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How Philanthropist David Rubenstein Helped Save a Tax Break Billionaires Love
A private equity mogul lauded for patriotic donations has quietly worked to protect one source of his wealth — the carried-interest loophole.
Remember That CEO Pay Cap? It’s Even Less Effective Than We Knew
Companies are increasingly using pay-for-performance to get around a $1 million federal limit on tax deductions for executive compensation.
The Best MuckReads on the Gulf Coast’s Hurricane Threat
Is the Gulf Coast prepared for the next big storm? Here's some of the best reporting we've seen on the continuing dangers that hurricanes pose to America's southern coast
The Evolution of the VA’s Vietnam Ship List
Navy veterans who served in Vietnam often must prove that their ships entered territorial waters in order to receive Agent Orange benefits. It wasn’t always that way. The following history explains how we got to this point.
Ailing Vietnam Vets Hunt Through Ships’ Logs to Prove They Should Get Benefits
Neither the Navy nor the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has a comprehensive list of which ships went where during the Vietnam War. As a result, veterans themselves often have to prove their ships served in areas where Agent Orange was sprayed.
The Referendum That Might Have Headed Off Flint’s Water Crisis
Michigan’s voters decided to scrap the kind of super-empowered emergency managers who made questionable decisions in Flint – but state lawmakers found a way to revive the program.
Live Forum: Protecting Houston Before the Next Big Storm
ProPublica and Texas Tribune are co-hosting a community forum in La Porte, Texas, to discuss how to break through the state’s political and scientific gridlock in order to protect Houston before disaster strikes.
Is Your Doorman Getting Underpaid? Here’s How to Find Out.
Workers at big NYC apartment buildings that get a tax subsidy are supposed to be paid a prevailing wage set by the city comptroller. But they don’t always know it – and that can cost them.
NYC's Prevailing Wage Apartment Buildings
New York City biggest housing subsidy shells out $1.1 billion a year in property tax breaks to apartment and condo building owners. In return, they’re supposed to pay doormen, janitors and other service workers the “prevailing wage.” City officials provided this list of prevailing wage buildings after a public records request from ProPublica.
Hell and High Water
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It's home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it's a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn't Texas ready?
About Hell and High Water
Houston is unprepared for the danger it faces as a city prone to hurricanes. Today we’re launching a new multimedia project about the region’s vulnerabilities and what’s at stake.
Hell and High Water (Full Text)
Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. It's home to the nation's largest refining and petrochemical complex, where billions of gallons of oil and dangerous chemicals are stored. And it's a sitting duck for the next big hurricane. Why isn't Texas ready?
Our Updated Reading List for the Supreme Court’s Texas Abortion Case
The justices will decide whether the state’s restrictions on clinics and abortion doctors go too far.
Coming Thursday: Hell and High Water
This Thursday, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune investigate the Houston Ship Channel and its vulnerability to hurricanes.
A Blow to Health Care Transparency
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states cannot require many large employers to submit health care claims to a massive database. Here’s why that matters.
Corporate Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Comp Stalls
An Oklahoma commission ruled that a state law allowing companies to “opt out” of workers’ comp and write their own plans was unconstitutional while similar bills in other states lose steam.
