December 2018 Archive

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

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Dec. 12, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Illinois Regulators Are Investigating a Psychiatrist Whose Research With Children Was Marred by Misconduct

by Jodi S. Cohen,

Dec. 12, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

Criminally Insane in Oregon Attack Twice as Many People Than Previously Known, New Data Shows

by Jayme Fraser, The Malheur Enterprise,

Dec. 12, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Americans Dodge $660 Billion in Taxes Each Year — And It’s Probably Getting Worse

by Lucas Waldron,

Dec. 12, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

ProPublica Picks 14 Newsrooms and Investigative Projects for Year 2 of Its Local Reporting Network

by ProPublica,

Dec. 12, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

What We Now Know about Manafort, Cohen and “Individual-1” — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra

by Ilya Marritz, WNYC,

Dec. 12, 2018, 4 a.m. EST

“Trump, Inc.” Podcast Honored With Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award

by ProPublica,

Dec. 11, 2018, 10 a.m. EST

How the IRS Was Gutted

by Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger,

Dec. 11, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Stung by Controversies, Police Chief Resigns in Elkhart, Indiana

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Dec. 10, 2018, 11:44 p.m. EST

How the More Than Me Charity Gamed the Internet and Hollywood to Win a Million Dollars

by Finlay Young for ProPublica,

Dec. 10, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Prominent Doctors Aren’t Disclosing Their Industry Ties in Medical Journal Studies. And Journals Are Doing Little to Enforce Their Rules

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

Dec. 8, 2018, 10 a.m. EST

Federal Judge Puts Independent Review of Troubled Psychiatric Hospital on Hold

by Duaa Eldeib,

Dec. 7, 2018, 6:24 p.m. CST

An Elkhart Police Officer Was Convicted of Drunken Driving — Then the Chief Promoted Him

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Dec. 7, 2018, 12:30 p.m. EST

Judge Calls for Examination of Quality Controls in New York Supported Housing System

by Joaquin Sapien,

Dec. 7, 2018, 12 p.m. EST

What Chicago Voters Can Look Forward to in a Very Crowded Mayoral Election

by Lakeidra Chavis,

Dec. 7, 2018, 4 a.m. CST

FBI Moves to Fix Critical Flaw in Its Crime Reporting System

by Mark Greenblatt and Mark Fahey, Newsy, Bernice Yeung, ProPublica, and Emily Harris, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting,

Dec. 6, 2018, 7 p.m. EST

Judge in Joe Bryan Case Rejects Defense Pleas for New Trial

by Pamela Colloff,

Dec. 6, 2018, 5:32 p.m. EST

Chicago Task Force Will Take on Ticket and Debt Collection Reform

by Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, and Elliott Ramos, WBEZ Chicago,

Dec. 6, 2018, 3:01 p.m. CST

Local Oregon Officials and Community Members Weigh in on Repeated Attacks After Pleading Insanity

by Cynthia Gordy Giwa,

Dec. 6, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

Living Apart, Coming Undone

by Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, and Tom Jennings for FRONTLINE,

Dec. 6, 2018, 3 a.m. EST

He is West Virginia’s Speaker of the House — and a Lawyer for Natural Gas Companies

by Ken Ward Jr. and Kate Mishkin, The Charleston Gazette-Mail,

Dec. 5, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

How We Found Donald Trump Jr.’s Secret Investment in a Fundraiser’s Business

by Jake Pearson and Derek Kravitz,

Dec. 4, 2018, 12:36 p.m. EST

Trump Jr. Invested in a Hydroponic Lettuce Company Whose Chair Was Seeking Trump Administration Funds — “Trump, Inc.” Podcast Extra

by Jake Pearson and Peter Elkind,

Dec. 4, 2018, 4 a.m. EST

Elkhart City Council Members Support Investigation of Police Department

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune,

Dec. 3, 2018, 6:05 p.m. EST

VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting

by Isaac Arnsdorf,

Dec. 3, 2018, 5 a.m. EST

With Trump’s Justice Department Retreating, Who Will Now Police the Police?

by Christian Sheckler, South Bend Tribune, and Ken Armstrong, ProPublica,

Dec. 1, 2018, 2:30 p.m. EST

What We’re Watching

Sharon Lerner

Andy Kroll

Melissa Sanchez

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