Articles Tagged With 'Ohio'

Deteriorating Oil and Gas Wells Threaten Drinking Water, Homes Across the Country

by Nicholas Kusnetz
ProPublica, April 4, 2011, Midnight

Oil, gas and tainted water can seep through abandoned gas and oil wells into drinking water sources and sometimes into septic systems. But most states don't have enough money to plug them.

Ohio Moves to Make Drug Companies Report Payments to Doctors

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, March 2, 2011, 3:33 p.m.

Health care professionals in Ohio have received more than $13 million in payments from eight drug companies since 2009, according to our database. Now, a bill could require all companies to report these payments directly to the state.

Despite Reforms, Payday Lenders Continue High-Interest Loans

by Sebastian Jones
ProPublica, Feb. 2, 2010, 12:34 p.m.

Some states have tightened rules to protect short-term borrowers, but loopholes leave some annual interest rates as high as 680 percent.

In Ohio, Stim Money Builds a Road but Threatens a Downtown

by Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica, Aug. 11, 2009, 10:38 a.m.

Construction that was delayed because of a lack of funding is now moving ahead, and merchants worry about being passed by.

States Still Struggling With Voting Machines

by Paul Kiel
ProPublica, Aug. 18, 2008, 10:06 a.m.