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Center’s Medicare Advantage Money Grab series wins Meyer Journalism Award
A Center for Public Integrity investigation detailing questionable spending by private Medicare plans has been awarded the prestigious Philip Meyer Journalism Award for social science reporting. The...
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There are 153 presidential candidates running
Hillary Clinton. Jeb Bush. Mitt Romney. Rand Paul. Chris Christie.None of them — officially — is yet running for president. Nor are any other notable White House prospects, such as Sen. Ted Cruz,...
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Who needs lobbyists? See what big business spends to win American minds
Forget lobbying. When Washington, D.C.’s biggest trade associations want to wield influence, they often put far more of their money into advertising and public relations, according to a new Center for...
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President favors cities offering broadband service
President Barack Obama wants cities and towns to be able to offer high speed Internet service to their residents. Now the nation’s top telecommunications regulator may help that goal along. The...
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Why industry is trying to tell you how to think
The nation’s most politically active trade associations appear to be more interested in lobbying the public than they are in lobbying lawmakers. That’s the main takeaway from a new Center investigation...
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‘Dual-status’ kids endure another kind of double jeopardy
This story was reported by Gary Gately for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.She was born to an incarcerated mother. She was repeatedly abused by relatives with whom she spent much of her early...
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Georgia earning a name for justice in a new way
This story was reported by Virginia Lynne Anderson for the Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.COVINGTON, Ga. — On a bright, fall day — the kind of day that kids love to be outdoors in, riding a...
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U.S. Supreme Court to rule on judicial campaign contributions
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that could undo state laws around the country that limit judicial candidates from asking potential donors for campaign...
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Selling out for big business: business as usual on Capitol Hill
In coming weeks, we can expect the Republican-controlled Congress to push two Obamacare bills that would hike profits for some businesses. What we can’t expect, from either Republicans or Democrats,...
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Leaked report says World Bank violated own rules in Ethiopia
The World Bank repeatedly violated its own rules while funding a development initiative in Ethiopia that has been dogged by complaints that it sponsored forced evictions of thousands of indigenous...
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High court appears divided over whether judicial candidates can ask for cash
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared to be divided on Tuesday over whether elected judges should be allowed to directly solicit campaign contributions in the latest campaign finance case to come before the...
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12 ways 'Citizens United' has changed politics
Five years ago today, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled corporations and unions could spend unlimited amounts of money to advocate for or against political candidates.The court declared...
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States continue war over Obamacare
Oklahoma State Rep. Mike Ritze is a foot soldier—one of hundreds— in a passionate war over the Affordable Care Act that is reigniting as state legislatures convene across the country.The Republican...
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IRS rarely audits nonprofits for politicking
When Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate in November, they could thank dozens of conservative "dark money" nonprofit groups for spending nearly $130 million to boost their preferred candidates...
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Yellowstone spill contaminates drinking water with carcinogen benzene
Benzene, a cancer-causing ingredient in crude oil that has killed countless workers and contaminated communities around the United States, is back in the news.Authorities found the chemical at elevated...
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Complaint against New York Speaker highlights issues raised by Center project
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a mythic figure in Empire State politics, was arrested Thursday on corruption charges, accused by federal authorities of accepting millions of dollars in...
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Standard and Poor's enforcement falls short
The Securities and Exchange Commission hit credit rating giant Standard & Poor's with $77 million in fines and a one-year ban from rating certain commercial mortgage products on Wednesday for...
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Romney's top fundraisers consider bailing
It will take hundreds of millions of dollars to win the White House in 2016, and by that measure, Republican Mitt Romney is off to a rough start.The 2012 Republican nominee is struggling to secure the...
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Obama's EPA breaks pledge to divorce politics from science on toxic chemicals
In his first inaugural address, between promising to fix the economy and lower the cost of health care, President Barack Obama made this pledge:"We'll restore science to its rightful place."It might...
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Thank you and farewell
After eight years as Executive Director of the Center for Public Integrity, I am incredibly proud of the award-winning investigative work and the robust journalism institution I will leave behind when...
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