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On a Mission From God: Inside the Movement to Redirect Billions of Taxpayer Dollars to Private Religious Schools

by Alec MacGillis,

Two Families Sue After 11-Year-Old and 13-Year-Old Students Were Arrested Under Tennessee’s School Threat Law

by Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica, and Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio,

Pratheek Rebala Joins ProPublica’s Data Team

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El DMV y los principales legisladores de Connecticut prometen revisar las leyes de remolque

por Ginny Monk y Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

“All Our Future Money Is Gone”: The Impossible Task of Providing Child Care in Rural Illinois

by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois, and Julia Rendleman for ProPublica, photography by Julia Rendleman for ProPublica,

Gretchen Whitmer’s Chance for Wide-Ranging Legacy Derailed by Botched Legislative Session

by Anna Clark,

Melody Kramer Joins ProPublica as Product Manager for Engagement and Crowdsourcing Tools

by ProPublica,

El DMV de Connecticut permite que las compañías remolcadoras vendan los vehículos que recogen en tan solo 15 días

por Dave Altimari y Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror, y Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

The Neverending Case: How 10 Years of Delays Have Prevented a “Horrendous” Sexual Assault Allegation From Going to Trial

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News; Graphics by Lucas Waldron and Zisiga Mukulu, ProPublica,

Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Effort to Stop Alleged Price-Fixing in Rental Markets

by Heather Vogell,

North Carolina Supreme Court Blocked Certification of a Justice’s Win. Activists Fear It’s “Dangerous for Democracy.”

by Doug Bock Clark,

ProPublica Hires Tina Griego and Tracy Jan as Senior Editors for Its Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

by Daniel Rothberg for ProPublica and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas,

Feds Fine Baker College $2.5 Million for Deceptive Marketing That Left Students With Debts and Regrets

by Anna Clark, ProPublica, and David Jesse, The Chronicle of Higher Education,

Connecticut DMV and Top Lawmakers Vow to Review Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror,

Anchorage Police Say They Witnessed a Sexual Assault in Public. It Took Seven Years for the Case to Go to Trial.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News,

“BadAss Grandmas” Pushed for an Ethics Commission. Then the North Dakota Legislature Limited Its Power.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor,

¿Han remolcado su vehículo en Connecticut? Comparta su historia y ayúdenos a investigar.

por Ginny Monk, Dave Altimari y Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror,

Has Your Car Been Towed in Connecticut? Share Your Story and Help Us Investigate.

by Ginny Monk, Dave Altimari and Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror,

Gone in 15 Days: How the Connecticut DMV Allows Tow Companies to Sell People’s Cars

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror, and Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

The Militia and the Mole

by Joshua Kaplan,

EPA Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Health

by Sharon Lerner,

Trump Has Promised to Build More Ships. He May Deport the Workers Who Help Make Them.

by Nicole Foy,

Arizona Regulators Closed a Failing Charter School. It Reopened as a Private Religious School Funded by Taxpayers.

by Eli Hager,

Her Mental Health Treatment Was Helping. That’s Why Insurance Cut Off Her Coverage.

by Maya Miller and Duaa Eldeib,

Our Year in Visual Journalism

by ProPublica’s Visual Storytelling Department,

Insurers Continue to Rely on Doctors Whose Judgments Have Been Criticized by Courts

by Duaa Eldeib and Maya Miller, with research by Kirsten Berg,

The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

by Mark Olalde, illustrations by Peter Arkle, special to ProPublica,

He Frantically Called 911 to Revive His Infant Son. Now He Could Face 12 Years in Prison.

by Pamela Colloff,

What I Learned Reporting in Cities That Take Belongings From Homeless People

by Nicole Santa Cruz,

“I Have Lost Everything”: The Toll of Cities’ Homeless Sweeps

by Asia Fields, Nicole Santa Cruz, Ruth Talbot and Maya Miller, design by Ruth Talbot,

The Most-Read ProPublica Stories of 2024

by ProPublica,

Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

by Renee Dudley,

Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk

by Heather Vogell,

A North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate’s Bid to Overturn His Loss Is Based on Theory Election Deniers Deemed Extreme

by Doug Bock Clark,

Nonprofit Explorer Adds Powerful Tools to Help You Research Organizations’ Financials

by Andrea Suozzo,

Trump’s Pick to Lead Federal Housing Agency Has Opposed Efforts to Aid the Poor

by Jesse Coburn and Andy Kroll,

The Tribal Lending Industry Offers Quick Cash Online at Outrageous Interest Rates. Here’s How It’s Survived.

by Joel Jacobs and Megan O’Matz,

Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious

by Jeremy Kohler and Alex Mierjeski,

“I Thought He Was Helping Me”: Patient Endured 9 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had

by J. David McSwane,

The CDC Hasn’t Asked States to Track Deaths Linked to Abortion Bans

by Kavitha Surana, Robin Fields and Ziva Branstetter,

Report: Hospitals Rarely Advise Doctors on How to Treat Patients Under Abortion Bans

by Kavitha Surana,

ProPublica Newsroom Partners Select Journalists to Work on Investigative Reporting

by ProPublica,

The Story of One Mississippi County Shows How Private Schools Are Exacerbating Segregation

by Jennifer Berry Hawes, data analysis by Nat Lash, with additional reporting by Mollie Simon,

If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life

by Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser,

U.S. Senator Urges EPA to Release “Science-Based” Report on Formaldehyde Health Risks

by Sharon Lerner,

Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Why ProPublica Is Dedicated to Local Investigations

by Charles Ornstein,

How Billionaires Have Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich

by Paul Kiel,

Are Abortion Bans Across America Causing Deaths? The States That Passed Them Are Doing Little to Find Out.

by Kavitha Surana, Mariam Elba, Cassandra Jaramillo, Robin Fields and Ziva Branstetter,

Endo’s End Around: How One of the Nation’s Largest Opioid Makers Escaped a $7 Billion Federal Penalty

by Bob Fernandez and Craig R. McCoy for The Philadelphia Inquirer,

What We’re Watching

During Donald Trump’s second presidency, ProPublica will focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny. Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them securely.

Learn more about our reporting team. We will continue to share our areas of interest as the news develops.

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Melissa Sanchez

I report on immigration and labor, and I am based in Chicago.

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    “The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention

    One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating violent extremism.

    by Hannah Allam,

    Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

    A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

    by Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose, Brandon Roberts and Irena Hwang,

    Overpolicing Parents

    New York Bans Anonymous Child Welfare Reports

    New legislation will require callers to the state child abuse hotline to identify themselves. ProPublica’s reporting in 2023 found that many anonymous callers made false allegations that led to intrusive investigations of families’ lives.

    by Eli Hager,

    100 Students in a School Meant for 1,000: Inside Chicago’s Refusal to Deal With Its Nearly Empty Schools

    Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.

    by Mila Koumpilova, Chalkbeat, and Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica,

    Life of the Mother

    A Pregnant Teenager Died After Trying to Get Care in Three Visits to Texas Emergency Rooms

    It took three ER visits and 20 hours before a hospital admitted Nevaeh Crain, 18, as her condition worsened. Doctors insisted on two ultrasounds to confirm “fetal demise.” She’s one of at least two Texas women who died under the state’s abortion ban.

    by Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana,