Business
Tax Breaks: First National Database of Incentive Programs for Film and TV Production (via USA Today Network)
The USA Today Network surveyed every state in the nation on its film-incentive program and created the first national database that shows how much each film and show received in tax breaks and incentives. Thirty-five states allocate more than $1.3 billion a year in tax breaks to films and television shows, but the review found limited public information in some states about their programs, but also found big bucks shelled out at a time when a record number of television shows and movies being made in the U.S.
Police
Minneapolis Police Use of Force Data Now Online (via MPR) ||| Direct to MPD Data Dashboard
Science
New Interactive Map of Worldwide Croplands Supports Food and Water Security (via USGS) ||| Direct to Interactive Map
USGS Announces Landsat Analysis Ready Data (ARD)
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