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Pennsylvania Police Now Limited in Flagging Undocumented Immigrants to ICE
The state police just implemented a policy banning some of the most egregious behavior exposed in an investigation last year by ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer, which raised questions of racial profiling and unlawful arrest.
Domineque Ray Is Set to Be Executed Thursday. Did He Ever Really Have a Chance at Being Spared?
The U.S. Supreme Court has said juries must consider a defendant’s life, education and mental health before voting for execution. Lawyers for an Alabama man say that never happened in 1999, and now it’s too late.
A “Bittersweet” Moment: Court Says VA Was Wrong in Denying Vietnam Veterans Benefits
We wrote about the struggle of the “Blue Water” Navy veterans in 2015 and 2016, and after a court decision in their favor this week, we hear what this fight has meant to them.
The Curious Case of a Kentucky Cybersecurity Contract
When Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes hired a firm called CyberScout to address the state’s election security, she was putting her faith in a company that had never tackled such a challenge and had drawn opposition from her staff. They questioned both the hiring process — and the results.
“Doubling Down”: With Private Care Push, Trump’s VA Bucks Lawmakers and Some Veterans Groups
The administration proposed new rules on paying for more veterans to see private doctors, but the lack of details makes the fiscal impact unclear.
A Power Grab in Kentucky Sparks a Revolt
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes expanded her sway over Kentucky’s election process with audacity, a willingness to fight — and a board that didn’t appear to be paying close attention. But the conflict isn’t over.
OxyContin Maker Explored Expansion Into “Attractive” Anti-Addiction Market
Secret portions of a lawsuit allege that Purdue Pharma, controlled by the Sackler family, considered capitalizing on the addiction treatment boom — while going to extreme lengths to boost sales of its controversial opioid.
Ex-IBM Executive Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Names of Employees Over Age 50 Who’d Been Laid Off
In an affidavit filed as part of a class-action lawsuit, a former IBM vice president says she was fired for warning superiors that the company was vulnerable to claims of age bias. IBM says it was because of “gross misconduct.”
Facebook Moves to Block Ad Transparency Tools — Including Ours
Our tool had let the public see exactly how users were being targeted by advertisers. The social media giant urged us to shut it down last year.
A Onetime Rising Democratic Star Faces Questions About Voter Privacy
Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who attained national prominence for a failed Senate run against Mitch McConnell, is taking heat because her staff has routinely examined the voting records of state employees, job applicants and even potential political rivals.
Everybody in Chicago’s Mayor’s Race Says They Want Ticket Reform
Proposals from the 14 candidates range from studying ticketing enforcement disparities to overhauling payment plans.
When Illinois Laws Meet Real People
We want to know how video gambling, vehicle sticker tickets and more affect your life.
Ex-Sanitation Salvage Workers Protest: “All We Want Is for Them to Pay Us What They Owe Us”
The former workers at the private trash hauler, which surrendered its license in November, said they and others were owed money from both their last weeks on the job in 2018 and for working off the books for years at a rate of $80 per night.
Students! ProPublica Wants to Pay for You to Attend a Journalism Conference in 2019
We’re giving away 20 scholarships to help students attend journalism conferences like NABJ, ONA and IRE. Apply!
What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2019
Here is our annual report on the breakdown of our staff and how we’re working to create a more diverse newsroom and inclusive journalism community.
Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?
A long-standing effort to make big investment funds abide by the same rules that banks and brokerages follow has bogged down. The fund industry says it supports the rules — it just has a few quibbles.
Former MS-13 Member Who Secretly Helped Police Is Deported
An immigration judge said he was “very sympathetic” to the teenager who cooperated with authorities only to be jailed with those he informed on. The judge nonetheless rejected his plea for asylum.
Correction: Stories on Insanity Defense Included Factual Errors and Inaccurate Data
An inquiry from a reader prompted ProPublica to review the underlying data and assertions in stories we and the Malheur Enterprise published in November and December. We found errors of fact and analysis that need to be corrected.
