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🥉 Third Place: Derek Brouwer of Seven Days for "Bilked and Bereft," about older Vermonters who are increasingly falling victim to sophisticated cyber scams that drain their life savings.
Cyber Scams Are Leaving Older Vermonters Broke and Bereft | Seven Days
Over six months, scammers convinced Jeanette Voss to empty her life savings. They made off with $950,000 — and she was left with a massive tax bill.
www.sevendaysvt.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🥉 Third Place: Derek Brouwer of Seven Days for "Bilked and Bereft," about older Vermonters who are increasingly falling victim to sophisticated cyber scams that drain their life savings.
🥈 Second Place: John Flowers of Addison County Independent for "County Prosecutor, Eva Vekos," about Addison County State’s Attorney, who faced allegations of unprofessional behavior, poor treatment of survivors, and mismanagement of sensitive cases.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🥈 Second Place: John Flowers of Addison County Independent for "County Prosecutor, Eva Vekos," about Addison County State’s Attorney, who faced allegations of unprofessional behavior, poor treatment of survivors, and mismanagement of sensitive cases.
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🥇 First Place: Carly Berlin of VTDigger and Vermont Public for "Emergency Shelters," about a wave of evictions from the state’s motel voucher program for people experiencing homelessness.
While state stands up shelters, some Vermonters exit motels without a plan - VTDigger
Advocates scrambled to help people hold onto their housing, but state officials said late Friday afternoon that 372 households were still scheduled to lose their rooms.
vtdigger.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🥇 First Place: Carly Berlin of VTDigger and Vermont Public for "Emergency Shelters," about a wave of evictions from the state’s motel voucher program for people experiencing homelessness.
🥉 Third Place: Jack Perry of The Providence Journal for "Lost Jobs, Trump Cuts," a series showing the effects of federal budget cuts on Rhode Islanders.
'I'm left wondering what's next': Federal workers in RI shocked, concerned after firings
Some 13 employees at the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Services office in Warwick lost their jobs as part of widespread government cuts.
www.providencejournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🥉 Third Place: Jack Perry of The Providence Journal for "Lost Jobs, Trump Cuts," a series showing the effects of federal budget cuts on Rhode Islanders.
🥈 Second Place: Mark Reynolds of The Providence Journal for "Domestic Murder Suicide," an exploration of the complex challenges of reporting on murder-suicides.
Police reports detail domestic abuse weeks before Hopkinton mother's killing
Stephanie Francis' children were in the house when her husband killed her, according to Hopkinton Police Chief Mark Carrier.
www.providencejournal.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🥈 Second Place: Mark Reynolds of The Providence Journal for "Domestic Murder Suicide," an exploration of the complex challenges of reporting on murder-suicides.
🥇 First Place: Alexander Castro of Rhode Island Current for "RI Bridges Data Breach," a deep dive into a data breach impacting 650,000 residents.
Rhode Island state government hit by major cyberattack • Rhode Island Current
The state of Rhode Island Friday took down its online portal used by residents to obtain social services such as SNAP and Medicaid benefits, as well as health insurance through HealthSourceRI after being hit by a massive cyberattack.
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🥇 First Place: Alexander Castro of Rhode Island Current for "RI Bridges Data Breach," a deep dive into a data breach impacting 650,000 residents.
🥉 Third Place: Greta Jochem of The Republican for "Highview Nursing Home," a look at poor living conditions in a nursing home that resulted in action by the state Attorney General and a $1.75M fine.
‘A dog pound would be better.’ Inside one of the most-fined nursing homes in Mass. - masslive.com
Current and former residents describe a facility riddled with problems. A former top state official calls Highview of Northampton "notorious."
www.masslive.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🥉 Third Place: Greta Jochem of The Republican for "Highview Nursing Home," a look at poor living conditions in a nursing home that resulted in action by the state Attorney General and a $1.75M fine.
🥈 Second Place: Maggie Mulvihill and Journalism Class at Boston University Journalism Dept for "When House Members Travel," an examination of privately funded travel by members of the U.S. House and their staff.
Planes, Trains, and Luxury Stays: Despite reforms, lobbyists still involved in House travel
Congressional reforms passed nearly 20 years ago were supposed to severely restrict the role of lobbyists in congressional trips. Reporters for the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the…
cnsmaryland.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🥈 Second Place: Maggie Mulvihill and Journalism Class at Boston University Journalism Dept for "When House Members Travel," an examination of privately funded travel by members of the U.S. House and their staff.
🥇 First Place: Hadley Barndollar of MassLive for "Pill Press," an investigation into how pill presses fuel the sale of counterfeit drugs that judges called "hard-hitting and even surprising."
How one machine supercharged illicit drug manufacturing in Mass. - masslive.com
The rapidly expanding use of pill press machines has enabled lethal counterfeit pill manufacturing in neighborhoods across Massachusetts.
www.masslive.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🥇 First Place: Hadley Barndollar of MassLive for "Pill Press," an investigation into how pill presses fuel the sale of counterfeit drugs that judges called "hard-hitting and even surprising."
🥉 Third Place: Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror for "On the Hook," a look at how the state allows tow truck companies to sell some cars in 15 days, one of the shortest windows in the country.
On the Hook | CT Mirror
Connecticut allows tow truck companies to sell some people’s cars in 15 days, one of the shortest windows in the country. This and other laws favor towing companies at the expense of low-income residents.
ctmirror.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🥉 Third Place: Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk of The Connecticut Mirror for "On the Hook," a look at how the state allows tow truck companies to sell some cars in 15 days, one of the shortest windows in the country.
🥈 Second Place: Marc E. Fitch of CT Inside Investigator for "Power Struggle," about the legality of actions taken by the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
The Authority: PURA chair secretly issues decisions under secretary's name
Read More at Inside Investigator >>
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October 30, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🥈 Second Place: Marc E. Fitch of CT Inside Investigator for "Power Struggle," about the legality of actions taken by the state's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
🥇 First Place: Jenna Carlesso, Dave Altimari, Katy Golvala, and Andrew Brown of The Connecticut Mirror for "Priced Out," about long-term care insurance and its effect on the people who buy it.
Priced Out | A CT Mirror investigation into long-term care insurance
CT Mirror's reporting on long-term care insurance, which many people in Connecticut are struggling to hold onto when they need it most.
ctmirror.org
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
🥇 First Place: Jenna Carlesso, Dave Altimari, Katy Golvala, and Andrew Brown of The Connecticut Mirror for "Priced Out," about long-term care insurance and its effect on the people who buy it.
🥉 Third Place: Noam Levey, John Ingold, Chris Vanderveen, Sara Wilson, Rae Ellen Bichell, and Lindsey Toomer of COLab, KFF Health News, 9News, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Newsline for "Diagnosis: Debt Colorado."
Diagnosis: Debt Colorado
Examining the scale, impact and consequences of medical debt in Colorado
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October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🥉 Third Place: Noam Levey, John Ingold, Chris Vanderveen, Sara Wilson, Rae Ellen Bichell, and Lindsey Toomer of COLab, KFF Health News, 9News, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Newsline for "Diagnosis: Debt Colorado."
🥈 Second Place: Kaya Williams and Laurine Lasalle of Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism for "Series on the process of selling St. Benedict’s Monastery"
St. Benedict's Monastery on the market for $150 million
Past efforts to preserve the 3,700 acre St. Benedict's property never came to fruition. Some local groups hope a collaboration might help.
aspenjournalism.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🥈 Second Place: Kaya Williams and Laurine Lasalle of Aspen Public Radio and Aspen Journalism for "Series on the process of selling St. Benedict’s Monastery"
🥇 First Place: Sam Tabachnik and Shelly Bradbury of the Denver Post for "How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes"
How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes
Pueblo city judges have sent people to jail for months on charges that in other Colorado courts are punished by one or two days in jail. Experts call it “draconian” and likely unconstit…
www.denverpost.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
🥇 First Place: Sam Tabachnik and Shelly Bradbury of the Denver Post for "How Pueblo weaponizes contempt of court to inflate jail time for minor crimes"
🥉 Third Place: Aaron Mondry and Cydni Elledge of Outlier Media for "The speculators of Detroit"
Property speculation in Detroit: Know the speculators
Outlier Media is taking an in-depth look at property speculation and its effects on Detroit.
outliermedia.org
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
🥉 Third Place: Aaron Mondry and Cydni Elledge of Outlier Media for "The speculators of Detroit"
🥈 Second Place: John Wisely, Darcie Moran, and Robin Chan of the Detroit Free Press for "Where secrets go to die: The disappearance of Derrick Henagan"
Where Secrets Go To Die: The Disappearance of Derrick Henagan
A Free Press investigation of a missing person case in Michigan's Upper Peninsula uncovers drugs, sex and other local secrets.
www.freep.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:33 AM
🥈 Second Place: John Wisely, Darcie Moran, and Robin Chan of the Detroit Free Press for "Where secrets go to die: The disappearance of Derrick Henagan"
🥉 Third Place: Andrew R. Jones of the Asheville Watchdog for "Asheville’s Mission Hospital," about staffing and patient care issues at a N.C. hospital.
Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered • Asheville Watchdog
A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for help but getting no immediate response. Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Lindell confirmed the incident to Asheville Watchdog on Thursday and said one employee has been fired and more action may be taken in an ongoing investigation. But several ER nurses […]
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October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🥉 Third Place: Andrew R. Jones of the Asheville Watchdog for "Asheville’s Mission Hospital," about staffing and patient care issues at a N.C. hospital.
🥈 Second Place: Jane Winik Sartwell of Carolina Public Press for "Deserting Women," which examined labor and delivery and other women’s services being reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals.
Deserting Women
Rural North Carolina counties are seeing growing deserts of health services for women at local hospitals, with serious health implications. Multiple
carolinapublicpress.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🥈 Second Place: Jane Winik Sartwell of Carolina Public Press for "Deserting Women," which examined labor and delivery and other women’s services being reduced or eliminated at rural hospitals.