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Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes
Come along as we try to file our taxes for free on TurboTax!
More Than Me Founder and CEO Katie Meyler Resigns
She had been on a leave of absence for six months after ProPublica investigated rape at her charity in Liberia.
Mueller Went Looking for a Conspiracy, What He Found Was Conflict and a Cover-Up — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast
Trump’s business deal was bigger, lasted longer and fueled more secrecy than we knew before.
Zero Tolerance: Inside the Secretive Network of Immigrant Youth Shelters in Illinois
Here is all of ProPublica Illinois’ local reporting on the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
Nuclear Lobbying Power: N.J. Utility Customers Will Pay $300M in Subsidies
Regulators voted Thursday to approve subsidies, even though PSEG plants are “financially viable.”
How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups
Six years after it was excoriated for allegedly targeting conservative organizations, the agency has largely given up on regulating an entire category of nonprofits. The result: More dark money gushes into the political system.
In a Time of Cheap Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power Companies Are Seeking — and Getting — Big Subsidies
Illinois and New York have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-energy incentives for nuclear power companies. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland could be next.
TSA Agents Say They’re Not Discriminating Against Black Women, But Their Body Scanners Might Be
The full-body scanners at airports across the country frequently give false alarms for Afros, braids, twists and other hairstyles popular among black women.
Mentally Ill New Yorkers Seeking Independence Find Safety Net Has Holes, Report Finds
An independent monitor has found that many of the city’s most vulnerable remain stuck in troubled adult homes too long and that the state loses track of them once they move out.
Cook County Judge Loosens Unusual Restrictions on Publishing Details of Child Welfare Case
Calling her previous order “overbroad,” the presiding judge of the child protection division says ProPublica Illinois is free to report on the case but can’t disclose the identities of the children.
ProPublica and Partners Win Pulitzer Prize for MS-13 Coverage
Three articles in ProPublica’s “Trapped in Gangland” series on MS-13 by reporter Hannah Dreier won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.
Many People are Too Broke for Bankruptcy. A New Report Suggests Some Fixes.
For many people, filing for bankruptcy is a luxury that’s out of reach. A new report by the primary bankruptcy professional organization is full of recommendations that, if implemented, could help change that.
He Helped Wrongfully Convict a Vegas Man. Two Decades Later, His Daughter Worked on a Law to Make Amends.
Nevada could soon become the 34th state to compensate exonerees. While researching the pending legislation, a college student learned that her dad, now a judge, had prosecuted a man who was later found innocent.
After Baby’s Death, Rhode Island 911 Operators May Receive Enhanced Training
The governor supports a recommendation from the state police superintendent to have all 34 telecommunicators and eight supervisors in the 911 emergency center certified in emergency medical dispatch.
