Harley Pomper report with @SouthSideWeekly: typeinvestigations.org/inves…
Crypto scammers collected at least $14 billion worldwide in 2025, a 17% increase from the previous year. In the U.S., victims of crypto fraud reported $7.2 billion in losses to the FBI.
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