Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

405 stories published since 2009

How a Tax Break to Help the Poor Went to NBA Owner Dan Gilbert

by Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott,

Oct. 24, 2019, 2:10 p.m. EDT

The Obscure Charges That Utility Companies Add to Your Bills

by Talia Buford,

Oct. 21, 2019, 2:30 p.m. EDT

Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,

Oct. 17, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Never-Before-Seen Trump Tax Documents Show Major Inconsistencies

by Heather Vogell,

Oct. 16, 2019, 4 a.m. EDT

Trump’s Trillion-Dollar Hit to Homeowners

by Allan Sloan,

Oct. 10, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

How a Politically Powerful Family Muscled a Nonprofit Out of Some of a City’s Most Valuable Land

by Jeff Pillets and Nancy Solomon, WNYC,

Oct. 3, 2019, 5 p.m. EDT

IRS: Sorry, but It’s Just Easier and Cheaper to Audit the Poor

Oct. 2, 2019, 2:47 p.m. EDT

Thousands of Poor Patients Face Lawsuits From Nonprofit Hospitals That Trap Them in Debt

by Maya Miller and Beena Raghavendran,

Sept. 13, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Asks Why the Justice Department Went Easy on Big Banks

by Kevin Wack, American Banker, and Jesse Eisinger, ProPublica,

Aug. 20, 2019, 8 a.m. EDT

How a Video Gambling Company Helped Bankroll Local Politicians

by Logan Jaffe,

Aug. 16, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

From Truck Stops to Elections, a River of Gambling Money Is Flooding Waukegan

by Jason Grotto,

Aug. 8, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

How to Close Heirs’ Property Loopholes

by Lizzie Presser,

July 15, 2019, 4:59 a.m. EDT

When Fracking Companies Own the Gas Beneath Your Land

by Mayeta Clark,

July 11, 2019, 8 a.m. EDT

A Resolution Condemning Pipeline Challengers Passed Easily. A Pipeline Lobbyist Wrote It.

by Kate Mishkin, The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

July 11, 2019, 7:59 a.m. EDT

One Trump Tax Cut Was Meant to Help the Poor. A Billionaire Ended Up Winning Big.

by Jeff Ernsthausen and Justin Elliott,

June 19, 2019, 4 a.m. EDT

How Teach for America Evolved Into an Arm of the Charter School Movement

by Annie Waldman,

June 18, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Fracking Companies Lost on Trespassing, but a Court Just Gave Them a Different Win

by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

June 12, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Anatomy of the Gambling Bill

by Jason Grotto and David Eads,

June 7, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

A False Answer, a Big Political Connection and $260 Million in Tax Breaks

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets,

May 23, 2019, 4 a.m. EDT

Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror,

May 22, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes

by Justin Elliott and Lucas Waldron,

April 22, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

by Maya Miller, special to ProPublica,

April 18, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

The Missing Millions: Some States Are Still Waiting for the Gambling Windfall

by Derrick Clifton,

April 10, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel,

April 5, 2019, 5 a.m. EDT

Legalized Betting Could Change How We Watch Sports

by Derrick Clifton,

March 28, 2019, 4 a.m. CDT

How Has the “Crack Cocaine of Gambling” Affected Illinois? The State Hasn’t Bothered to Check.

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica Illinois, and Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago,

Feb. 20, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Behind the Scenes, Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Sway Which Benefits Employers Choose

by Marshall Allen,

Feb. 20, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?

by Heather Vogell,

Jan. 23, 2019, 5 a.m. EST

How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica, and Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago,

Jan. 16, 2019, 4 a.m. CST

Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois.

by Logan Jaffe,

Jan. 16, 2019, 3:59 a.m. CST

How We Analyzed Video Gambling in Illinois

by Sandhya Kambhampati and Jason Grotto,

Jan. 16, 2019, 3:58 a.m. CST

How the Trash Industry Worked Overtime Trying to Thwart New York City’s Reform Plans

by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica,

Dec. 31, 2018, 12:45 p.m. EST

How a Consultant Said He Gamed HUD Inspections: Sweep Problems Behind a Wall

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, and Patrick Johnson, The Republican,

Dec. 21, 2018, 10 a.m. EST

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Dec. 12, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

How the IRS Was Gutted

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Dec. 11, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

“Pretty Much a Failure”: HUD Inspections Pass Dangerous Apartments Filled With Rats, Roaches and Toxic Mold

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

Nov. 16, 2018, 11 a.m. EST

After Budget Cuts, the IRS’ Work Against Tax Cheats Is Facing “Collapse”

by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel,

Oct. 1, 2018, 5 a.m. EDT

Facing Crisis, Sloan Kettering Tells Exec to Hand Over Profits From Biotech

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

Sept. 29, 2018, 12:15 p.m. EDT

HUD Long Neglected These Residents. Now As They Move Out, Some Feel HUD Let Them Down Again.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

April 6, 2018, 7 a.m. EDT

As Conservative Group Grows In Influence, Financial Dealings Enrich Its Leaders

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times,

Feb. 8, 2018, 6 a.m. CST

After a Sweet Deal With Dad, Eric Trump Assembles a Valuable Penthouse

by Derek Kravitz, ProPublica, and Will Parker, The Real Deal,

Jan. 10, 2018, 8 a.m. EST

The Billion-Dollar Loophole

by Peter Elkind,

Dec. 20, 2017, 6:30 a.m. EST

Trump’s Dark Deregulation

by Ian MacDougall,

Dec. 19, 2017, 8 a.m. EST

Watchdog Group Calls for Reform to Cook County Assessor’s Office

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune,

Dec. 18, 2017, 6:11 p.m. CST

Lawsuit Targets Berrios Over Unfair, Error-Riddled Assessments

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune,

Dec. 14, 2017, 12 p.m. CST

How the Cook County Assessor Failed Taxpayers

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati,

Dec. 7, 2017, 5 a.m. CST

How We Analyzed Commercial and Industrial Property Assessments in Chicago and Cook County

by Sandhya Kambhampati and Jason Grotto,

Dec. 7, 2017, 4:59 a.m. CST

Seven Ways Patients Can Protect Themselves From Outrageous Medical Bills

by Marshall Allen,

Nov. 28, 2017, 1:30 p.m. EST

Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race

by Julia Angwin, Ariana Tobin and Madeleine Varner,

Nov. 21, 2017, 1:23 p.m. EST

Despite Trump Campaign Promise, Billionaires’ Tax Loophole Survives Again

by Alec MacGillis,

Nov. 3, 2017, 8 a.m. EDT