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“Some of it, obviously, we have mechanisms to help the protection, whether it be to throw the ball faster, to move the pocket more, to help on the edges, to turn the line and help with more guys, to use tight ends more in protection, all of the different answers that we have, and they’re all in the offense. It’s easy to say I would go back and do things differently because of what the results are. So let’s learn from it and not have it happen again.”

Earlier this year, Centene settled a lawsuit over similar allegations with Ohio, for $88.3 million, and settled with Mississippi after an investigation there, for $55.5 million. As part of those settlements, Centene denied any liability related to the allegations. It also set aside another $1.1 billion for future settlements with other states.

In the two-part series, the Tribune also reported how the number of stolen guns from federally licensed firearm dealers jumped by about 5% from 2018 to 2020, according to statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and cited by the advocacy organization Everytown for Gun Safety. In Wisconsin, there were 217 guns stolen from firearm dealers in 2020 compared with 97 in 2018, the figures show.

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Community activists stand with signs as they listen to Brianna Hampton, Grassroots Collaborative youth leader, along with various community and political leaders, ask that the vote on the Lincoln Yard proposal be delayed by Alderman until the new Chicago Mayor and City Council Members are elected this spring, at City Hall on Feb. 19, 2019 in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)