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How the Navy’s Top Commander Botched the Highest-Profile Investigation in Years
On Wednesday, the Navy said it was abandoning all remaining criminal charges against sailors involved in fatal accidents in the Pacific. Here’s how the actions of the chief of naval operations helped doom the cases.
Chicago’s Inspector General Finds the City’s Gang Database Is Riddled With Errors
The database has been accessed more than 1 million times, including some 32,000 times by immigration officials. Police said they will fix the database but not erase it.
Bill to Limit IRS’ Ability to Offer Free Tax Filing Service Is Getting New Scrutiny
The attention comes after ProPublica reported on the provision.
Lawmakers Just Confronted the IRS Over Tax Audits That Target the Poor
Following up on ProPublica stories about the IRS, lawmakers pressed the commissioner on the agency’s disproportionate focus on auditing the working poor while examinations of the rich plummeted.
Kentucky’s Secretary of State Turns Up Heat in Fight With Elections Board
Alison Lundergan Grimes removed the State Board of Elections’ executive director, a longtime critic of her actions, from a national committee on improving the country’s voting systems.
Congress Is About to Ban the Government From Offering Free Online Tax Filing. Thank TurboTax.
A bill supported by Democrats and Republicans would make permanent a program that bars the IRS from ever developing its own online tax filing service.
Criminal Justice Legislation Will Force New York Prosecutors to Disclose More Evidence, Sooner
Following years of scandal over wrongful convictions, the state legislature has passed reform measures that could help stop them.
Cook County Judge Keeps Limit on Publication in Place in Child Welfare Case
The presiding judge of the child protection division of juvenile court says she will rule soon on ProPublica Illinois’ request to lift ban.
Alabama Senator to the IRS: Stop Picking on the South
Why are the rural poor audited more frequently than other groups, he asks, citing ProPublica. Another Democratic senator adds, “There are two tax codes in America, and there are also two enforcement regimes.”
Joe Bryan Denied Parole for Seventh Time
Though a forensic expert who testified against Bryan has admitted his conclusions were wrong, Bryan will remain behind bars.
The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.
Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance.
Chicago in a Single Tweet, and News From Elections Around the State
Illinois has among the most racially diverse set of political leaders in the country.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Leaders Violated Conflict-of-Interest Rules, Report Finds
A policy review follows months of turmoil at the cancer center, which pledged an overhaul, including new rules on public disclosure and limits on outside profits.
Trapped in a Deadly Chase
Border Patrol’s High-Speed Pursuits Often End in Gruesome Crashes
Atrapados en persecuciones mortales
Las persecuciones a alta velocidad de la Patrulla Fronteriza a menudo terminan en choques terribles
Prosecutors Dropping Child Porn Charges After Software Tools Are Questioned
More than a dozen cases were dismissed after defense attorneys asked to examine, or raised doubts about, computer programs that track illegal images to internet addresses.
ProPublica Wins Six Malofiej Awards for Infographics
The Society for News Design announced this week that ProPublica has won six Malofiej Awards, an annual competition honoring the best infographics in media from around the world.
