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The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

424 stories published since 2009

Susan Collins Backed Down From a Fight With Private Equity. Now They’re Underwriting Her Reelection.

by Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Theodoric Meyer, Politico,

Records Show Trump’s Border Wall Is Costing Taxpayers Billions More Than Initial Contracts

by Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz,

A person holding an eviction notice with their hands bound in disorganized ropes

Arkansas: My Landlord Is Trying to Kick Me Out. What Can I Do?

by Maya Miller and Ellis Simani,

To Reclaim Ancestral Land, All Native Hawaiians Need Is a $300,000 Mortgage and to Wait in Line for Decades

by Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, and Agnel Philip, ProPublica,

How We Found Low-Income Hawaiians Were Left Behind by the Homesteading Program

by Agnel Philip, ProPublica, and Rob Perez, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

The Elk, the Tourists and the Missing Coal Country Jobs

by R.G. Dunlop, Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting,

The Kushners’ Freddie Mac Loan Wasn’t Just Massive. It Came With Unusually Good Terms, Too.

by Heather Vogell,

Investors Extracted $400 Million From a Hospital Chain That Sometimes Couldn’t Pay for Medical Supplies or Gas for Ambulances

by Peter Elkind with Doris Burke,

A Wealthy Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators

by Ken Ward Jr.,

Obama and the Beach House Loopholes

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser,

Cannabis, Lies and Foreign Cash: A Mother and Daughter’s Journey Through the Underground Mask Trade

by J. David McSwane,

At This Trump-Favored Charity, Financial Reporting Is Questionable and Insiders Are Cashing In

by Mike Spies and Jake Pearson,

Senate Democrats Ask Banking Regulator to Explain Handling of “Redlining” Investigations

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

TurboTax and H&R Block Used “Unfair and Abusive Practices,” State Regulator Finds

by Justin Elliott,

Trump Financial Regulator Quietly Shelved Discrimination Probes Into Bank of America and Other Lenders

by Patrick Rucker, The Capitol Forum,

Millions of Homeowners Who Need Flood Insurance Don’t Know It — Thanks to FEMA

by Lisa Song and Tony Briscoe,

Oyster, Air Fryer and Bicycle Companies Say Their Goods Are Essential to Fighting Coronavirus So They Can Get Tariff Relief

by Lydia DePillis,

GM Closed the Lordstown Auto Plant. Now Ohio May Force a $60 Million Repayment.

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal,

How Rich Investors, Not Doctors, Profit From Marking Up ER Bills

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Senate Investigation Criticizes the IRS for Failing to Oversee Free Filing Program

by Justin Elliott,

The CARES Act Sent You a $1,200 Check but Gave Millionaires and Billionaires Far More

by Allan Sloan,

Amazon’s New Competitive Advantage: Putting Its Own Products First

by Renee Dudley,

Can You Be Evicted During Coronavirus? Here’s How to Find Out.

by Jeff Ernsthausen, Ellis Simani and Al Shaw,

The Sears Headquarters Deal Cost Taxpayers $500 Million. 30 Years Later, There’s Little to Show for It.

by David Bernstein for The Daily Herald,

Why a Struggling Rust Belt City Pinned Its Revival on a Self-Chilling Beverage Can

by Dan O’Brien, The Business Journal,

Meet the Shadowy Accountants Who Do Trump’s Taxes and Help Him Seem Richer Than He Is

by Peter Elkind, ProPublica, and Meg Cramer, WNYC, with Doris Burke, ProPublica,

The Amazon Lockdown: How an Unforgiving Algorithm Drives Suppliers to Favor the E-Commerce Giant Over Other Retailers

by Renee Dudley,

Millions of People Face Stimulus Check Delays for a Strange Reason: They Are Poor

by Paul Kiel, Justin Elliott and Will Young,

Congress Is Investigating Whether a Ventilator Company Is Gouging the U.S. — and Why the Government Is Letting It Happen

by Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella,

Walmart Hid That It Was Under Criminal Investigation for Its Opioid Sales, Lawyers Say

by Jesse Eisinger,

What Is the New Deadline to File Taxes? A Coronavirus Update.

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica,

The Senator Who Dumped His Stocks Before the Coronavirus Crash Has Asked Ethics Officials for a “Complete Review”

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

What Other States Can Learn From What Happened in Illinois After It Legalized Gambling

by Jason Grotto and Logan Jaffe,

Beginner’s Luck: How One Video Gambling Company Worked the Odds and Took Over a State

by Jason Grotto,

Senators Call on Highway Administration to Finalize Car Seat Test Rules

by Patricia Callahan and Daniela Porat,

Utah Representative Proposes Bill to Stop Payday Lenders From Taking Bail Money from Borrowers

by Anjali Tsui,

Do You Make, Test or Market Car Seats or Boosters?

by Patricia Callahan and Daniela Porat,

Evenflo, Maker of the “Big Kid” Booster Seat, Put Profits Over Child Safety

by Daniela Porat and Patricia Callahan,

The Most Important Thing Every Parent Needs to Know About Car Seat Safety

by Daniela Porat and Patricia Callahan,

TurboTax and Others Charged at Least 14 Million Americans for Tax Prep That Should Have Been Free, Audit Finds

by Paul Kiel and Justin Elliott,

How Corporate Lawyers Made It Harder to Punish Companies That Destroy Electronic Evidence

by Will Young,

Who’s Afraid of the IRS? Not Facebook.

by Paul Kiel,

The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

by Paul Kiel,

How to File Your State and Federal Taxes for Free in 2020

by Kristen Doerer for ProPublica and Justin Elliott,

Use This Tool to Find Potential Conflicts of Interest at Public Universities. We Did.

by Haru Coryne,

What You Need to Know About How Section 8 Really Works

by Maya Miller,

Lo que necesita saber acerca de cómo funciona realmente la Sección 8

por Maya Miller,

How Wealthy Towns Keep People With Housing Vouchers Out

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror,

The IRS Tried to Crack Down on Rich People Using an “Abusive” Tax Deduction. It Hasn’t Gone So Well.

by Peter Elkind,

IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete With TurboTax

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,