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Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

405 stories published since 2009

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 Secret IRS Files Short Form: A Quick Guide to What We Uncovered

by ProPublica,

You May Be Paying a Higher Tax Rate Than a Billionaire

by Paul Kiel, Jeff Ernsthausen and Jesse Eisinger,

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,

Clean-Energy Loans Trapped Black Homeowners in Debt. The Legislature Just Started Trying to Fix the Problem.

by Jeremy Kohler and Haru Coryne,

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,

What Forms Do I Need to File My Taxes and Where Can I Get Them?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica and Karim Doumar,

Why There’s So Much Investigative Journalism About Utility Companies

by Stephen Engelberg,

Where Is My Tax Refund?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica and Karim Doumar,

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

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun,

How to File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free in 2021

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica, Justin Elliott and Karim Doumar,

“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,

The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming.

by Lydia DePillis,

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,

Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies That Have Quickened Beach Destruction

by Mindy Pennybacker and Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

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,

The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica,

Sen. David Perdue Sold His Home to a Finance Industry Official Whose Organization Was Lobbying the Senate

by Robert Faturechi,

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,

Photo collage of buildings being torn down in East Garfield Park.

Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble

by Tony Briscoe, Haru Coryne and Mick Dumke,

Millions Still Haven’t Gotten Stimulus Checks, Including Many Who Need Them Most

by Lydia DePillis,

Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight With Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection.

by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer, Politico,

Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

A person holding an eviction notice with their hands bound in disorganized ropes

Arkansas: My Landlord Is Trying to Kick Me Out. What Can I Do?

by Maya Miller and Ellis Simani,

To Reclaim Ancestral Land, All Native Hawaiians Need Is a $300,000 Mortgage and to Wait in Line for Decades

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica,

How We Found Low-Income Hawaiians Were Left Behind by the Homesteading Program

by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs

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

The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms, Too.

by Heather Vogell,

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.,

Obama and the Beach House Loopholes

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Cannabis, Lies and Foreign Cash: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through the Underground Mask Trade

by J. David McSwane,

At This Trump-Favored Charity, Financial Reporting Is Questionable and Insiders Are Cashing In

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

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

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

TurboTax and H&R Block Used “Unfair and Abusive Practices,” State Regulator Finds

by Justin Elliott,

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

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

Millions of Homeowners Who Need Flood Insurance Don’t Know It — Thanks to FEMA

by Lisa Song and Tony Briscoe,

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,

How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills

by Isaac Arnsdorf,