Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

496 stories published since 2009

The Housing Loophole That Lets Wealthy Investors Raise Rents on Poor Tenants

by Jesse Coburn

February 13, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Tennessee Lawmakers Push to Change How the State Disarms Dangerous People to Better Protect Domestic Violence Victims

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio

February 12, 2025, 6:00 am EST
Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue

by Lulu Ramadan and Sydney Brownstone, The Seattle Times

February 5, 2025, 10:20 am EST
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain

by Corey G. Johnson and Byard Duncan

February 5, 2025, 6:00 am EST
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class

by Robert Faturechi and Justin Elliott

January 30, 2025, 6:00 am EST
How Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us.

by Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

January 14, 2025, 5:00 am EST
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

January 9, 2025, 12:00 pm EST
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

January 8, 2025, 5:00 am EST
¿Han remolcado su vehículo en Connecticut? Comparta su historia y ayúdenos a investigar.

por Ginny Monk, Dave Altimari y Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror

January 5, 2025, 5:10 am EST
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

January 5, 2025, 5:05 am EST
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

January 5, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe

by Renee Dudley

December 26, 2024, 5:00 am EST
Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk

by Heather Vogell

December 24, 2024, 5:00 am EST
How Billionaires Have Sidestepped a Tax Aimed at the Rich

by Paul Kiel

December 18, 2024, 6:00 am EST
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

December 17, 2024, 5:00 am EST
As the Olympics Approach, Los Angeles Considers Crackdown on Illegal Vacation Rentals

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main

December 14, 2024, 5:00 am EST
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes

by Paul Kiel

December 11, 2024, 6:00 am EST
Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator.

by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski

December 10, 2024, 5:00 am EST
ProPublica’s Coverage of the Election Issues That Matter to Voters

by ProPublica

November 2, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Trump Says He’ll Move Thousands of Federal Workers Out of Washington. Here’s What Happened the First Time He Tried.

by Mark Olalde

October 23, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
The Plastics Industry’s Wish List for a Second Trump Administration

by Lisa Song

October 23, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Executives From a Bank Charged With “Predatory Lending” Moved to a New Lender. Regulators Did Little to Stop Them.

by Byard Duncan and Ryan Gabrielson

October 17, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

by Sharon Lerner

September 18, 2024, 1:35 pm EDT
Judge Orders Guardianship Firm to Return Thousands It Took From an Elderly Woman for Services It Never Provided

by Jake Pearson

September 5, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
How LA’s Illegal Short-Term Rentals Hide in Plain Sight on Booking Sites

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main

September 3, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Algorithm

by Heather Vogell

August 23, 2024, 3:45 pm EDT
Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed a Plan to Boost Imports

by Heather Vogell

August 21, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Decrepit Pipes Put Jackson, Mississippi, on the Edge of Catastrophe. State Regulators Didn’t Act.

by Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press

August 16, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
A Wisconsin Tribe Built a Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates to Borrowers

by Megan O’Matz and Joel Jacobs

August 13, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
“Now Is the Time to Take Action”: Carbon Monoxide Poisonings After Hurricane Beryl Are the Highest Since Texas Winter Storm

by Lexi Churchill

August 5, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
In Los Angeles, Your Chic Vacation Rental May Be a Rent-Controlled Apartment

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main, and Haru Coryne, ProPublica

July 31, 2024, 6:00 am EDT
Federal Law Thwarted Chicago’s Attempt to Sue Gun-Makers. But Now It Has a New Strategy.

by Vernal Coleman

July 30, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
The Nation’s First Law Protecting Against Gift Card Draining Has Passed. Will It Work?

by Craig Silverman

July 29, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
The Biden Administration Says Its Trade Policy Puts People Over Corporations. Documents on Baby Formula Show Otherwise.

by Heather Vogell

July 22, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
In a Push for Green Energy, One Federal Agency Made Tribes an Offer They Had to Refuse

by B. “Toastie” Oaster, High Country News

June 26, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
How America’s “Most Powerful Lobby” Is Stifling Efforts to Reform Oil Well Cleanup in State After State

by Mark Olalde

June 24, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
A Bottled Water Company in Michigan Is Still Extracting Millions of Gallons of Water for Free

by Anna Clark, photography by Sarahbeth Maney

June 6, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Minnesota AG Sues Contract-for-Deed Seller Who Allegedly Targeted Muslim Community

by Jessica Lussenhop

May 14, 2024, 3:40 pm EDT
IRS Audit of Trump Could Cost Former President More Than $100 Million

by Paul Kiel, ProPublica, and Russ Buettner, The New York Times

May 11, 2024, 10:00 am EDT
Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main

May 6, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance

by Robert Faturechi, Ellis Simani and Justin Elliott

May 2, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
EPA Proposes Ban on Pesticide Widely Used on Fruits and Vegetables

by Sharon Lerner

May 1, 2024, 12:30 pm EDT
FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings

by Anna Clark

April 30, 2024, 2:00 pm EDT
10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal

by Sharon Lerner

April 24, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main

April 22, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to Investigate International Formula Marketing.

by Heather Vogell

April 10, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department

by Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

April 9, 2024, 1:00 pm EDT
What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents

by Heather Vogell

April 2, 2024, 5:00 am EDT
Chevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in California

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun

March 22, 2024, 3:10 pm EDT
Documents Show Internal Clash Before U.S. Officials Pushed to Weaken Toddler Formula Rules

by Lucas Waldron and Heather Vogell

March 21, 2024, 5:05 am EDT