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Making focused grants to organizations that offer awards to promote and encourage journalism and investigative reporting.

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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🥉 Third Place: Nichole Manna and Casey Frank of the Florida Trib for “‘Cold Blooded’: How a Florida prosecutor fixed a ‘weak’ case using a liar and 3 jailhouse snitches to send a man to Death Row,” reporting that uncovered serious flaws in the case against Kenneth Hartley.
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'Cold-Blooded' • The Florida Trib
A seven-month Tributary investigation of Hartley’s case – which included a review of thousands of pages of court records, handwritten detective and prosecutor notes, police reports and interviews with everyone involved who is alive and willing to talk – revealed a prosecution marred by critical omissions about the linchpin state witness and other questionable decisions and practices.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🥈 Second Place: Derek Gilliam and Michael Barfield of Suncoast Searchlight & Florida Trident for “Sarasota County Stormwater Investigation,” which revealed that Sarasota County’s failure to adequately prepare for Tropical Storm Debby.
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Sarasota County officials downplayed flood risk. Tropical Storm Debby exposed their failures - Suncoast Searchlight
An investigation reveals how Sarasota County downplayed flood risks and failed to maintain its stormwater system — leaving neighborhoods vulnerable.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🥇 First Place: Brittany Wallman, Aaron Leibowitz, Susan Merriam, Shradha Dinesh, Allison Beck, Daniel Rivero, and Joshua Ceballos of Miami Herald & WLRN for “Brightline: Florida’s Killer Train,” a series of podcasts and articles.
wlrn.org
Killer Train - Series | WLRN
Brightline trains have killed more than 180 people, significantly more than publicly known, an investigation by WLRN and the Miami Herald has found. Find all the podcast episodes and articles in our series below.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We're excited to announce the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting in Florida, presented by SPJ Florida.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🥉 Third Place: Aldo Svaldi, Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Judith Kohler, Kevin Hamm, and Donovan Henderson of The Denver Post for “At a crossroads: Downtown Denver is waiting for its rebound,” about the challenges facing the city's downtown.
denverpost.com
At a crossroads: Downtown Denver is waiting for its rebound
The Denver Post’s business team has spent the past three months putting together a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of Downtown Denver.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🥈 Second Place: Jesse Paul of The Colorado Sun for “Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized,” reporting that shed light on allegations of staff mistreatment and a troubled workplace under a former Colorado congresswoman.
coloradosun.com
Yadira Caraveo’s former aides say they were mistreated, traumatized by Colorado congresswoman
The Congresswoman twice appeared to attempt suicide last year in situations witnessed by staffers. Aides asked that a safety plan be implemented, but say they were rebuffed.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🥇 First Place: Chris Vanderveen, Chris Hansen, and Aaron Adelson of KUSA-TV for “At Risk,” an investigation that exposed systemic failures in the state's parole system and led to policy changes and a new law. www.youtube.com/watc...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We're pleased to announce the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Responsive Journalism in Colorado, presented by the Colorado Press Association.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🥉 Third Place: Lynn Kawano, Peter Tang, and Monet Sadural of Hawaii News Now for “Internal memo warned that officers were arresting sober drivers for DUI, but practice continued,” an investigation that exposed evidence of sober drivers being arrested for DUI.
hawaiinewsnow.com
Internal memo warned that officers were arresting sober drivers for DUI, but practice continued
The document called for an investigation into cases where officers arrested drivers for operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants despite breath alcohol results of 0.00.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🥈 Second Place: Cynthia Wessendorf of Hawaii Business for “Bad Jobs,” which analyzed the structural and cultural factors driving employee dissatisfaction in Hawaiʻi, pairing personal stories with examples of organizations adopting more inclusive workplace practices.
hawaiibusiness.com
Stuck in a Bad Job in Hawaiʻi? You're Not Alone. - Hawaii Business Magazine
Many Hawaiʻi workplaces are rigid, unwelcoming or downright awful for women and caregivers. Four companies show a better way.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🥇 First Place: Allyson Blair, Darin Akita, and Monet Sadural of Hawaii News Now for “Hawaii’s Kidney Donation Gap,” which revealed that Hawaii exports hundreds of donated kidneys to mainland recipients despite a long local transplant waitlist.
hawaiinewsnow.com
Hawaii gives, but rarely receives: Why are so many kidneys donated in the islands going to out-of-state recipients?
HNN Investigates has learned each year up to nearly half of the kidneys donated in the islands wind up going to patients thousands of miles away.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We're pleased to announce the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Hawaii, presented by the Hawaii Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🥉 Third Place: Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian/OregonLive for “Fatal Error,” a two-part series about failures in policing and Oregon's behavioral health system. www.oregonlive.com/c...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🥈 Second Place: Vickie Aldous of Grants Pass Daily Courier for “Grants Pass Pay Raise Proposal Coverage,” an investigation into proposed raises for nonunion managers and procedural concerns, including an illegal public meetings law violation. web.thedailyc...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🥇 First Place: Jamie Goldberg of The Oregonian/OregonLive for “Flushing Money: Hawaiian Perks and Dining Out,” which found that executives at a county sewage agency spent ratepayer money on lavish perks while maintaining lax oversight of public funds.
oregonlive.com
How Washington County sewer officials scored annual Hawaii trips and 5-star lodging - oregonlive.com
Officials with ties to Clean Water Services stayed at luxury resorts during trips that cost tens of thousands of dollars a year.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize in Oregon, presented by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association!
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🥉 Third Place: Juliette Rihl, Joshua Vaughn, Jonathan Bergmueller, and Jenna Wise of PennLive/The Patriot-News for "Dauphin County Commissioner DUI," an investigation into an official's DUI and subsequent failures on the job.
pennlive.com
Dauphin County commissioner crashes government SUV for the 4th time - pennlive.com
The crash into a concrete pillar occurred in the county garage before the commissioners' weekly meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🥈 Second Place: Joshua Vaughn of PennLive/The Patriot-News for "Death County, PA," a podcast about the treatment of prisoners and the authorities in charge at Dauphin County Prison, where 22 inmates died between 2019 and 2024.
pennlive.com
Early episodes of national podcast focus on 2 deaths at Dauphin County Prison - pennlive.com
The podcast Death County PA reveals new details in the deaths Ty'Rique Riley and Ishmail Thompson. It can now be streamed and downloaded wherever you get your podcasts.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
🥇 First Place: Quinn Glabicki and Jamie Wiggan of Pittsburgh’s Public Source for "Alcoa Mines Australia’s Forest," an investigation into the ecological toll of bauxite mining on a unique Australian forest by a Pittsburgh-based global metals company.
publicsource.org
Alcoa Mines Australia's Forest
A three-part photographic investigation into the exploitation and ecological devastaion of a rare Australian forest by a global metals empire.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We're thrilled to announce the winners of the 2026 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Pennsylvania, presented by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🥉 Third Place: Josh Snyder of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for “LEARNS Act Coverage,” about the effects of Arkansas' education reforms, such as teacher retention challenges and growing scrutiny of school spending and home-school reimbursements.
arkansasonline.com
Teacher retention remains challenge in Arkansas despite higher minimum salary | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
In the two years since the LEARNS Act raised the minimum salary for public school teachers to $50,000 and provided $2,000 bonuses, many administrators and public school advocates agree those efforts have proved a boon to recruiting new teachers for the classroom.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🥈 Second Place: Chris Fulton of the Mountain Home Observer for “Taxation, Power and Secrecy: Inside the Briarcliff Governance Collapse,” an investigation into FOIA failures, governance breakdowns, state investigations, and financial oversight concerns.
mhobserver.com
City of Briarcliff named 2025 Least Transparent Government
The City of Briarcliff has been named the Mountain Home Observer’s 2025 Least Transparent Government following a year marked by unfulfilled public records requests, multiple state investigations, mass resignations and ongoing governance failures. The small lakeside community of approximately 250 residents spent much of 2025 mired in controversy over its dual government structure, with the…
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🥇 First Place: Chris Fulton of the Mountain Home Observer for “The 29 Warnings That Didn’t Matter,” an investigation into missed abuse reports that prompted Arkansas DHS to acknowledge major failures.
mhobserver.com
DHS calls promise of transparency a 'mistake' after 29 missed abuse reports involving Mountain Home teen
The Arkansas Department of Human Services acknowledged making “a mistake” when it promised to publicly release findings about how the agency failed to act on 29 abuse reports over 11 years, citing the same confidentiality laws that existed when the promise was made. In a Sept. 15 letter to Baxter County Prosecutor David Ethredge, Tiffany…
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please join us in congratulating the winners of the 2026 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting in Arkansas, presented by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as part of its annual Diamond Journalism Awards.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🥉 Third Place: Kaye Thornbrugh of Coeur d’Alene Press for “UPDATE on Town Hall Chaos,” which judges called "A riveting investigation into an incident that mirrors what's happened at other town hall meetings around the country. The paper went the extra mile."
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UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed
A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium for heckling legislators.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🥈 Second Place: Becca Savransky of the Idaho Statesman for “Special Education in Idaho,” described by judges as "A thorough, personal look into the problems facing children in special education." www.idahostatesman.c...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🥇 First Place: Kevin Fixler, Ian Max Stevenson, and Sarah Miller of the Idaho Statesman for “Idaho Gold Mine,” a "deep dive into a controversial mining project that covered everything from the economic and environmental impacts to the human and wildlife consequences." www.idahostatesman.c...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Idaho, presented by the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association!
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🥉 Third Place: Brady Petree of TimesDaily for “If they build it, they will come … but at what cost to the taxpayers?,” which exposed more than $1 million in taxpayer payments tied to a stalled $65 million sportsplex project.
timesdaily.com
If they build it, they will come ... but at what cost to taxpayers?
By Nov. 1, Muscle Shoals will have paid more than $1 million in contracts to two companies for the proposed $65 million sportsplex, while work has yet to begin, and
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🥈 Second Place: Scott Johnson of Lagniappe for “Crash, Call, Collect: Local clinic connected to rehab RICO scheme enterprise,” an investigation into a local clinic connected to a Texas-based chiropractic network that was found to be a racketeering enterprise.
lagniappemobile.com
Mobile clinic linked to rehab RICO scheme enterprise
Lagniappe’s investigation discovered a clinic on Old Shell Road is tied to a RICO-linked network and mirroring its tactics — cold-calling accident victims, boilerplate treatment plans, and steering patients to
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
🥇 First Place: Ivana Hrynkiw of Alabama Media Group for “Alabama vs. Science,” a series about court findings that were at odds with science. www.al.com/topic/ala...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Join us in congratulating the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Alabama, presented by the Alabama Press Association.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🥉 Third Place: Cadence Harvey, Emma McRae, and Zack Plair of The Commercial Dispatch for “CPD Officers Falsely Blame Civilian for High-Speed Crash,” which found that two police officers falsely blamed a civilian driver for a high-speed crash caused by one of the officers.
cdispatch.com
CPD officers falsely blame civilian for high-speed crash
Two police officers falsely blamed a civilian driver for a high-speed crash caused by one of the officers.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🥈 Second Place: Allen Siegler (Allen Siegler) of Mississippi Today for “The Black Box: Inside Mississippi’s Opioid Settlement Spending,” about how millions from opioid lawsuit settlements were spent on government expenses rather than addiction treatment.
mississippitoday.org
Mississippi's Opioid Settlement Funds - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today is tracking how opioid settlement funds are being used by almost every local government receiving money.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🥇 First Place: Anthony Warren, C.J. LeMaster, Quentin Smith, Keith Honore, and Teddy Reidy of WLBT-TV for “City of Jackson Water Woes,” a series documenting the ongoing challenges facing JXN Water and their customers three years after a federal takeover.
wlbt.com
Judge wants answers on Siemens settlement before ‘saddling the public’ with rate hikes
Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin proposed a second rate increase on JXN Water customers earlier this year.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
We're pleased to announce the winners of the A-Mark Prize presented by the Mississippi Press Association. This award recognizes investigative excellence in Freedom of Information reporting by Mississippi journalists.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🥉 Third Place: Angele Latham of The Tennessean for “Banned Books Database,” which reported that nearly 1,400 books were removed from, or severely restricted in, public school libraries across the state in 2024.
tennessean.com
Tennessee sees surge in books banned in public schools. Here's which ones and why
Nearly 1,400 books were removed from public school libraries across the state last year, as laws restricting school library content grew harsher.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🥈 Second Place: Paige Pfleger, w/ research by Mariam Elba, of Nashville Public Radio with ProPublica for “Guns in Dangerous Hands,” which found that 40% of domestic violence gun homicide victims in the state were killed by someone legally barred from possessing a firearm.
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Guns in dangerous hands
Guns in Dangerous Hands An investigative series on the flaws in Tennessee’s justice system and the victims who suffer the consequences. 
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🥇 First Place: Joan McClane, Ellen Gerst, and Siena Duncan of Chattanooga Times Free Press for "Enterprise South Nature Park Land Swap," a series investigating a secret land swap plan that would have opened part of a nature park to industrial development.
timesfreepress.com
County officials delay release of public records related to McDonald Farm for months | Chattanooga Times Free Press
In December, the Chattanooga Times Free Press requested public records from Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp's office related to McDonald Farm — which residents have been fighting to preserve from industrial development.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Freedom of Information (FOI) Reporting in Tennessee, presented by the Tennessee Press Association.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🥉 Third Place: Alena Maschke of The Current for "Blood Money," which found that weak oversight and limited transparency have made it difficult to determine how Louisiana’s $100 million in opioid settlement funds are being spent. thecurrentla.com/202...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🥉 Third Place: Alena Maschke of The Current for "Blood Money," which found that weak oversight and limited transparency have made it difficult to determine how Louisiana’s $100 million in opioid settlement funds are being spent. thecurrentla.com/202...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🥈 Second Place: David Hammer of 4WWLTV for "The George Santos of New Orleans," about the former head of a 911 center whose fabricated claims and misconduct were uncovered through tenacious investigative reporting.
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David Hammer Investigates: The George Santos of New Orleans
A David Hammer Investigation
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🥈 Second Place: David Hammer of 4WWLTV for "The George Santos of New Orleans," about the former head of a 911 center whose fabricated claims and misconduct were uncovered through tenacious investigative reporting.
youtube.com
David Hammer Investigates: The George Santos of New Orleans
A David Hammer Investigation
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
🥇 First Place: Jillian Kramer and Jeff Adelson of The Times-Picayune / The Advocate for "Longing for Justice," an investigative series that found New Orleans takes longer than almost any other U.S. jurisdiction to bring murder cases to trial. www.nola.com/longing...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
We're happy to announce the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Louisiana, presented by SPJ Louisiana Professional Chapter.
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🥉 Third Place: John Ramos of the Duluth Monitor for “Hermantown officials deceived citizens, manipulated public process to pave way for data center,” which revealed pattern of secrecy, backroom dealings, and nondisclosure agreements. duluthmonitor...
duluthmonitor.com
Hermantown officials deceived citizens, manipulated public process to pave way for data center
On Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, the Hermantown City Council will vote on whether to change the zoning in t... A subscription is required to access this article. Subscribe or click login below: Login
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🥈 Second Place: Andy Mannix, Jessica Lussenhop (Jessica Lussenhop) and Leila Navidi of The Minnesota Star Tribune and ProPublica for “Forgive and Forget: A Church’s Dark Side,” an investigation that exposed how church leaders failed to act on allegations of abuse. www.startribune.com/...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
🥇 First Place: A.J. Lagoe (A.J. Lagoe), Kelly Dietz, Gary Knox and David Peterlinz of Kare-TV for “KARE 11 Investigates: Housing Hustle,” which exposed a fraud scheme that exploited a Medicaid-funded housing program meant to serve vulnerable Minnesotans. www.youtube.com/watc...
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A-Mark Foundation @amarkfoundation.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota, presented by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists!
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