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Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

205 stories published since 2013

Secret IRS Files Reveal How Much the Ultrawealthy Gained by Shaping Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Tax Cut”

by Justin Elliott and Robert Faturechi,

Fatal Crash Renews Concerns About Safety of Alaska Aviation

by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica,

A Postal Worker Begged for Stronger COVID-19 Protections. She Ended Up Spending Six Weeks in the Hospital.

by Maryam Jameel,

State Attorneys General Push Federal Government to Follow the Law and Finally Create Side-Impact Tests for Kids’ Car Seats

by Patricia Callahan,

The Billionaire Playbook: How Sports Owners Use Their Teams to Avoid Millions in Taxes

by Robert Faturechi, Justin Elliott and Ellis Simani,

Lord of the Roths: How Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned a Retirement Account for the Middle Class Into a $5 Billion Tax-Free Piggy Bank

by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler,

In Alaska, Commercial Aviation Is a Lifeline. The State Is Also Home to a Growing Share of the Country’s Deadly Crashes.

by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica,

What We Know About Alaska’s Recent Series of Fatal Flight Collisions

by Zoë Sobel, KUCB, and Agnel Philip and Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica,

How We Tallied Alaska Aviation Deaths

by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Zoë Sobel, KUCB,

Some Hospitals Kept Suing Patients Over Medical Debt Through the Pandemic

by Jenny Deam,

ProPublica’s Tax Revelations Lead to Calls for Reforms — and Investigation

by Robert Faturechi,

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax

by Jesse Eisinger, Jeff Ernsthausen and Paul Kiel,

The Government Is Here to Help Small Businesses — Unless They’re Cooperatives

by Lydia DePillis,

We Reported on How California Rarely Cracks Down on Oil Companies. Now Regulators Have Fined One Company $1.5 Million.

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun,

Texas no exige alarmas de monóxido de carbono. Sus residentes más vulnerables pagaron el precio

por Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill, ProPublica y The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh y Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

Texas Enabled the Worst Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Catastrophe in Recent U.S. History

by Perla Trevizo, Ren Larson, Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune; Mike Hixenbaugh and Suzy Khimm, NBC News,

Natural Gas Is Getting Cheaper. Thousands Are Paying More To Heat Their Homes Anyway.

by Lucas Manfield and Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight,

Why There’s So Much Investigative Journalism About Utility Companies

by Stephen Engelberg,

Are California Oil Companies Complying With the Law? Even Regulators Often Don’t Know.

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun,

“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather

by Jeremy Schwartz, Kiah Collier and Vianna Davila,

Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed.

by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation,

President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 21.

The Return of the Regulators

by Jesse Eisinger,

Donald Trump Built a National Debt So Big (Even Before the Pandemic) That It’ll Weigh Down the Economy for Years

by Allan Sloan, ProPublica, and Cezary Podkul for ProPublica,

The SEC Undermined a Powerful Weapon Against White-Collar Crime

by Lydia DePillis,

Alice Stebbins, former executive director of the California Public Utilities Commission, outside her former workplace.

She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired

by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation,

House Subcommittee Says Proposed Booster Seat Safety Rules Fall Short

by Patricia Callahan,

The Boeing 737 MAX Is Cleared to Fly. Families of People Who Died on the Planes Wait for Answers.

by Alec MacGillis,

The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs

by R.G. Dunlop, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting,

Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances

by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke,

A Wealthy Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators

by Ken Ward Jr.,

Senate Democrats Ask Banking Regulator to Explain Handling of “Redlining” Investigations

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

Trump Financial Regulator Quietly Shelved Discrimination Probes Into Bank of America and Other Lenders

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

Oyster, Air Fryer and Bicycle Companies Say Their Goods Are Essential to Fighting Coronavirus So They Can Get Tariff Relief

by Lydia DePillis,

GM Closed the Lordstown Auto Plant. Now Ohio May Force a $60 Million Repayment.

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal,

Senate Investigation Criticizes the IRS for Failing to Oversee Free Filing Program

by Justin Elliott,

Amazon’s New Competitive Advantage: Putting Its Own Products First

by Renee Dudley,

Why a Struggling Rust Belt City Pinned Its Revival on a Self-Chilling Beverage Can

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal,

The Amazon Lockdown: How an Unforgiving Algorithm Drives Suppliers to Favor the E-Commerce Giant Over Other Retailers

by Renee Dudley,

Walmart Hid That It Was Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Sales, Lawyers Say

by Jesse Eisinger,

The Senator Who Dumped His Stocks Before the Coronavirus Crash Has Asked Ethics Officials for a “Complete Review”

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

What Other States Can Learn From What Happened in Illinois After It Legalized Gambling

by Jason Grotto and Logan Jaffe,

Beginner’s Luck: How One Video Gambling Company Worked the Odds and Took Over a State

by Jason Grotto,

Senators Call on Highway Administration to Finalize Car Seat Test Rules

by Patricia Callahan and Daniela Porat,

Utah Representative Proposes Bill to Stop Payday Lenders From Taking Bail Money from Borrowers

by Anjali Tsui,

Do You Make, Test or Market Car Seats or Boosters?

by Patricia Callahan and Daniela Porat,

The Most Important Thing Every Parent Needs to Know About Car Seat Safety

by Daniela Porat and Patricia Callahan,

Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety

by Daniela Porat and Patricia Callahan,

How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence

by Will Young,

The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

by Paul Kiel,

Use This Tool to Find Potential Conflicts of Interest at Public Universities. We Did.

by Haru Coryne,