David Jackson

David Jackson

David Jackson is an investigative reporter at Injustice Watch, where his work focuses on the courts. He earned a Pulitzer Prize at The Washington Post, and was a four-time Pulitzer finalist during his 29 years at the Chicago Tribune, from 1991 through 2020.

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State Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, and farmers talk about new legislation related to livestock confinements at the State Capitol in Springfield on March 28, 2017.

State officials defend hog confinement regulations

Reacting to opposition from rural communities and environmentalists, state officials at a Senate hearing Tuesday defended Illinois laws and policies regulating massive hog confinements. As pork producers build and expand...