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What ProPublica Is Doing About Diversity in 2017
Here are our own internal statistics, plus the steps we’re taking to create a diverse newsroom and a more inclusive journalism community.
ProPublica Is Hiring a Web Producer for ProPublica Illinois
ProPublica is looking for a sharp-eyed, detail-oriented web producer to join our new Chicago-based newsroom covering Illinois.
Filing Taxes Could Be Free and Simple. But H&R Block and Intuit Are Still Lobbying Against It.
The makers of TurboTax and other online systems spent millions lobbying last year, much of it directed toward a bill that would permanently bar the government from offering taxpayers prefilled filings.
The First Brick in the Wall
The Trump administration solicits bids for first $600 million of work on a wall whose total cost no one knows.
The Cost of Trump’s Wall Compared to the Programs He’s Proposing to Cut
America may get its border wall. It just might have to do without a lot else.
Congress API Update
Here’s a status update for developers who use the Sunlight Congress API.
As Trump Slashes EPA, Worry Over the Fate of an Agency Doing Similar Work
Will the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences’ work on the effects of pesticides, chemicals and cancer-causing compounds be undamaged by the new administration?
Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price
Trump’s head of the Department of Health and Human Services traded stocks of health-related companies while working on legislation affecting the firms. A source says Bharara was overseeing an investigation. The White House didn't immediately comment.
Nothin’ but Debt: Which NCAA Tournament Schools Give Low-Income Students the Best Shot?
Instead of basketball skill, our bracket is based on five factors that measure each school’s ability to graduate low-income students with little debt.
Updated Debt by Degrees
Use our interactive database to search federal data on almost 7,000 schools in the U.S. to see how well they support their poorest students financially. Now updated with data from the 2014-2015 academic year.
Lawyers Formally Ask That Guilty Verdict Be Set Aside in Etan Patz Murder Case
Lawyers for the man convicted in the killing of a 6-year-old Manhattan boy who went missing in 1979 have filed a motion asking the judge in the case to set aside the guilty verdict because of jury contamination.
Across the Country, Reports of Swastika Graffiti
Browse examples of anti-Semitic graffiti collected as part of our “Documenting Hate” project.
Trump’s Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security Challenge
James Mattis’ unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize.
For-Profit Colleges Gain Beachhead in Trump Administration
Taylor Hansen lobbied to weaken regulation of for-profit colleges. Since he joined the Education Department, it’s started doing just that.
Is Preet Bharara Trying to Tell Us Something?
Only the fired U.S. attorney knows for sure.
Can Customs and Border Officials Search Your Phone? These Are Your Rights
Recent detentions and seizures of phones and other material from travelers to the United States have sparked alarm. We detail what powers Customs and Border Protection officials have over you and your devices.
