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420 stories published since 2009

This Land Was Promised for Housing. Instead It’s Going to a Pro Soccer Team Owned by a Billionaire.

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica; Video by Nick Blumberg, WTTW/Chicago PBS,

Casinos Pled Poverty to Get a Huge Tax Break. Atlantic City Is Paying the Price.

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City,

A Republican Tried to Introduce a Commonsense Gun Law. Then the Gun Lobby Got Involved.

by Megan O’Matz,

Native Hawaiians Are Split Over How to Spend $600 Million to Help Those Who Need Housing

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Why 18-Year-Olds in Texas Can Buy AR-15s but Not Handguns

by Kiah Collier and Jeremy Schwartz, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,

Inside the Government Fiasco That Nearly Closed the U.S. Air System

by Peter Elkind,

Intuit Will Pay Millions to Customers Tricked Into Paying for TurboTax

by Justin Elliott,

Colorado Legislature Passes HOA Foreclosure Reform Bill

by Brittany Freeman, Rocky Mountain PBS,

“If You’re Getting a W-2, You’re a Sucker”

by Paul Kiel,

Detroit City Council Calls on Michigan’s Largest Utility to Pause Shut-offs, Explain Its High Electricity Rates

by Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media,

America’s Top 15 Earners and What They Reveal About the U.S. Tax System

by ProPublica,

They Faced Foreclosure Not From Their Mortgage Lender, but From Their HOA

by Brittany Freeman, Rocky Mountain PBS, with data analysis by Sophie Chou and research by Mariam Elba, ProPublica,

Citing ProPublica’s Reporting on McKinsey, Senators Propose Bill Addressing Contractors’ Conflicts of Interest

by Ian MacDougall,

She’s Supposed to Protect Americans From Toxic Chemicals. First, She Just Has to Fix Trump’s Mess and Decades of Neglect.

by Lydia DePillis,

How Your Shadow Credit Score Could Decide Whether You Get an Apartment

by Erin Smith, and Heather Vogell, ProPublica,

Taking Aim at Billionaire Tax Avoiders, Biden Proposes Minimum Tax for Ultrarich

by Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Southwestern States Make Changes to Welfare After ProPublica Investigations

by Eli Hager,

These Native Hawaiians Waited Years for Homes on Their Ancestral Land. Then the Problems Began.

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Is TurboTax Free? What About Easy? Not for This Freelancer.

by Brooke Stephenson,

TurboTax Maker Intuit Faces Tens of Millions in Fees in a Groundbreaking Legal Battle Over Consumer Fraud

by Justin Elliott,

Senators Ask JPMorgan Chase to Explain Its Lawsuit Blitz Against Credit Card Customers

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

by Heather Vogell,

Did You Get the Help You Needed After a Hurricane or Tropical Storm? We’re Investigating Disaster Relief.

by Richard A. Webster, The Advocate | The Times-Picayune,

Kidney Failure, Emergency Rooms and Medical Debt. The Unseen Costs of Food Poisoning.

by Maryam Jameel,

Senate Finance Chair to Billionaire Developers: Explain How Opportunity Zone Tax Break Is Helping the Poor

by Justin Elliott and Jeff Ernsthausen,

When Dangerous Strains of Salmonella Hit, the Turkey Industry Responded Forcefully. The Chicken Industry? Not So Much.

by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung,

El monóxido de carbono que producen los generadores envenena a miles de personas al año. Estados Unidos ha fallado en exigir cambios de seguridad.

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

The Low-and-Slow Approach to Food Safety Reform Keeps Going Up in Smoke

by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell and Mollie Simon,

Carbon Monoxide From Generators Poisons Thousands of People a Year. The U.S. Has Failed to Force Safety Changes.

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

The Great Inheritors: How Three Families Shielded Their Fortunes From Taxes for Generations

by Patricia Callahan, James Bandler, Justin Elliott, Doris Burke and Jeff Ernsthausen,

A Massive Oil Spill Helped One Billionaire Avoid Paying Income Tax for 14 Years

by Jesse Eisinger, Paul Kiel and Jeff Ernsthausen,

When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill

by Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen,

These Real Estate and Oil Tycoons Avoided Paying Taxes for Years

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Protect Yourself From Salmonella Over the Holidays

by Karim Doumar,

He Tore Down Motels Where Poor Residents Lived During a Housing Crisis. City Leaders Did Nothing.

by Anjeanette Damon, photography by David Calvert, special to ProPublica,

How ProPublica Used Genomic Sequencing Data to Track an Ongoing Salmonella Outbreak

by Irena Hwang,

How These Ultrawealthy Politicians Avoided Paying Taxes

by Ellis Simani, Robert Faturechi and Ken Ward Jr.,

These Billionaires Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic

by Paul Kiel, Jesse Eisinger and Jeff Ernsthausen,

Help ProPublica Report on Food Safety by Tracking the Poultry Supply Chain

by ProPublica,

America’s Food Safety System Failed to Stop a Salmonella Epidemic. It’s Still Making People Sick.

by Bernice Yeung, Michael Grabell, Irena Hwang and Mollie Simon,

Look Up the Salmonella Rates Where Your Poultry Was Processed

by Andrea Suozzo, Ash Ngu, Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung,

Burr’s Brother-in-Law Called Stock Broker, One Minute After Getting Off Phone With Senator

by Robert Faturechi,

House Introduces a Sweeping Booster Seat Safety Law to Protect Children in Car Crashes

by Patricia Callahan,

Proposal to Rein in Mega IRAs Faces Lobbying Resistance From Retirement Industry

by Justin Elliott,

McKinsey Never Told the FDA It Was Working for Opioid Makers While Also Working for the Agency

by Ian MacDougall for ProPublica,

Head of California Utility Regulator Resigns Less Than One Year Into Six-Year Term

by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation,

More Than Half of America’s 100 Richest People Exploit Special Trusts to Avoid Estate Taxes

by Jeff Ernsthausen, James Bandler, Justin Elliott and Patricia Callahan,

Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans’ Power Grid. When Ida Hit, Residents Paid the Price.

by Max Blau and Annie Waldman, ProPublica, and Tegan Wendland, WWNO/NPR; Photography by Kathleen Flynn, special to ProPublica,

Facebook Grew Marketplace to 1 Billion Users. Now Scammers Are Using It to Target People Around the World.

by Craig Silverman, A.C. Thompson and Peter Elkind,

House Bill Would Blow Up the Massive IRAs of the Superwealthy

by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan and James Bandler,