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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,

A Strange Alliance: Oxygen Companies and Their Medicare Patients Want Congress to Pay the Companies More

by Peter Elkind,

As the Olympics Approach, Los Angeles Considers Crackdown on Illegal Vacation Rentals

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main,

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism

by Annie Waldman,

A Coast Guard Commander Miscarried. She Nearly Died After Being Denied Care.

by Erin Edwards for ProPublica and Robin Fields,

The Biden Administration Is Separating Families at the Border. It Doesn’t Always Say Why.

by Mica Rosenberg,

The FDA Hasn’t Inspected This Drug Factory After 7 Recalls for the Same Flaw, 1 Potentially Deadly

by Patricia Callahan, Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose,

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    by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News,

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    Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.

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    Federal housing officials spent years investigating cities from Chicago to Memphis to Corpus Christi for putting industrial plants and unwanted facilities in poor, nonwhite neighborhoods. Now, under Trump, the agency plans to drop the cases.

    by Jesse Coburn,

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    In 2013, ProPublica reporter David Epstein was contacted by a woman with a wild story and a batch of photos she believed were clues to the mystery of her condition. Turns out, she was right.

    by David Epstein,

    Texas Officials Say They Didn’t See the Flood Coming. Oral Histories Show Residents Have Long Warned of Risks.

    After a tragedy, records from local archives can help us understand how a community understands itself. Here’s some of what we learned following the devastating July 4 flooding in Texas.

    by Logan Jaffe,