Regulation
The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check
Gun Lobbyists and Cambridge Analytica Weaponized Gun Owners’ Private Details for Political Gain
Documents and interviews reveal how the now-disgraced political firm targeted potential voters by combining its cache of confidential consumer data with information secretly collected from millions of gun buyers, sporting goods shoppers and others.
To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class
A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy.
How Many Cars Have Connecticut Towing Companies Sold? The DMV Can’t Tell Us.
When reporters set out to quantify the impact of a Connecticut law that allows companies to sell some cars they’ve towed after just 15 days, the DMV said records would cost $47,000; it has revised the estimate but hasn't given us the records.
Local Reporting Network
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight
Given Musk’s role advising President-elect Donald Trump on ways to slash regulations and government oversight, Boring and the Vegas Loop project might be a harbinger for the country.
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Impact of Our Reporting
Washington Governor Orders Team to Study Data Centers’ Impact on Energy Use, Job Creation and Tax Revenue
Last year, The Seattle Times and ProPublica reported on how the state created a massive tax break for data centers, encouraging the growth of an industry whose energy use conflicts with a goal for utilities to go carbon neutral by 2030.
Local Reporting Network
Microsoft Bundling Practices Focus of Federal Antitrust Probe
The Federal Trade Commission has demanded information from Microsoft and interviewed competitors as the agency’s antitrust investigation heats up. The probe follows ProPublica reporting on how the company skirted and potentially violated federal law.
Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk
With new rules, Thailand joins three dozen countries that have taken steps to regulate toddler milk ads. The action follows a ProPublica investigation that detailed how the U.S. helped the formula industry fight regulation in 2017.
Series
Series: Desperate Loans: Tribal Lenders’ Profits Built on High-Interest Loans
Series: On the Hook: Investigating Towing Practices in Connecticut
Series: No Pressure: The Warning Signs of the Jackson Water Crisis
Series: Unplugged: Will Taxpayers Foot the Oil Industry’s Cleanup Bill?
Series: The Inside Edge: How the Rich and Well-Connected Exploit Investment Advantages
Series: America’s Dangerous Trucks: Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes
Series: Train Country: Investigating Railroad Safety in America
Series: Homeowner Hell: Investigating Colorado’s Unregulated Homeowners Associations
Series: Toxic Burden: How American Chemical Regulations Failed the Public
Series: Unchecked: America’s Broken Food Safety System
Series: Polluter’s Paradise: Environmental Impact in Louisiana
Series: The Bad Bet: How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost
Series: Trashed: Inside New York’s Deadly Private Garbage Industry
Series: Louisiana’s Ethical Swamp: Lawmakers’ Conflicts of Interest
Series: HUD’s House of Cards: Public Housing Failures
Series: The Tax Divide: Inequities and Errors Riddle Cook County’s Property Tax Assessments
Series: Fed Tapes: The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
Series: Freddie Mac: Playing the Mortgage Market
Series: Nuclear Safety: After Fukushima
