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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.

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.

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."

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.