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The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

438 stories published since 2009

Anatomy of the Gambling Bill

by Jason Grotto and David Eads,

A False Answer, a Big Political Connection and $260 Million in Tax Breaks

by Nancy Solomon, WNYC, and Jeff Pillets,

Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing

by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, The Connecticut Mirror,

Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes

by Justin Elliott and Lucas Waldron,

How the IRS Gave Up Fighting Political Dark Money Groups

by Maya Miller, special to ProPublica,

The Missing Millions: Some States Are Still Waiting for the Gambling Windfall

by Derrick Clifton,

The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.

by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel,

Legalized Betting Could Change How We Watch Sports

by Derrick Clifton,

How Has the “Crack Cocaine of Gambling” Affected Illinois? The State Hasn’t Bothered to Check.

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica Illinois, and Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago,

Behind the Scenes, Health Insurers Use Cash and Gifts to Sway Which Benefits Employers Choose

by Marshall Allen,

Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?

by Heather Vogell,

How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati, ProPublica, and Dan Mihalopoulos, WBEZ Chicago,

Do You Know Someone Struggling With Video Gambling? ​Help Us Understand Video Slot and Poker Addiction in Illinois.

by Logan Jaffe,

How We Analyzed Video Gambling in Illinois

by Sandhya Kambhampati and Jason Grotto,

How the Trash Industry Worked Overtime Trying to Thwart New York City’s Reform Plans

by Kiera Feldman for ProPublica,

How a Consultant Said He Gamed HUD Inspections: Sweep Problems Behind a Wall

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan, and Patrick Johnson, The Republican,

Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

How the IRS Was Gutted

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

“Pretty Much a Failure”: HUD Inspections Pass Dangerous Apartments Filled With Rats, Roaches and Toxic Mold

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

After Budget Cuts, the IRS’ Work Against Tax Cheats Is Facing “Collapse”

by Jesse Eisinger and Paul Kiel,

Facing Crisis, Sloan Kettering Tells Exec to Hand Over Profits From Biotech

by Katie Thomas, The New York Times, and Charles Ornstein, ProPublica,

HUD Long Neglected These Residents. Now As They Move Out, Some Feel HUD Let Them Down Again.

by Molly Parker, The Southern Illinoisan,

As Conservative Group Grows In Influence, Financial Dealings Enrich Its Leaders

by Mick Dumke, ProPublica, and Tina Sfondeles, Chicago Sun-Times,

After a Sweet Deal With Dad, Eric Trump Assembles a Valuable Penthouse

by Derek Kravitz, ProPublica, and Will Parker, The Real Deal,

The Billion-Dollar Loophole

by Peter Elkind,

Trump’s Dark Deregulation

by Ian MacDougall,

Watchdog Group Calls for Reform to Cook County Assessor’s Office

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Ray Long, Chicago Tribune,

Lawsuit Targets Berrios Over Unfair, Error-Riddled Assessments

by Jason Grotto, ProPublica, and Hal Dardick, Chicago Tribune,

How the Cook County Assessor Failed Taxpayers

by Jason Grotto and Sandhya Kambhampati,

How We Analyzed Commercial and Industrial Property Assessments in Chicago and Cook County

by Sandhya Kambhampati and Jason Grotto,

Seven Ways Patients Can Protect Themselves From Outrageous Medical Bills

by Marshall Allen,

Facebook (Still) Letting Housing Advertisers Exclude Users by Race

by Julia Angwin, Ariana Tobin and Madeleine Varner,

Despite Trump Campaign Promise, Billionaires’ Tax Loophole Survives Again

by Alec MacGillis,

Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. Were Close to Being Charged With Felony Fraud

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott, ProPublica, and Andrea Bernstein and Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

The ‘International Man of Mystery’ Linked to Flynn’s Lobbying Deal

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Many ‘Rent-Stabilized’ NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.

by Cezary Podkul,

New York Landlords Exploit Loophole to Hike Rents Despite Freeze

by Cezary Podkul,

Tom Price Intervened on Rule That Would Hurt Drug Profits, the Same Day He Acquired Drug Stock

by Robert Faturechi,

Corning’s Glass Brimming With Taxpayer Subsidies

by Charlotte Keith and Masako Melissa Hirsch, Investigative Post,

Fired U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara Said to Have Been Investigating HHS Secretary Tom Price

by Robert Faturechi,

There’s No Guarantee Trump’s Tax Returns Would Reveal Russia Ties

by ProPublica,

These Professors Make More Than a Thousand Bucks an Hour Peddling Mega-Mergers

by Jesse Eisinger and Justin Elliott,

How a Tip About Habitat for Humanity Became a Story

by Marcelo Rochabrun,

The American Way

by Justin Elliott,

Amazon Says It Puts Customers First. But Its Pricing Algorithm Doesn’t

by Julia Angwin and Surya Mattu,

Fire Fight

Robert Faturechi,

The Fire Sprinkler War, State by State

Robert Faturechi,

‘On Like Donkey Kong’: How a Dubious Super PAC Boosted a Questionable Penny Stock

by Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis,

How Habitat for Humanity Went to Brooklyn and Poor Families Lost Their Homes

Marcelo Rochabrun,

How Philanthropist David Rubenstein Helped Save a Tax Break Billionaires Love

Alec MacGillis,