Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

New IRS Rules On Dark Money Likely Won’t Be Ready Before 2016 Election

“For the people who are pinning their hopes on IRS rules changing how these groups operate, I think they’re kidding themselves, … I don’t think it’s going to happen.”

January 05th, 2015

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

Photo: Light Brigading/cc/flickr The Internal Revenue Service says it won't come out with new proposed rules for so-called dark money groups until late spring at the earliest, increasing the likelihood that no changes will take effect before the 2016 elections. These groups — social welfare nonprofits that can engage in politics, but do

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Sharpening The Government’s Blurry Maps

FEMA has flood-risk maps of questionable accuracy for many U.S. counties and lacks maps altogether for some.

December 27th, 2013

By Al Shaw and
Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

In recent years, Americans have witnessed the destructive power of floods again and again, from the damage inflicted on coastal New York and New Jersey by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 to the devastation wrought by overflowing rivers in Colorado just a few months ago. Yet as ProPublica has reported, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has

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What Happened After Congress Announced Rising Sea Levels? Very Little

Congress acknowledged climate change through the rising of sea levels last year, but no progress has been made on how to protect from the future risks of flooding.

October 16th, 2013

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

What Happened After Congress Announced Rising Sea Levels? Very Little

Congress did something unusual last year. It passed a bill that acknowledged that sea levels are rising — i.e., that climate change is happening. The measure in question, buried near the end of a 584-page transportation

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US Aid To Egypt: Where Does The Money Go And How Is It Spent?

Questions about the aid, including how much the U.S. is giving Egypt, what’s changed in the years since the Arab Spring and what the money buys.

October 10th, 2013

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

US Aid To Egypt: Where Does The Money Go And How Is It Spent?

This article has been updated to reflect new developments. It was first published on Jan. 31, 2011. The Obama administration is reportedly preparing to

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4 Ways The Government Subsidizes Coastal Rebuilding And Ignores Rising Sea Levels

Critics say paying to restore beaches year after year is one of a number of ways the government subsidizes less-than-smart development.

June 20th, 2013

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

4 Ways The Government Subsidizes Coastal Rebuilding And Ignores Rising Sea Levels

Contractors with the Army Corps of Engineers last month finished pumping more than 1.8 million cubic yards of sand onto the beach in Ocean City, N.J., which had been damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Using a combination of Sandy aid and funds already

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Even As Waters Rise, Congress and Obama Cut Funding For New Flood Maps

As the U.S. grows warmer and extreme weather more common, the federal government’s flood insurance maps are becoming increasingly important.

May 28th, 2013

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

As the United States grows warmer and extreme weather more common, the federal government’s flood

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Paid To Prescribe? Two Dozen Doctors Named In Novartis Kickback Case

A lavish party was one of many events alleged to be held by Novartis, designed to direct kickbacks to doctors who prescribed their drugs.

May 04th, 2013

By Theodoric Meyer, ProPublica

On Jan. 23, 2008, the pharmaceutical company Novartis threw a party at a restaurant on Long Island. The party, which cost $1,250, was ostensibly for doctors to learn about cardiovascular drugs made by the company, with Novartis sales representatives present as well. But no doctors ever came, according to

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