Dear Reader,
Yesterday, we began our two-week summer member drive, and I’m so grateful to the more than 900 readers who stepped up with a donation. Join them and make your renewal gift today. We need folks like you to support our deep-dive journalism that holds the powerful to account by shining a light on corruption, neglect and injustice.
We shine that light with a purpose: Our mission is to use the moral force of investigative journalism to spur change. Our work has led to laws being passed, people resigning from powerful positions, victims receiving compensation and much more. We carefully track the impact of our work, and here are a few recent examples of stories that led to action:
Texas Legislature Closes Gun Background Check Loophole
State lawmakers passed a bill requiring courts to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations of juveniles for inclusion in the federal gun background check system. The law closes a gap revealed by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune in 2022.
EPA Proposes Ban on Pesticide Widely Used on Fruits and Vegetables
The ban on acephate came a week after a ProPublica investigation highlighted the Environmental Protection Agency’s controversial finding that the bug killer doesn’t harm the developing brains of children.
New Legislation Would Expand Access to Disaster Relief, Provide Help With Titles for Large Number of Black Landowners
The bills come after ProPublica’s reporting on land passed down informally within families, known as heirs’ property. Representing about one-third of Black-owned land in the South, owners can be ineligible for aid and vulnerable to forced sales.
Sports Team Owners Face New Scrutiny From IRS Over Tax Avoidance
After ProPublica revealed how billionaires can generate hundreds of millions in tax savings by purchasing professional sports teams, the IRS launched a campaign to examine whether sports team owners are violating the law.
Our work has proven time and again that people and policymakers, when confronted with difficult truths, will be inspired to push for change. Our reporters dig deep, knowing that a sustained public interrogation of injustice has the power to intervene in harmful policies and practices, and strengthen democratic governance. And thanks to donations from folks like you, we’re growing larger, getting stronger and spurring more impact than ever before. Renew today, and help ProPublica ensure that we continue to have the resources to follow the most important stories wherever they lead — for however long it takes.
Thanks so much,
Tova Genesen
Deputy Director of Membership
Proud ProPublican
