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Lawsuit challenges rule easing environmental reviews for animal confinements

By Christopher Walljasper/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | December 26, 2018

A dozen grassroots organizations have challenged a USDA rule change that would make medium-sized animal confinements exempt from environmental review before receiving government-backed loans from the Farm Services Agency.

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Inspectors find millions in improper payments made by the Farm Service Agency

By Acton Gorton | July 13, 2013

An Office of Inspector General audit of the Supplemental Review Assistance Payments program estimates that about $17 million in improper payments were made due to poor accounting and review practices.

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Taken: A look at civil asset forfeiture in the Heartland

  • TAKEN: Despite reforms, burden still heavy on owners of seized property

    This story is part of a collaborative reporting initiative supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. See all the stories at taken.pulitzercenter.org.

  • Taken: Reforms to state civil forfeiture laws still lag, critics say

    This story is part of a collaborative reporting initiative supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. See all the stories at taken.pulitzercenter.org.

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