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Founder of Kentucky Drug Rehab Center Indicted on Fraud and Money Laundering Charges

Tim Robinson, the former CEO of Addiction Recovery Care, which once operated more than 40 drug treatment facilities statewide, was charged with attempting to resell millions of dollars worth of tax credits.

North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy

The legislation, prompted in part by ProPublica’s reporting, aims to protect traditional powers of the state’s governor and reform oversight of its court system.

These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.

At least four of them lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two others — a state representative from North Dakota and a state senator from Tennessee — face contested primaries.

YESTERDAY

In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations

The church's culture of forgiving and forgetting sins has absolved abusers and silenced victims across the country.

I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too

In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn't always so — sometimes you just need to know who to ask, and for what.

JUNE 3. 2026

Texas State Takeover of Local School Districts Expands, Raising Concerns

Since 2020, the state education agency has taken over eight school districts — four in just the past few months — and installed leaders linked to Houston’s controversial superintendent, Mike Miles. At least another 10 are at risk of takeover.

Lawmakers Demand Answers After the White House Initiated a $620M Loan to a Firm Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

In a letter, a group of Democratic Congress members wrote that ProPublica’s reporting on the deal “reveals a staggering level of corruption and influence. ”

A Low-Income Housing Program Is Pouring Billions Into Housing Many People Can’t Afford

The federal tax credit provides up to $15 billion in subsidies a year to help developers build apartments. It’s created housing that’s often no more affordable than the market rate.

JUNE 2. 2026

Toxic Ground: How Oil Field Pollution Is Threatening Oklahoma

Watch how a legacy of oil drilling and regulatory failure destroyed one Oklahoma family’s dream home and contaminated another family’s drinking water.

After the Trump DOJ Halted Police Reform, This City Stepped In. Then Officers Shot and Killed Katelyn Hall.

Some cities celebrated when the Trump administration ended federal oversight of several police departments, but Louisville, Kentucky's mayor said the city would be “moving ahead rapidly” with reforms. One year in, activists say the plan is lacking.

JUNE 1. 2026

“No One Is Watching”: How Trump Reversed Biden’s Crackdown on Gun Trafficking

After Biden clamped down on the flow of illegal guns, Trump has referred fewer ATF trafficking charges for prosecution, eased up on irresponsible gun shops and shifted hundreds of ATF agents to immigration work.

MAY 29. 2026

More Than $100 Million Was Billed for Medically Questionable Vascular Procedures, Government Watchdog Finds

A newly released report, which was based on a study that launched in 2024 following a ProPublica investigation, flags nearly 140 doctors across the country with "concerning" billing patterns.

Alaska’s Deteriorating Schools Could Receive More Than $148 Million for Repairs. It’s a Fraction of What They Need.

Following reporting by KYUK, ProPublica and NPR, lawmakers tripled the funding the state would allocate toward school construction and maintenance. The budget increase would still only cover about 13% of what school districts requested.

MAY 28. 2026

The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.

About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr. ’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.