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Sound, Fury and the IRS Mess
May 22, 2013 6:00 am-
The Most Important #Muckreads on Rape in the MilitaryMen and women marines stand in formation at Camp Delaram in Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Paula Bronstein/Getty...by ProPublica.org on May 16, 2013 8:27 pm -
On Victory Drive, Soldiers Defeated by DebtTitle Credit Finance is two doors down from Cashwells Title Pawn and World Finance Corp. on Victory Drive outside...by ProPublica.org on May 16, 2013 6:00 am -
IRS Office That Targeted Tea Party Also Disclosed Confidential Docs From Conservative Groupsby Kim Barker and Justin Elliott ProPublica The same IRS office that deliberatelytargeted conservative groups...by ProPublica.org on May 15, 2013 6:00 am
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The 182% Loan: How Installment Lenders Put Borrowers in a World of Hurt
by Paul Kiel ProPublica This story was co-produced with Marketplace. Listen to their coverage. One day late last year, Katrina Sutton stood at a gas pump outside Atlanta and swiped her debit card. Insufficient funds. But that couldn’t be. She’d been careful to wait until her $270 paycheck from Walmart had hit her account. The money wasn’t there? [...]
Kansas Governor Insists it’s OK to Ignore Federal Gun Laws
by Lois Beckett ProPublica Dozens of states are considering bills that attempt to nullify federal gun laws. One such bill became a law last month in Kansas. It exempts “Made in Kansas” guns from federal regulation and makes it a crime for federal agents to enforce federal law. Attorney General Eric Holder recently wrote to Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, saying [...]
Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration
by Theodoric Meyer ProPublica We’ve updated our sequestration explainer to reflect new developments. It was originally published on April 11, 2013. When the annual White House Easter Egg Hunt faced cancellation this year due to the package of mandatory budget cuts known as sequestration, the National Park Service kicked into high gear. It rescued the event [...]
Nullification: How States Are Making It a Felony to Enforce Federal Gun Laws
by Lois Beckett ProPublica In mid-April, Kansas passed a law asserting that federal gun regulations do not apply to guns made and owned in Kansas. Under the law, Kansans could manufacture and sell semi-automatic weapons in-state without a federal license or any federal oversight. Kansas’ “Second Amendment Protection Act” backs up its states’ rights claims with a penalty [...]
House Finance Chair Hensarling Goes on Ski Vacation with Wall Street
by Justin Elliott ProPublica In January, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, ascended to the powerful chairmanship of the House Financial Services Committee. Six weeks later, campaign finance filings and interviews show, Hensarling was joined by representatives of the banking industry for a ski vacation fundraiser at a posh Park City, Utah, resort. The congressman’s political action committee [...]
What Went Wrong in West, Texas — and Where Were the Regulators?
by Theodoric Meyer ProPublica A week after a blast at a Texas fertilizer plantkilled at least 15 people and hurt more than 200, authorities still don’t know exactly why the West Chemical and Fertilizer Company plant exploded. Here’s what we do know: The fertilizer plant hadn’t been inspected by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration since 1985. Its [...]
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