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Michael Grabell has been a reporter at ProPublica since 2008, producing stories for USA Today, Salon, NPR, MSNBC.com and the CBS Evening News. His investigative work has included stories on Obama’s economic stimulus package, the Federal Air Marshal Service, the Lance Armstrong doping allegations, chemicals stored near schools and neighborhoods, and a bus fire that killed 23 nursing home patients fleeing Hurricane Rita. Before joining ProPublica, he was a reporter at The Dallas Morning News. He has twice been a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. Grabell’s book about the stimulus, Money Well Spent?: The Truth Behind the Trillion-Dollar Stimulus, the Biggest Economic Recovery Plan in History, was published in January 2012.

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Court Upholds Release of Corporate Jets List Sought by ProPublica

Feb. 26, 2010, 8:03 p.m.

Our New List of Stimulus Investigations

Feb. 17, 2010, 10:57 a.m.

DHS Asked to Investigate Air Marshal Allegations

Feb. 3, 2010, 12:56 p.m.

The Transportation Security Administration is looking into reports of discrimination by an "old boys club" of supervisors in field offices of the Federal Air Marshal Service. Now a congressman is calling for an independent inquiry into the matter.

Air Marshals Dogged by Discrimination Complaints in Field Offices

Feb. 1, 2010, 11:39 a.m.

As the administration looks to tighten air security, charges of discrimination and retaliation may distract federal air marshals from their work. Air marshals have long whispered about their complaints, but two recent cases are bringing public attention to the issue.

When Do You Ban a Stimulus Contractor?

Jan. 15, 2010, 12:45 p.m.

White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count

Jan. 11, 2010, 10:13 a.m.

Counting the jobs created or saved by the stimulus has turned out to be difficult, and the numbers have been much disputed. Now the White House is revising its accounting process, dropping a cumulative tally and expanding the definition of what counts.

Thousands of Stimulus Reports Missing, Resulting in Potential Undercount of Jobs Created

Dec. 9, 2009, 6:59 a.m.

Are the Criticisms of the Gov’s Stimulus Site Legit?

Nov. 19, 2009, 11:24 a.m.

Critics have been vocal about the flaws in the first big release of data on Recovery.gov, the federal stimulus-reporting Web site. But despite gaps in job numbers and the appearance of phantom congressional districts, the error rate in this database isn't so bad.

ProPublica’s FAQ for Recovery.gov

Nov. 9, 2009, 4:52 p.m.

Stimulus for Cotton Candy, Tango and a Fish Orchestra? Wacky, or Actually Worthy?

Nov. 5, 2009, 2:14 p.m.

ProPublica’s Unofficial Guide to Recovery.gov

Oct. 30, 2009, 6:02 p.m.

Coburn Questions Stimulus Contracts to Suspended Contractors

Oct. 27, 2009, 9:01 a.m.

Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation

Oct. 25, 2009, 11:30 p.m.

We Made Recovery.gov’s New Stimulus Data Easier to Download

Oct. 16, 2009, 1:31 p.m.

Desperate Scene in Detroit as Stimulus Comes to Crossroads

Oct. 8, 2009, 12:05 p.m.

Stimulus Transportation Spending Lags Predictions

Oct. 2, 2009, 11:49 a.m.

How Green Was My Stimulus?

Sept. 25, 2009, 11:35 a.m.

Stimulus Gets Mixed Reviews in Newest GAO Report

Sept. 24, 2009, 9:07 a.m.

States Ignoring Stimulus Welfare Fund

Sept. 7, 2009, 11:13 p.m.

Inspector General Blasts Stimulus for Tiny Airports

Aug. 11, 2009, 11:08 a.m.

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