Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

564 stories published since 2009

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

by Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose, Brandon Roberts and Irena Hwang

June 17, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
We Spent a Year Investigating How the FDA Let Risky Drugs Into the U.S. Market

by Brandon Roberts, Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose and Irena Hwang

June 17, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
Connecticut Legislature Passes Bill Overhauling Century-Old Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

May 30, 2025, 6:50 pm EDT
After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

by Heather Vogell

May 15, 2025, 6:35 pm EDT
Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

May 15, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas

by Anjeanette Damon and Mollie Simon

May 13, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

by Mary Hudetz

April 22, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
An Indian Drugmaker, Investigated by ProPublica Last Year, Has Recalled Two Dozen Medications Sold to U.S. Patients

by Patricia Callahan

April 16, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Beyond Showerheads: Trump’s Attempts to Kill Appliance Regulations Cause Chaos

by Peter Elkind

April 11, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
Trump’s EPA Plans to Stop Collecting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data From Most Polluters

by Sharon Lerner

April 10, 2025, 1:15 pm EDT
No, President Trump, the Income Tax Wasn’t A Mistake. But It Was an Accident.

by Jesse Eisinger

April 8, 2025, 11:15 am EDT
Connecticut DMV Never Set Up System to Enforce a Century-Old Towing Law

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror

April 7, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Have You Recently Sought Help From the CFPB? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You.

by Jake Pearson, Joel Jacobs and Byard Duncan

March 26, 2025, 12:31 pm EDT
Fend for Yourself: Under Trump, Consumer Protection Bureau’s Probes of Big Tech and Finance Firms Freeze Up

by Jake Pearson

March 26, 2025, 12:30 pm EDT
We Found Widespread Abuse of Disabled Patients at an Illinois Facility. The DOJ Is Investigating.

by Beth Hundsdorfer and Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois

March 24, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.

by Patricia Callahan

March 20, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Connecticut Lawmakers Seek Overhaul of Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

March 10, 2025, 5:45 pm EDT
Trump Vowed to Clean Up Washington, Then His Team Hired a Man Who Pushed a Scam the IRS Called the “Worst of the Worst”

by Peter Elkind

February 18, 2025, 6:00 am EST
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