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The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

424 stories published since 2009

Settling With Kushner Companies Was Hard. Getting Money to Former Tenants May Be Harder.

by Sophie Kasakove, The Baltimore Banner, and Alec MacGillis, ProPublica,

What to Know About the Earned Income Tax Credit

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica,

When Are Taxes Due?

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica,

Lawmakers Attempting Takeover of Funds for Jackson’s Water System, Federal Manager Warns

by Nick Judin, Mississippi Free Press,

What to Know About TurboTax Before You File Your Taxes This Year

by Sophia Kovatch,

The Tests Are Vital. But Congress Decided That Regulation Is Not.

by Anna Clark,

Pressure Mounts for Hospice Reform

by Ava Kofman,

How Congress Finally Cracked Down on a Massive Tax Scam

by Peter Elkind,

How to Evaluate a Nonprofit Before You Donate

by Sophia Kovatch,

Chicago Claims Its 22-Year “Transformation” Plan Revitalized 25,000 Homes. The Math Doesn't Add Up.

by Mick Dumke,

Conservative Activist Poured Millions Into Groups Seeking to Influence Supreme Court on Elections and Discrimination

by Andy Kroll, ProPublica, and Andrew Perez and Aditi Ramaswami, The Lever,

Why the U.S. Is Losing the Fight to Ban Toxic Chemicals

by Neil Bedi, Sharon Lerner and Kathleen McGrory,

An Exodus Unlike Any Other: Why Half the People in This Community Moved Away After Hurricane Katrina

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica,

The Federal Program to Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina Shortchanged the Poor. New Data Proves It.

by Richard A. Webster and Jeff Adelson, The Times-Picayune | The Advocate, David Hammer, WWL-TV, and Sophie Chou, ProPublica,

The Military Pledged to Remove Unexploded Bombs From This Island. Native Hawaiians Are Still Waiting.

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Collusion with Landlords

by Heather Vogell,

Real Estate Investors Sold Somali Families on a Fast Track to Homeownership in Minnesota. The Buyers Risk Losing Everything.

by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Joey Peters, Sahan Journal, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica,

Michigan’s Largest Utility Wants a Rate Hike as It Disconnects a High Number of Customers for Nonpayment

by Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media, and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica,

More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Hike Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell,

Pressure Grows on Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Colluding With Landlords to Jack Up Apartment Rents

by Heather Vogell,

Senator Seeks Antitrust Review of Apartment Price-Setting Software

by Heather Vogell,

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation Into RealPage’s Rent-Setting Algorithm

by Sophia Kovatch,

Big Oil Companies Are Selling Their Wells. Some Worry Taxpayers Will Pay to Clean Them Up.

by Mark Olalde,

Lawmakers and Public Health Advocates Call for Congress to Finally Ban Asbestos

by Neil Bedi and Kathleen McGrory,

Lawsuits: A Factory Blew Asbestos Into a Neighborhood; Decades Later, Residents Are Getting Sick and Dying

by Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi,

Company That Makes Rent-Setting Software for Apartments Accused of Collusion, Lawsuit Says

by Heather Vogell,

Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why.

by Heather Vogell, ProPublica, with data analysis by Haru Coryne, ProPublica, and Ryan Little,

USDA Plans Major Reforms to Curb Salmonella in Poultry

by Michael Grabell,

This New Jersey Agency Prioritizes Tourism Over Housing, Pushing Vulnerable Residents Out of Their Homes

by Alison Burdo, The Press of Atlantic City, photography by Kriston Jae Bethel, special to ProPublica,

The Chicago Housing Authority Keeps Giving Up Valuable Land While HUD Rubber-Stamps the Deals

by Mick Dumke,

Justice Department Digs Into “Competition Concerns” in New England Fishing Industry

by Will Sennott, The New Bedford Light,

Kushner Company Agrees to Pay at Least $3.25 Million to Settle Claims of Shoddy Apartments and Rent Abuses

by Alec MacGillis,

A Shut-Off Switch Was Supposed to Prevent 99% of Generator-Related Deaths. It Failed a Family of Three.

by Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News,

St. Louis’ Private Police Forces Make Security a Luxury of the Rich

by Jeremy Kohler,

Sen. Burr Cited COVID When He Dumped Shares Ahead of Stock Market Crash, According to FBI Records

by Robert Faturechi,

Court Strikes Down State Law That Gave Millions in Tax Breaks to Casinos

by Alison Burdo and Michelle Brunetti Post, The Press of Atlantic City,

Nearly $30K Vanished From the HOA’s Account. The State Can’t Investigate the Management Company.

by Brittany Freeman, Rocky Mountain PBS,

Why Outlawing Ghost Guns Didn’t Stop America’s Largest Maker of Ghost Gun Parts

by Anjeanette Damon,

Inflation Reduction Act Will Require the IRS to Study Free Tax Filing Options

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,

How to Investigate Your Next New York Apartment Like a Reporter

by Lisa Song,

Clean Energy Lender Will Stop Making High-Interest PACE Loans in Missouri

by Jeremy Kohler,

The Fed Keeps Getting More Powerful. Is It Bad for America?

by Jesse Eisinger,

Joe Manchin’s Price for Supporting the Climate Change Bill: A Natural Gas Pipeline in His Home State

by Ken Ward Jr. and Alexa Beyer, Mountain State Spotlight,

What Private Equity Firms Are and How They Operate

by Chris Morran and Daniel Petty,

A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate.

by Andrea Suozzo,

U.S. Senators Demand Federal Scrutiny of Private Equity’s Incursion Into Fishing

by Will Sennott, The New Bedford Light,

Right-Wing Think Tank Family Research Council Is Now a Church in Eyes of the IRS

by Andrea Suozzo,

Ken Griffin Spent $54 Million Fighting a Tax Increase for the Rich. Secret IRS Data Shows It Paid Off for Him.

by Paul Kiel and Mick Dumke,

The Supreme Court’s EPA Decision Could Hamper Regulators’ Ability to Protect the Public

by Lisa Song,

Congress Investigates Portable Generator Manufacturers Following Carbon Monoxide Deaths

by Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, and Perla Trevizo, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune,