Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She joined ProPublica in 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues. Her later stories focused on how rising college costs and the complexity of the student loan system affect students and their families. Prior to coming to ProPublica, she worked at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco and freelanced for a number of Chicago-based publications, including The Chicago Reporter, an investigative magazine focused on issues of race and poverty.
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Data Show Stimulus Isn't Reaching the Nation's Neediest Counties and States
Several analyses of our stimulus data show that on both the county and state levels, stimulus money isn't reaching the communities that need it most.
Primer: Six Things Happening Right Now With Financial Regulation
How financial reform is actually being implemented. We're tracking how the bill is being put into practice.
BP Could Face Millions in Penalties For Its Toxic Release in Texas City
The state of Texas alleges that BP prioritized "profits over environmental compliance" yet again, resulting in 538,000 pounds of toxic chemicals being released at its Texas City refinery.
Scientists Allege Federal Gov't Tried to Muffle Plume Findings
University researchers and U.S. officials continue to butt heads over the BP oil disaster. Some scientists say NOAA and the Coast Guard criticized them for announcing their findings of oil plumes in deep water.
More on Net Neutrality: Parsing Through Google and Verizon's 'Policy Announcement'
Google-Verizon announcement got mixed reactions. What does it mean for net neutrality?
Despite Extra Help, Weakest Bailed-Out Bank Is Still Among the Worst
A bailout program was aimed at healthy banks, but Rep. Maxine Waters is accused of improperly helping one that was sick. Her husband had a financial stake in the Boston bank, OneUnited.
Read: Regulators’ Deepwater Drilling Document Is 'at War With Itself'
A 2000 document produced by offshore drilling regulators shows both an awareness--and a simultaneous disregard--of the risks of deepwater drilling.
Corporations Donate in Honor of Lawmakers to Win Favors: More in Money and Politics
Nearly a dozen lawmakers have university endowments that are financed with help from corporations seeking to win their favor, The New York Times reported. Such endowments have mostly remained under the ethics radar, without limits or disclosure requirements.
The Net Neutrality Spat Explained
How the Federal Communications Commission and the nation's largest cable and Internet providers are negotiating net neutrality and the future of the Internet.
Despite Internal Concerns About Rig Safety, Transocean Says It’s Shielded By Contract
Documents show Transocean knew of safety problems aboard its Gulf rigs before the Deepwater Horizon blast, but does its contract protect it from liability?
Dispersant Hearing Focuses on Agencies’ Flimsy Approval Process
A Senate panel examines why no one besides the manufacturers of dispersants had tested the products before BP was allowed to dump them into the Gulf. The EPA says it is reforming its approval process for such chemicals.
For-Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud And Used Deceptive Marketing, Watchdog Says
An undercover investigation by a government watchdog uncovers unsavory recruiting practices at several for-profit colleges.
Read the Ethics Findings for Rep. Maxine Waters
An independent ethics panel found that Rep. Maxine Waters of California may have improperly stepped in on behalf of a bank in which her husband, Sidney Williams, had a financial stake.
New Flow Rate Estimates Match an Earlier, Unpublicized Number Used by BP
New flow rate estimates make the Gulf oil spill the largest unintentional spill in history. The new estimates also match a number BP cited to the Coast Guard in early July.
After Further Testing, EPA Says Use of Dispersants Was 'Wise Decision'
Testing shows dispersant and oil, in combination, are moderately toxic, and on par with the toxicity of oil alone. The EPA says the use of the dispersants was a "wise decision."
Two Million Gallons Later, BP's Dispersant Exemptions Are (Finally) Questioned
BP got many exemptions and spread two million gallons of dispersants in the Gulf. So why are we surprised that the oil is "disappearing"? And why were so many exemptions granted?
ProPublica's New Tumblr: Officials Say the Darndest Things
Officials say the darndest things, and we're writing them down.
BP Keeps Up Its Negligence Denials Despite Texas Officials' Insistence
BP expands its explanation of a lawyer's "negligence" comment, but Texas officials stand by their account.
