Nicole Santa Cruz

Nicole Santa Cruz is a reporter at ProPublica covering issues of inequality in the Southwest.

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People Rarely Recover Property Cities Say They Store Following Encampment Raids

Storage programs are meant to protect people’s property rights, but they rarely achieve their objective.

November 30, 2024

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Thousands have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes of loved ones.

May 16, 2024

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Utah is one of six states where nearly half of licensed child care programs could close, according to one estimate.

January 5, 2024

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A 1990 law was meant to “expeditiously return” such items to Native Americans, but descendants are still waiting.

October 22, 2023

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Experts say the lawsuit shows how suits could be used to intimidate providers and punish people who’ve had abortions.

July 15, 2022