Nina Sparling
@ninasparling.bsky.social
writer, reporter. previous work w. PBS/FRONTLINE, USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism, Fund for Investigative Journalism. also an award-winning quilter.
So glad to see my reporting on spotty enforcement of lead poisoning prevention laws in Rhode Island for The Public's Radio recognized by IRE!
I'll take "thorough and approachable" any day.
I'll take "thorough and approachable" any day.
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2024 IRE Awards! www.ire.org/announcing-t...
2024 IRE Award winners & finalists
Awards will be presented at the 2025 IRE Conference.
www.ire.org
April 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
So glad to see my reporting on spotty enforcement of lead poisoning prevention laws in Rhode Island for The Public's Radio recognized by IRE!
I'll take "thorough and approachable" any day.
I'll take "thorough and approachable" any day.
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In particular you might want to read this incredible investigation from 2023, on pervasive child labor abuses in the fishing industry that target immigrant teens: thepublicsradio.org/article/migr...
Underage and Unprotected: Migrant teens worked in risky jobs in New Bedford seafood processing plants - TPR: The Public's Radio
The U.S. Department of Labor is investigating possible violations of child labor, overtime pay, and anti-retaliation laws at two processors and one Rhode Island-based staffing agency
thepublicsradio.org
April 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In particular you might want to read this incredible investigation from 2023, on pervasive child labor abuses in the fishing industry that target immigrant teens: thepublicsradio.org/article/migr...
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A nonprofit is opening a facility in Providence where people can use drugs under medical supervision and offers connections to drug treatment.
But @ninasparling.bsky.social asks, what does that mean for Jason, who lives in Warwick and uses drugs?
thepublicsradio.org/health/he-us...
But @ninasparling.bsky.social asks, what does that mean for Jason, who lives in Warwick and uses drugs?
thepublicsradio.org/health/he-us...
He uses drugs. So what will Providence’s Overdose Prevention Center mean for him? - TPR: The Public's Radio
Jason first started using fentanyl a few years ago, when the pandemic threw his life off balance. By now, he’s used to hiding his drug use. “You duck into, like, an alley, or behind a car or somewhere...
thepublicsradio.org
December 10, 2024 at 3:39 PM
A nonprofit is opening a facility in Providence where people can use drugs under medical supervision and offers connections to drug treatment.
But @ninasparling.bsky.social asks, what does that mean for Jason, who lives in Warwick and uses drugs?
thepublicsradio.org/health/he-us...
But @ninasparling.bsky.social asks, what does that mean for Jason, who lives in Warwick and uses drugs?
thepublicsradio.org/health/he-us...
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Speaker Shekarchi has positive reax on new pick for housing secretary
November 21, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Speaker Shekarchi has positive reax on new pick for housing secretary
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If approved by the Rhode Island Senate, Deborah Goddard will be the state housing department’s fourth leader — third on a permanent basis — in its three-year existence.
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/11/21/m...
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/11/21/m...
McKee taps Massachusetts housing veteran as next R.I. housing secretary • Rhode Island Current
Gov. Dan McKee on Thursday named Massachusetts housing veteran Deborah Goddard as his pick to lead for Rhode Island housing secretary.
rhodeislandcurrent.com
November 21, 2024 at 10:08 PM
If approved by the Rhode Island Senate, Deborah Goddard will be the state housing department’s fourth leader — third on a permanent basis — in its three-year existence.
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/11/21/m...
rhodeislandcurrent.com/2024/11/21/m...
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In theory, storage programs for homeless people’s belongings are supposed to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back after an encampment sweep.
In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective, we found.
In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective, we found.
Cities Say They Store Property Taken From Homeless Encampments. People Rarely Get Their Things Back.
Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights and allow them to reclaim their possessions. But they rarely accomplish either objective, according to a ProPublica investigation of citi...
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2024 at 1:12 PM
In theory, storage programs for homeless people’s belongings are supposed to protect people’s property rights and make it easy to get their possessions back after an encampment sweep.
In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective, we found.
In reality, they rarely accomplish either objective, we found.
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Homelessness increased in Rhode Island by 35% last year, according to a new report, via @ninasparling.bsky.social thepublicsradio.org/housing/home...
Homelessness increased by 35% in Rhode Island last year, according to a new report - TPR: The Public's Radio
The state of homelessness in Rhode Island remains grim, according to a newly-released report from the Rhode Island Coalition to End Homelessness. More people reported experiencing homelessness this ye...
thepublicsradio.org
November 20, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Homelessness increased in Rhode Island by 35% last year, according to a new report, via @ninasparling.bsky.social thepublicsradio.org/housing/home...