Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

573 stories published since 2009

Settling With Kushner Companies Was Hard. Getting Money to Former Tenants May Be Harder.

by Sophie Kasakove, The Baltimore Banner, and Alec MacGillis, ProPublica

February 21, 2023, 5:00 am EST
What to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica

February 17, 2023, 5:00 am EST
When Are Taxes Due?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica

February 10, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Lawmakers Attempting Takeover of Funds for Jackson’s Water System, Federal Manager Warns

by Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press

February 3, 2023, 1:00 pm EST
What to Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes This Year

by Sophia Kovatch

January 26, 2023, 5:00 am EST
The Tests Are Vital. But Congress Decided That Regulation Is Not.

by Anna Clark

January 24, 2023, 5:00 am EST
Pressure Mounts for Hospice Reform

by Ava Kofman

January 20, 2023, 5:00 am EST
How Congress Finally Cracked Down on a Massive Tax Scam

by Peter Elkind

January 9, 2023, 12:05 pm EST
How to Evaluate a Nonprofit Before You Donate

by Sophia Kovatch

December 28, 2022, 7:00 am EST
Chicago Claims Its 22-Year “Transformation” Plan Revitalized 25,000 Homes. The Math Doesn’t Add Up.

by Mick Dumke

December 16, 2022, 6:00 am EST
Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever

December 14, 2022, 12:30 pm EST
Why the U.S. Is Losing the Fight to Ban Toxic Chemicals

by Neil Bedi, Sharon Lerner and Kathleen McGrory

December 14, 2022, 7:00 am EST
An Exodus Unlike Any Other: Why Half the People in This Community Moved Away After Hurricane Katrina

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica

December 12, 2022, 5:00 am EST
The Federal Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor. New Data Proves It.

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, David Hammer, WWL-TV, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica

December 11, 2022, 5:00 am EST
The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting.

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

November 26, 2022, 5:00 am EST
Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

by Heather Vogell

November 23, 2022, 5:00 am EST
Real Estate Investors Sold Somali Families on a Fast Track to Homeownership in Minnesota. The Buyers Risk Losing Everything.

by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Joey Peters, Sahan Journal, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica

November 21, 2022, 7:00 am EST
Michigan’s Largest Utility Wants a Rate Hike as It Disconnects a High Number of Customers for Nonpayment

by Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media, and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica

November 17, 2022, 2:30 pm EST
More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Hike Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell

November 17, 2022, 11:00 am EST
Pressure Grows on Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Jack Up Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell

November 14, 2022, 1:00 pm EST
Senator Seeks Antitrust Review of Apartment Price-Setting Software

by Heather Vogell

November 1, 2022, 2:10 pm EDT
5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into RealPage’s Rent-Setting Algorithm

by Sophia Kovatch

October 28, 2022, 7:00 am EDT
Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

by Mark Olalde

October 27, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Lawmakers and Public Health Advocates Call for Congress to Finally Ban Asbestos

by Neil Bedi and Kathleen McGrory

October 27, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Lawsuits: A Factory Blew Asbestos Into a Neighborhood; Decades Later, Residents Are Getting Sick and Dying

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi

October 25, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Company That Makes Rent-Setting Software for Apartments Accused of Collusion, Lawsuit Says

by Heather Vogell

October 21, 2022, 1:10 pm EDT
Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica, and Ryan Little

October 15, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
USDA Plans Major Reforms to Curb Salmonella in Poultry

by Michael Grabell

October 14, 2022, 3:45 pm EDT
This New Jersey Agency Prioritizes Tourism Over Housing, Pushing Vulnerable Residents Out of Their Homes

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City, photography by Kriston Jae Bethel, special to ProPublica

October 14, 2022, 5:30 am EDT
The Chicago Housing Authority Keeps Giving Up Valuable Land While HUD Rubber-Stamps the Deals

by Mick Dumke

October 13, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Justice Department Digs Into “Competition Concerns” in New England Fishing Industry

by Will Sennott, The New Bedford Light

October 7, 2022, 7:00 am EDT
Kushner Company Agrees to Pay at Least $3.25 Million to Settle Claims of Shoddy Apartments and Rent Abuses

by Alec MacGillis

September 23, 2022, 4:00 pm EDT
A Shut-Off Switch Was Supposed to Prevent 99% of Generator-Related Deaths. It Failed a Family of Three.

by Perla Trevizo, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News

September 21, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
St. Louis’ Private Police Forces Make Security a Luxury of the Rich

by Jeremy Kohler

September 8, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Sen. Burr Cited COVID When He Dumped Shares Ahead of Stock Market Crash, According to FBI Records

by Robert Faturechi

September 7, 2022, 3:10 pm EDT
Court Strikes Down State Law That Gave Millions in Tax Breaks to Casinos

by Alison Burdo and Michelle Brunetti Post, The Press of Atlantic City

August 30, 2022, 8:00 pm EDT
Nearly $30K Vanished From the HOA’s Account. The State Can’t Investigate the Management Company.

by Brittany Freeman, Rocky Mountain PBS

August 30, 2022, 4:30 pm EDT
Why Outlawing Ghost Guns Didn’t Stop America’s Largest Maker of Ghost Gun Parts

by Anjeanette Damon

August 24, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Inflation Reduction Act Will Require the IRS to Study Free Tax Filing Options

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel

August 16, 2022, 12:45 pm EDT
How to Investigate Your Next New York Apartment Like a Reporter

by Lisa Song

August 16, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Clean Energy Lender Will Stop Making High-Interest PACE Loans in Missouri

by Jeremy Kohler

August 12, 2022, 12:30 pm EDT
The Fed Keeps Getting More Powerful. Is It Bad for America?

by Jesse Eisinger

August 5, 2022, 6:00 am EDT
Joe Manchin’s Price for Supporting the Climate Change Bill: A Natural Gas Pipeline in His Home State

by Ken Ward Jr. and Alexa Beyer, Mountain State Spotlight

August 5, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
What Private Equity Firms Are and How They Operate

by Chris Morran and Daniel Petty

August 3, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.

by Andrea Suozzo

August 2, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing

by Will Sennott, The New Bedford Light

July 22, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS

by Andrea Suozzo

July 11, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
Ken Griffin Spent $54 Million Fighting a Tax Increase for the Rich. Secret IRS Data Shows It Paid Off for Him.

by Paul Kiel and Mick Dumke

July 7, 2022, 5:00 am EDT
The Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Could Hamper Regulators’ Ability to Protect the Public

by Lisa Song

July 5, 2022, 5:25 pm EDT
Congress Investigates Portable Generator Manufacturers Following Carbon Monoxide Deaths

by Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, and Perla Trevizo

June 29, 2022, 3:30 pm EDT