June 2019 Archive
Court to Big Fracking Company: Trespassing Still Exists — Even For You
In a key property rights decision, two West Virginia residents scored a rare victory from the state Supreme Court.
New: You Can Now Search the Full Text of 3 Million Nonprofit Tax Records for Free
Search the full text of nearly 3 million nonprofit IRS filings, including investments and grants given to other nonprofits.
Nonprofit Explorer: Research Tax-Exempt Organizations
Search the full text of over 9.6 million tax filing documents going back as far as 2001.
What to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Crowdsourcing Project
Engagement reporting is a powerful tool for journalism. Don’t take it lightly.
The Man Who Made ProPublica Possible
RIP, Herbert M. Sandler, 1931–2019
Congress Scraps Provision to Restrict IRS From Competing With TurboTax
The change comes after ProPublica highlighted the deceptive marketing practices of Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, and other major tax prep companies.
Chicken Farmers Thought Trump Was Going to Help Them. Then His Administration Did the Opposite.
The Agriculture Department is barely enforcing regulations on big meat companies.
How Payday Lenders Spent $1 Million at a Trump Resort — and Cashed In
At the Trump Doral outside Miami, payday lenders celebrated the potential death of a rule intended to protect their customers. They couldn’t have done it without President Donald Trump and his latest deregulator, Kathleen Kraninger.
Federal Judge Dismisses Charges Against 3 White Supremacists
The three, members of the Rise Above Movement, had been charged under a federal anti-riot statute with planning and then carrying out assaults at rallies in California in 2017. The judge said the federal statute used to prosecute them was unconstitutional.
The Tax Break Application Had a False Answer. Now the State Has Put the Break on Hold.
After WNYC and ProPublica identified a false answer on nuclear company Holtec International’s New Jersey tax break application, state officials have frozen the break pending further investigation.
“No More Silence”: Her Kidnapping, Sexual Assault and Murder Stunned a Town, and Started a Movement
The Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica will hold an event in Kotzebue, site of 10-year-old Ashley Johnson-Barr’s killing, to explore sexual violence in Alaska.
Illinois Is Poised to Become the Gambling Capital of the Midwest
And like the state’s last gambling expansion, in 2009, the massive new bill could bring trouble.
One Cardiac Arrest. Four 911 Callers. And a Tragic Outcome.
Rhode Island’s 911 operators are unprepared to handle cardiac arrest calls, and Rena Fleury, 45, lost her life.
Trump Companies Accused of Tax Evasion in Panama
In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panamanian government.
Una Verdad (Aún Más) Inconveniente Por qué los créditos de carbono para preservación forestal podrían ser peores que no tener nada
Las ansias por tener estas compensaciones nos ciegan a los alteros de evidencia crecientes que indican que estas no han entregado los beneficios climáticos prometidos, y que no lo harán.
