NBC News laid me off Thursday, as part of a move away from investigative projects to more breaking news. That’s an unfortunate shift, at a time when investigative reporting is so vital. I’m now looking for new opportunities to do that work and will be at NICAR to connect in person.

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Just over a year ago, we published a story about how the Forest Service was overstating its wildfire prevention work to Congress. Today the House passed a bill to improve accountability for that program:

New story is, I guess, my first post here: A Dallas-area UPS driver died Sunday. He's the 2nd delivery driver to do so after collapsing in the Texas heat this summer, as heat safety policies in the state—namely on whether construction workers are entitled to water breaks—enter a new legal limbo.