Deadly pathogens repeatedly dispatched by U.S. labs to unsecure sites
Public, academic and private laboratories that work with deadly diseases have mistakenly transferred highly contagious viruses and bacteria to unsecure locations at least twenty-one times in the past...
View ArticleElite ‘bundlers’ raise more than $113 million for Hillary Clinton
More than 1,100 elite moneymen and women have collectively raised more than $113 million for Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid, according to an analysis by the Center for Public Integrity of...
View ArticleA trail of contracting fiascos
This article was co-published with The Washington Post.In 2006, the Mongolian Finance Ministry hired a small Chicago-based consulting firm called Glocoms to strengthen its budget planning. The...
View ArticleReport slams EPA civil rights compliance
The nation’s top environmental regulator has failed to meet its civil-rights obligations, forcing communities to endure extreme delays or inaction when seeking respite from polluters, the U.S....
View ArticleCampaign mega-donors spill on why they open their wallets
AUSTIN, Texas — A small group of campaign super-donors agreed that the campaign finance system in the U.S. needs reform, but said in the meantime, they are following the rules of the current system and...
View ArticleDrug trade in misery, Panama Papers and fear of Facebook
Politicians and the misery of painMoney in politics has been at the root of the Center’s reporting since its creation under Chuck Lewis 27 years ago. Few stories demonstrate the human and national...
View ArticleDemocratic convention committee obliterated fundraising goal
The Democratic National Convention host committee blew past its fundraising goal and raked in about $75 million in contributions to bankroll Hillary Clinton's presidential nomination party in...
View ArticlePolitics of Pain series prompts calls for action
When the Center for Public Integrity and The Associated Press launched a two-part series about the politics behind the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic last week, reactions came swiftly from around...
View ArticleClinton-supporting super PACs target Latino voters
About one of every nine voters this fall is expected to be Latino. In critical swing states like Colorado, Florida and Nevada, that percentage is likely to be even higher.That’s why Democrat Hillary...
View ArticleBig business continues trend toward political transparency
Monster Energy’s slogan may be “unleash the beast,” but its parent company appears to suffer from scaredy-cat syndrome when it comes to political transparency.Corona, California-based Monster Beverage...
View ArticleAmerica’s super polluters
This story was produced in collaboration with The Weather Channel and USA TODAY.EVANSVILLE, Indiana—To see one of the country’s largest coal-fired power plants, head northwest from this Ohio River...
View ArticleHere are the super polluters
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View ArticleNew documentary traces controversial history of policing in schools
In today’s America, police officers commonly roam the halls of schools, along with students, teachers, coaches and counselors. But it wasn’t always that way, and a growing number of critics argue that...
View ArticleDrinks, dinners, junkets and jobs: how the insurance industry courts state...
When the Arkansas insurance commissioner weighed the merits of a hospital’s billing complaint against United Healthcare, her interactions with one of the nation’s largest health insurers extended far...
View ArticleTrump’s organization did business with Iranian bank later linked to terrorism
Donald Trump’s real estate organization rented New York office space from 1998 to 2003 to an Iranian bank that U.S. authorities have linked to terrorist groups and Iran’s nuclear program.Trump...
View ArticleTrump group's Iranian bank dealings draw condemnation
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign criticized Donald Trump for putting “his own business interests ahead of the national interest” in response to revelations that Trump’s real-estate organization...
View ArticleU.S.-Russian deal to dispose of tons of nuclear weapons fuel is officially...
A 22-year effort by Russia and the United States to permanently dispose of tons of plutonium that once fueled thousands of their nuclear weapons experienced a new setback this week, when Russian...
View ArticlePanama Papers wins top Barlett & Steele Award
The Panama Papers project, led by ICIJ and German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung working in collaboration with more than 100 media outlets, has been honored with a Gold Barlett & Steele Award for...
View ArticleWho's trying to influence 2016 state elections?
The Center for Public Integrity is investigating who is trying to influence the 2016 elections through television advertising, part of an ongoing effort to consider the sources behind political power...
View ArticleTracking TV ads in the 2016 state races
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