Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

541 stories published since 2009

Why There’s So Much Investigative Journalism About Utility Companies

by Stephen Engelberg

March 25, 2021, 11:00 am EDT
Where Is My Tax Refund?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica and Karim Doumar

March 23, 2021, 1:30 pm EDT
Are California Oil Companies Complying With the Law? Even Regulators Often Don’t Know.

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun

March 22, 2021, 6:00 am EDT
How to File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free in 2021

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica, Justin Elliott and Karim Doumar

March 17, 2021, 5:15 pm EDT
“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

February 22, 2021, 6:30 pm EST
The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming.

by Lydia DePillis

February 16, 2021, 5:00 am EST
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

February 10, 2021, 2:00 pm EST
The Return of the Regulators

by Jesse Eisinger

February 2, 2021, 1:00 pm EST
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

January 14, 2021, 5:00 am EST
The SEC Undermined a Powerful Weapon Against White-Collar Crime

by Lydia DePillis

January 13, 2021, 6:05 am EST
Hawaii Officials Promise Changes to Seawall Policies That Have Quickened Beach Destruction

by Mindy Pennybacker and Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

December 31, 2020, 3:30 pm EST
She Noticed $200 Million Missing, Then She Was Fired

by Scott Morris, Bay City News Foundation

December 24, 2020, 5:00 am EST
The Government Promised to Return Ancestral Hawaiian Land, Then Never Finished the Job

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

December 19, 2020, 5:30 am EST
Sen. David Perdue Sold His Home to a Finance Industry Official Whose Organization Was Lobbying the Senate

by Robert Faturechi

December 10, 2020, 6:00 am EST
House Subcommittee Says Proposed Booster Seat Safety Rules Fall Short

by Patricia Callahan

November 19, 2020, 11:48 am EST
The Boeing 737 MAX Is Cleared to Fly. Families of People Who Died on the Planes Wait for Answers.

by Alec MacGillis

November 19, 2020, 6:00 am EST
Disinvested: How Government and Private Industry Let the Main Street of a Black Neighborhood Crumble

by Tony Briscoe, Haru Coryne and Mick Dumke

November 11, 2020, 5:00 am EST
Millions Still Haven’t Gotten Stimulus Checks, Including Many Who Need Them Most

by Lydia DePillis

October 30, 2020, 10:35 am EDT
Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight With Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection.

by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer

October 29, 2020, 12:00 pm EDT
Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz

October 27, 2020, 1:00 pm EDT
Arkansas: My Landlord Is Trying to Kick Me Out. What Can I Do?

by Maya Miller and Ellis Simani

October 26, 2020, 11:29 am EDT
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

October 24, 2020, 6:00 am EDT
How We Found Low-Income Hawaiians Were Left Behind by the Homesteading Program

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

October 24, 2020, 5:59 am EDT
The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs

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

October 22, 2020, 6:30 am EDT
The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms, Too.

by Heather Vogell

October 1, 2020, 4:00 am EDT
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

September 30, 2020, 1:27 pm EDT
A Wealthy Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators

by Ken Ward Jr.

September 17, 2020, 12:00 pm EDT
Obama and the Beach House Loopholes

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

August 15, 2020, 6:00 am EDT
Cannabis, Lies and Foreign Cash: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through the Underground Mask Trade

by J. David McSwane

August 3, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
At This Trump-Favored Charity, Financial Reporting Is Questionable and Insiders Are Cashing In

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson

July 21, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Senate Democrats Ask Banking Regulator to Explain Handling of “Redlining” Investigations

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum

July 20, 2020, 5:30 pm EDT
TurboTax and H&R Block Used “Unfair and Abusive Practices,” State Regulator Finds

by Justin Elliott

July 15, 2020, 5:21 pm EDT
Trump Financial Regulator Quietly Shelved Discrimination Probes Into Bank of America and Other Lenders

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum

July 13, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Millions of Homeowners Who Need Flood Insurance Don’t Know It — Thanks to FEMA

by Lisa Song and Tony Briscoe

June 30, 2020, 12:30 pm EDT
Oyster, Air Fryer and Bicycle Companies Say Their Goods Are Essential to Fighting Coronavirus So They Can Get Tariff Relief

by Lydia DePillis

June 25, 2020, 12:09 pm EDT
GM Closed the Lordstown Auto Plant. Now Ohio May Force a $60 Million Repayment.

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal

June 15, 2020, 5:15 pm EDT
How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills

by Isaac Arnsdorf

June 12, 2020, 6:00 am EDT
Senate Investigation Criticizes the IRS for Failing to Oversee Free Filing Program

by Justin Elliott

June 9, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
The CARES Act Sent You a $1,200 Check but Gave Millionaires and Billionaires Far More

by Allan Sloan

June 8, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Amazon’s New Competitive Advantage: Putting Its Own Products First

by Renee Dudley

June 6, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Can You Be Evicted During Coronavirus? Here’s How to Find Out.

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Ellis Simani and Al Shaw

May 18, 2020, 11:00 am EDT
The Sears Headquarters Deal Cost Taxpayers $500 Million. 30 Years Later, There’s Little to Show for It.

by David Bernstein for The Daily Herald

May 16, 2020, 6:00 am EDT
Why a Struggling Rust Belt City Pinned Its Revival on a Self-Chilling Beverage Can

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal

May 11, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Meet the Shadowy Accountants Who Do Trump’s Taxes and Help Him Seem Richer Than He Is

by Peter Elkind, ProPublica, and Meg Cramer, WNYC, with Doris Burke, ProPublica

May 6, 2020, 4:00 am EDT
The Amazon Lockdown: How an Unforgiving Algorithm Drives Suppliers to Favor the E-Commerce Giant Over Other Retailers

by Renee Dudley

April 26, 2020, 5:00 am EDT
Millions of People Face Stimulus Check Delays for a Strange Reason: They Are Poor

by Paul Kiel, Justin Elliott and Will Young

April 24, 2020, 11:40 am EDT
Congress Is Investigating Whether a Ventilator Company Is Gouging the U.S. — and Why the Government Is Letting It Happen

by Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella

April 16, 2020, 3:45 pm EDT
Walmart Hid That It Was Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Sales, Lawyers Say

by Jesse Eisinger

April 13, 2020, 4:21 pm EDT
What Is the New Deadline to File Taxes? A Coronavirus Update.

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica

April 13, 2020, 3:00 pm EDT
The Senator Who Dumped His Stocks Before the Coronavirus Crash Has Asked Ethics Officials for a “Complete Review”

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis

March 20, 2020, 1:55 pm EDT