Help ProPublica Investigate the World of Subprime Car Loans

by Byard Duncan and Ryan Gabrielson U.S. consumers are falling behind on their auto loans at historic rates. Experts blame inflation, soaring interest rates and high retail car prices. Our journalists want to learn more about this industry and un … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Inside the Notorious Gun Shop Linked to Hundreds of Chicago Guns

by Vernal Coleman ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in yo … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

“Uprooted” Explores How University Expansion and Eminent Domain Led to Black Land Loss

by Brandi Kellam, Christopher Tyree and Louis Hansen, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Lisa Riordan Seville and Mauricio Rodríguez Pons, ProPublica This video was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Ne … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

New Federal Rules Aim to Speed Repatriations of Native Remains and Burial Items

by Mary Hudetz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

A Former Police Chief Fought to Rebuild After a New Mexico Fire. He Died Before He Could Go Home.

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Source New Mexico. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Jailed for Their Own Safety, 14 Mississippians Died Awaiting Mental Health Treatment

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today, and Mollie Simon, ProPublica This article contains depictions of self-harm and discussion of mental illness. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Ne … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah and Michael Korsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest st … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

When the Coast Guard Intercepts Unaccompanied Kids

by Seth Freed Wessler ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was produced in a partnership between ProPublica and The N … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Emails Reveal How a Hospital Bowed to Political Pressure to Stop Treating Trans Teens

by Aliyya Swaby, with research by Mollie Simon This story mentions attempted suicide. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispat … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Why We’re Publishing Never-Reported Details of the Uvalde School Shooting Before State Investigators

by ProPublica, The Texas Tribune and FRONTLINE ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

“Someone Tell Me What to Do”

by Lomi Kriel and Lexi Churchill, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, and Jinitzail Hernández, The Texas Tribune The children hid. They dropped to the floor, crouching under desks and countertops, far from the windows. They lined up agains … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

A Washington Special Education School Accused of Abusing Students Is Closing Amid Scrutiny

by Mike Reicher and Lulu Ramadan, The Seattle Times This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Seattle Times. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are pu … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Tribes in Maine Spent Decades Fighting to Rebury Ancestral Remains. Harvard Resisted Them at Nearly Every Turn.

by Mary Hudetz and Ash Ngu ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Texas Judge Orders Release of Uvalde Shooting Records

by Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes

by Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mountain State Spotlight. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are publi … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Senate Committee Authorizes Subpoenas of Harlan Crow and Leonard Leo as Part of Supreme Court Ethics Probe

by Andy Kroll ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The Senate Jud … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme

by Paul Kiel ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Last month, Mic … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

A Retired Detective Says He’s Too Sick to Testify at Murder Trials. Now Those Cases Are Falling Apart.

by Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, and Ryan Krull, Riverfront Times ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing aro … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Experts to Examine a Controversial Forensic Test That Has Helped Convict Women of Murder

by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Legal experts … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Biden Administration to Overhaul Welfare Following ProPublica Reporting

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your in … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Louisiana Sheriff’s Department Settles Two Use-of-Force Cases, Including One in Which an Autistic Teen Died

by Richard A. Webster, Verite News This article was produced for Verite News by Richard A. Webster, who covered Jefferson Parish as part of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in 2021-22. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Some Republicans Were Willing to Compromise on Abortion Ban Exceptions. Activists Made Sure They Didn’t.

by Kavitha Surana ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. State Rep. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

How “The Kids of Rutherford County” Sets Investigative Reporting to Music

by Ken Armstrong ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in you … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Listen to All Episodes of “The Kids of Rutherford County”

by ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This podcast wa … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

For Alaska Families, Questions Remain About Unsolved Deaths and “Suicides”

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News This story details allegations of violence against Indigenous women and girls. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

How a Maine Businessman Made the AR-15 Into America’s Best-Selling Rifle

by James Bandler and Doris Burke ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

How a Top Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions for Himself Trading the Same Stocks His Giant Fund Was Trading

by Robert Faturechi and Ellis Simani with Mariam Elba, graphics by Lucas Waldron ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

The Future of the Colorado River Hinges on One Young Negotiator

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our st … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer Gets Email Alerts and Other Major Improvements

by Ken Schwencke ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. For the pas … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Dangerous Rail Conditions

by Danelle Morton and Topher Sanders, with additional reporting by Jessica Lussenhop ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soo … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Tennessee Lawmakers Demand an Audit of Juvenile Detention Facilities, Citing “Culture Of Lawlessness”

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WPLN/Nashville Public Radio. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they ar … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Wisconsin’s Legislative Maps Are Bizarre, but Are They Illegal?

Megan O’Matz, graphics by Lucas Waldron ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to rec … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

9 Times the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miscalculated Badly at the Expense of Taxpayers, Wildlife

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are pu … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

DOJ Backs Tenants in Case Alleging Price-Fixing by Big Landlords and a Real Estate Tech Company

by Heather Vogell ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The U.S. D … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Child Welfare Officials Have Searched Her Home and Her Son Dozens of Times. She’s Suing Them to Stop.

by Eli Hager ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your in … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Health Insurers Have Been Breaking State Laws for Years

by Maya Miller and Robin Fields ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

This Louisiana Town Runs Largely on Traffic Fines. If You Fight Your Ticket, the Mayor Is Your Judge.

by Samantha Sunne, Dannah Sauer and Lee Zurik, WVUE-TV This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WVUE-TV. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

This Youth Detention Center Superintendent Illegally Locks Kids Alone in Cells. No One Has Forced Him to Stop.

by Paige Pfleger, WPLN/Nashville Public Radio This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with WPLN/Nashville Public Radio. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they ar … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

“Do Your Job.” How the Railroad Industry Intimidates Employees Into Putting Speed Before Safety

by Topher Sanders, Jessica Lussenhop, Dan Schwartz, Danelle Morton and Gabriel Sandoval ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Insurance Executives Refused to Pay for the Cancer Treatment That Could Have Saved Him. This Is How They Did It.

by Maya Miller and Robin Fields ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Appeals Court Sides With Author Sued Over ProPublica Article

by ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A New York sta … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Residential Hotels Got Contracts Under the Los Angeles Mayor’s Homelessness Program Despite Violations

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main, and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capital & Main. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Columbia University to Set Up $100 Million Fund for Patients of Predator OB-GYN

by Bianca Fortis ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. In a stunni … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

In a Historic First, the Supreme Court Has Adopted a Code of Ethics

by Joshua Kaplan, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re publis … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

OSHA Investigates Small Dairy Farms So Rarely That Many Worker Advocates Don’t Bother to Report Deaths and Injuries

by Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel Leer en español. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotligh … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Mississippi Jailed More Than 800 People Awaiting Psychiatric Treatment in a Year. Just One Jail Meets State Standards.

by Isabelle Taft, Mississippi Today This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Mississippi Today. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

Maine Rarely Sanctions Residential Care Facilities Even After Severe Abuse or Neglect Incidents

by Rose Lundy, The Maine Monitor This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Maine Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago

One Woman Died on an Alaska Mayor’s Property. Then Another. No One Has Ever Been Charged.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News This story details allegations of violence against Indigenous women and girls. This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the … | Continue reading


@propublica.org | 2 years ago