NewsJustice, Politics Is the Justice Department Shielding An Anti-Iran Smear Campaign? An anti-Iran group is accused in court of peddling false information while enjoying protection from the Obama Justice Department. Eli Clifton & Ali GharibNovember 4, 2014
NewsBusiness, Politics Group Spends Unprecedented $290K in School Board Race New campaign finance reports filed in Minnesota show that the 2014 Minneapolis school board election is being buoyed by a billionaire-backed group. Sarah LahmOctober 31, 2014
NewsPolitics Revealed: New Ethics Scandal Involves a South Dakota Senate Candidate Documents show former Gov. Mike Rounds’ campaign manager may have improperly awarded state economic incentives to firms in which he and the candidate held investments. Lee FangOctober 23, 2014
NewsJustice Philly Courts Rein in Debt-Collection Campaign The campaign squeezed the city’s poorest residents for old, uncertain, and possibly erroneous debts. Daniel DenvirOctober 9, 2014
NewsTechnology How Digital Media Affects Investigative Reporters Worldwide A new study details both the risks and opportunities created by media innovation in the past ten years. Allison PohleSeptember 22, 2014
NewsPolitics Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race Gary Palmer claims his think tank’s funding is “almost entirely” from individuals. That isn’t true. Eli CliftonSeptember 18, 2014
NewsHealth, Justice Lawsuit Highlights Larger Questions About Genetic Research Patients’ healthcare insurers were allegedly billed thousands of dollars after consenting to donate genetic materials for a “free” clinical trial. Amanda WilsonAugust 29, 2014
NewsImmigration, Labor Warning Letter Didn’t Halt Wage Theft in New Mexico Fields New Mexico’s chile pickers and farmworkers are making below state minimum wage, despite warnings from the state’s Department of Workforce Solutions. Joseph SorrentinoJuly 22, 2014
NewsPolitics Which Women’s Group Received Hundreds of Thousands from Rush Limbaugh? Hint: It’s the one that defends him whenever he launches into a sexist tirade. Eli CliftonJune 12, 2014
NewsEnvironment Despite Bakken Crude Train Derailments, Details About Oil Shipments Hard to Come By Railway companies seem reluctant to share basic information towns and cities need to prepare for emergencies. Adam FedermanMay 27, 2014