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There’s not much even the Defense Production Act can do to deliver doses before then. by Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson Feb. 19, 5 a.m. EST The IRS Cashed Her Check. Then the Late Notices Started Coming. A mountainous backlog of paperwork at the IRS continues to wreak havoc on America’s tax collection system — which especially hurts lower-income filers. by Lydia DePillis Feb. 16, 5 a.m. EST Coronavirus Dying on the Waitlist In Los Angeles County and around the country, doctors have had to decide who gets a lifesaving COVID-19 treatment and who doesn’t. by David Armstrong and Marshall Allen Feb. 18, 5 a.m. EST COVID-19 Featured Reporting on the Crisis Cuomo Still Underreporting the Total Count of COVID Nursing Home Deaths The governor finally released data on nursing home cases after lawsuits and demands from lawmakers, but hundreds of presumed COVID-19 deaths have yet to be included in the state's official total. by Joe Sexton Feb. 12, 3:30 p.m. EST People Over 75 Are First in Line to Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19. The Average Black Person Here Doesn’t Live That Long. Prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations for people 75 and up can leave out Black Americans, who tend to die younger than their white counterparts. In majority-Black Shelby County, this gap raises questions of how to make the vaccine rollout equitable. by Wendi C. Thomas and Hannah Grabenstein , MLK50: Justice Through Journalism Feb. 12, 11:30 a.m. EST Resources Coronavirus Contracts: Tracking Federal Purchases to Fight the Pandemic Tracking PPP Loans: Search Every Company Approved for Federal Loans What Coronavirus Job Losses Reveal About Racism in America The Effort to Overturn the Election Reporting on the mob that attacked and breached the Capitol, the fallout from that day, and ongoing far-right violence. Featured Reporting The U.S. Spent $2.2 Million on a Cybersecurity System That Wasn’t Implemented — and Might Have Stopped a Major Hack New York City Council Proposes Sweeping NYPD Reforms The Boogaloo Bois Have Guns, Criminal Records and Military Training. Now They Want to Overthrow the Government. Mueren en la lista de espera En el condado de Los Ángeles, y en todo el país, médicos han tenido que decidir quién recibe un tratamiento para COVID-19 que salva vidas, y quién no. por David Armstrong y Marshall Allen Feb. 22, 2:43 p.m. EST Richard Tofel to Retire as ProPublica President; Board Launches Search for Successor ProPublica Feb. 17, 12 p.m. EST A Federal Appeals Court Has Ruled in Favor of Releasing NYPD Discipline Records On Tuesday, the 2nd Circuit rejected unions’ appeal to keep NYPD discipline records secret. ProPublica published thousands of those files last year. “The cat is not only out of the bag, it’s running around the streets,” one judge noted then. by Eric Umansky Feb. 17, 11:40 a.m. EST “I Don’t Trust the People Above Me”: Riot Squad Cops Open Up About Disastrous Response to Capitol Insurrection Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress. by Joaquin Sapien and Joshua Kaplan Feb. 12, 1:30 p.m. EST ProPublica’s “NYPD Files” Wins John Jay College/Harry Frank Guggenheim Award for Excellence in Criminal Justice Reporting by ProPublica Feb. 11, 3:16 p.m. EST Fauci: Vaccines for Kids as Young as First Graders Could Be Authorized by September For this to happen by the start of the next school year, trials need to prove the vaccine is safe and effective in children. Experts say manufacturers aren’t moving quickly enough. by Caroline Chen Feb. 11, 5 a.m. EST Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed. When a whistleblower alleged that $200 million was missing from the California Public Utilities Commission, the agency says it took steps to collect. Yet an audit uncovered more missing money and cited flaws in the agency’s accounting system. by Scott Morris , Bay City News Foundation Feb. 10, 2 p.m. EST Megan O’Matz Joins ProPublica’s Midwest Newsroom by ProPublica Feb. 10, 12:30 p.m. EST Twenty-Six Words Created the Internet. What Will It Take to Save It? Jeff Kosseff wrote the book on Section 230, the law that gave us the internet we have today. He talks with ProPublica Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg about how we got here and how we should regulate our way out. Stephen Engelberg Feb. 9, 2 p.m. EST Two ProPublica Local Reporting Network Projects Named Finalists for Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics by ProPublica Feb. 8, 3:29 p.m. EST How We Found Pricey Provisions in New Jersey Police Contracts ProPublica and the Asbury Park Press scoured hundreds of police union agreements for details on publicly funded payouts to cops. by Agnes Chang , Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip , ProPublica, and Andrew Ford , Asbury Park Press Feb. 8, 5:01 a.m. EST How the Police Bank Millions Through Their Union Contracts The public funds six-figure “sick day” payouts, $2,500 “perfect attendance” bonuses and lucrative “extra duty” assignments identified in a ProPublica, Asbury Park Press analysis of New Jersey police union contracts. by Andrew Ford , Asbury Park Press , and Agnes Chang , Jeff Kao and Agnel Philip , ProPublica Feb. 8, 5 a.m. EST Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing. New Legislation Could Help ... if It’s Enforced. A legal loophole allowed wealthy property owners to protect their real estate at the expense of Hawaii’s coastlines. Now, the state Legislature is considering bills to crack down on the destructive practices, but questions around enforcement remain. by Sophie Cocke , Honolulu Star-Advertiser Feb. 7, 5:01 a.m. EST Why Opening Restaurants Is Exactly What the Coronavirus Wants Us to Do Governors continue to open indoor dining and other activities before vaccinations become widespread. Experts warn this could create superspreading playgrounds for dangerous variants and squander our best shot at getting the pandemic under control. Caroline Chen Feb. 6, 5 a.m. EST ProPublica Is Seeking New Applicants for Its Local Reporting Network We are looking to work with three more newsrooms, for a year beginning in April 2021, on accountability journalism projects. by ProPublica Feb. 5, 11:07 a.m. EST Browse the archive: Choose a month February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 J...