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Marian Wang

Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt.

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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.

Investigations You Need to Read: Wednesday

Federal Agencies: Stimulus Priorities Come At Expense of Non-Stimulus Work

Former NHTSA Lawyer: Agency Was 'Extremely Skeptical' of Sudden Acceleration Complaints

Lehman Brothers Autopsy: Repo 105, and Why Auditors Have Some Explaining to Do

Officials inside and outside Lehman Brothers say there were unaware of the company's accounting sleight of hand. But the auditing firm Ernst & Young signed off on the books and is coming under criticism for its role in the financial crisis.

Investigations You Need to Read: Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Investigations You Need to Read: Monday, March 15, 2010

Safety Advocate: Auto Regulators Are Underfunded and Afraid to Ask for More

Senate Acknowledges Need for More Accountability on Stimulus

The Senate amended its jobs bill with more accountability for tracking and reporting stimulus spending, following flaws we reported on how some companies listed as not filing reports had actually filed them.

Update: Secrecy of House Ethics Investigations Keeps Reporters Scrambling for Truth

Investigating the Investigators: How the House Ethics Committee Works