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Deadly Texas fertilizer plant explosion blamed on regulatory failures
Failures at “all levels of government” contributed to last year’s fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which killed 14 people and injured 226, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board reported...
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Dozens of intelligence contractors have submitted false claims for federal funds
Dozens of contractors for the four largest Defense Department intelligence agencies have been investigated for submitting false payment claims worth millions of dollars over the past decade, according...
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FEC sends senators erroneous warnings
The Federal Election Commission has issued 21 U.S. Senate candidates — both Democratic and Republican — threatening letters that question why they didn't file their latest round of campaign...
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U.S. announces sweeping reforms to protect coal miners from black lung disease
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After almost two decades of reports, hearings, failed proposals and political wrangling, federal regulators on Wednesday announced sweeping changes to protect coal miners from black...
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Meet the Banking Caucus, Wall Street's secret weapon in Washington
The lawmakers were at an impasse.More than two hours into a meeting of the House Financial Services Committee last month, the members were bickering over two versions of a bill designed to ease a new...
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Journalism awards matter, but real impact counts more
Last week, Center for Public Integrity reporter Chris Hamby was honored with a Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting. This was a thrilling moment for the Center, but also a testament to the power...
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Koch brothers, major corporations sponsor pension reform seminar for judges
As state courts across the nation prepare to referee numerous public pension reform disputes, a gaggle of interested parties — from major corporations to the Koch brothers — will next week sponsor an...
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Federal judges plead guilty
When Linda Wolicki-Gables and her husband appealed a lawsuit all the way to the second-highest court in the nation against Johnson & Johnson over a malfunctioning medication pump that had been...
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Information on judges' disclosures often blacked out
A U.S. Courts of Appeals judge earned more than $73,000 outside the courtroom in 2012 and took multiple trips on someone else’s dime in the two prior years.But the mandatory financial disclosure...
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Get involved: Help judges' disclosures investigation go further with...
This week, we published the investigation Juris Imprudence, which reveals dozens of examples where federal appellate judges ruled on cases in which they had a financial stake.About the series Center...
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The Canadian health care system I disparaged
When I returned home after a two-week speaking tour of Canada and began catching up on news about Obamacare, I was angry and upset, and not just at politicians and special interests that benefit from...
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Center for Public Integrity adds media relations, video journalism hires
The Center for Public Integrity has announced two new hires focused on enhancing exposure and outreach for the organization’s landmark journalism. Television producer William Gray has joined the Center...
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Center's report on troubled teens wins prestigious Tobenkin Award
A Center for Public Integrity probe detailing how California schools were failing troubled teenagers has been awarded the prestigious 2014 Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award.The prize, given by Columbia...
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White House group releases recommendations on fighting campus sexual assault
A federal task force aimed at combating campus sexual violence will today unveil recommendations for helping colleges and universities respond to the problem — the focus of a landmark investigation by...
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GOP leaders, donors mix during secretive forum
Documents obtained by the Center for Public Integrity shine new light on a secretive, high-octane political confab last month at a luxury resort, where industry titans and GOP megadonors mingled with...
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Toomey discloses trip after inquiry
After a conservative think tank paid for travel, lodging and food expenses for Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., during its multi-day, “off-the-record” summit at a luxury resort in Georgia, he was supposed to...
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Donors, friends of governors often get state supreme court nod
When Justice Champ Lyons retired from the Alabama Supreme Court, the election was still almost two years away, so it was up to then-Gov. Bob Riley to name a replacement. He didn’t look far.Riley chose...
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Financial watchdog held hostage for gold
A key government agency that oversees financial derivatives could remain without a permanent leader until the man nominated to run it shows he plans to crack down on investment scams involving precious...
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Energy Dept. confirms it's been on the wrong path since 2007
A year-long Energy Department reexamination of how to get rid of 34 tons of surplus weapons plutonium affordably, as part of a disarmament deal with Russia, has concluded what many experts long...
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Gordon Witkin named Center's top editor
Executive Director William E. Buzenberg has named Gordon Witkin to the top editor’s position at the Center for Public Integrity.Witkin, 58, has served as acting executive editor for the nonprofit...
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