Executives From a Bank Charged With “Predatory Lending” Moved to a New Lender. Regulators Did Little to Stop Them.

Executives From a Bank Charged With “Predatory Lending” Moved to a New Lender. Regulators Did Little to Stop Them.

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Executive Shift: When Santander Consumer USA got in trouble with regulators, several of its executives moved to another auto lender, Exeter Finance. Same Playbook: The executives used similar business practices … Read more

Charleston Unveils Historic Marker at Site of Company That Conducted Largest Known American Slave Trade

Charleston Unveils Historic Marker at Site of Company That Conducted Largest Known American Slave Trade

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for the Dispatches newsletter, which highlights offenses across the country, and get our news delivered to your inbox every week. On a bright mid-October day, Harold Singletary stood in front of a teal shroud hanging from a building in one of the … Read more

After mass layoffs in Anchorage, Alaska officials step in to prosecute crime

After mass layoffs in Anchorage, Alaska officials step in to prosecute crime

[ad_1] This article was written for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in collaboration with the Anchorage Daily News. Subscribe to Dispatches to get stories like this as soon as they’re published. Alaska officials announced plans to help Anchorage city prosecutors try criminal cases days after the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica reported that the municipality had … Read more

Reaching the tipping point

Reaching the tipping point

[ad_1] Can we count on you? In the next election, the fate of our democracy and our basic civil rights will be on the ballot. The conservative architects of Project 2025 seek to institutionalize Donald Trump’s authoritarian vision at all levels of government should he win. We have seen events that fill us with fear … Read more

Georgia Judicial Code Election officials must count all votes and certify the results

Georgia Judicial Code Election officials must count all votes and certify the results

[ad_1] ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Subscribe to get our biggest stories as they come out. A Georgia judge decided this week that members of the county election committee may not prevent the authentication of votes due to suspicion of fraud or error. The ruling, if upheld, calls into question … Read more

A fekete férfiak Harrisre szavaznak – a fehér férfiak jelentik a problémát

A fekete férfiak Harrisre szavaznak – a fehér férfiak jelentik a problémát

[ad_1] Politika / 2024. október 16 Miért beszél a média annyit a fekete férfiak azon részéről, akik MAGA-ba kerülhetnek, amikor a fehér férfiak több mint 60 százaléka Trumpra szavaz? Hirdetési irányelvek A demokraták elnökjelöltje, Kamala Harris alelnök színpadra lép egy kampánygyűlésen 2024. október 13-án Greenville-ben, Észak-Karolinában. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Kamala Harris alelnök ezen … Read more

Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.

Right-Wing Activists Pushed False Claims About Election Fraud. Now They’re Recruiting Poll Workers in Swing States.

[ad_1] This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Wisconsin Watch. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Reporting Highlights Recruiting Poll Workers: Ahead of the 2024 election, activists who have promoted debunked claims about election fraud are recruiting poll workers to … Read more