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We’re Reporting on Ransomware. Do You Know Something About an Attack?
Has your organization been hit by ransomware? Did you hire a data recovery firm? Do you know how an attack works from the inside? We’d like to hear from you.
At Chicago’s City Council, Committees Are Used to Reward Political Favors and Fund Patronage
Without new oversight and accountability, City Hall cannot “escape corruption, mismanagement and waste,” the city watchdog says.
Did You Pay to Use TurboTax? Help Us Hold the Tax Prep Industry Accountable.
Readers have helped us figure out exactly how TurboTax maker Intuit and other companies make money off taxpayers. We want to hear more.
KentuckyWired: Our Rural Broadband Investigation, Explained
Here’s what to know about our investigation so far into the ambitious statewide broadband project.
The Country That Exiled McKinsey
A dubious project raises serious questions about the world’s most prestigious consulting firm and its work for corruption-plagued regimes.
NYU Hires Law Firm to Investigate Behavior of Steinhardt, a Prominent Donor
A lawyer who helped lead an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against a USA Gymnastics team doctor will examine whether Michael H. Steinhardt engaged in sexual harassment.
“I Now Have the Perspective of Both Sides”: 18 Voting Officials Take Civil Rights Tour
A trip that included a walk across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, drew a number of officials from states with controversial voting requirements.
A High-Speed Internet Boondoggle Is Now a Campaign Issue in Kentucky
Governor Matt Bevin's opponents on both sides of the aisle are coming after him for failing to address KentuckyWired delays.
More Than Me Still Lacks Adequate Systems to Protect Children in Its Care, New Report Says
At a charity where a ProPublica investigation showed a senior staffer preyed on girls, safety issues remain and the organization’s former leader still has not accepted responsibility, an audit finds.
New York Regulator Launches Investigation Into TurboTax Maker Intuit and H&R Block
The agency is looking at whether the companies intentionally deceived customers by steering them away from Free File into paid products.
We Stick With Our Stories Until We See Results
Think we’re done reporting on ticket debt, research violations at the University of Illinois at Chicago or issues at Aurora Chicago Lakeshore Hospital? Think again.
What We’ve Learned From Trump’s Tax Transcripts — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
A look at Trump’s tax data from his early years gives us a road map of what his current forms might tell us.
Listen to TurboTax Lie to Get Out of Refunding Overcharged Customers
TurboTax successfully lobbied to keep the IRS from offering free tax prep. Now it’s pretending the government already does it.
Years Ago, I Investigated Mississippi’s Prisons. Here’s Why I’m Doing It Again.
What began as a call from an inmate turned into a yearslong effort to chronicle corruption, gangs, violence and maltreatment inside Mississippi prisons.
Trump Hailed This State’s Prison Reforms as a National Model — but the Numbers Reflect a Grim Reality
When Mississippi lawmakers passed prison reform legislation in 2014, they pledged to devote some of the savings to drug rehabilitation, reentry programs and prison alternatives. That hasn’t happened.
What’s Really Going On Inside Mississippi’s Prisons? We Need Your Help to Find Out.
ProPublica and the Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting are spending this year reporting on what’s happening behind the walls of the state’s prisons.
