by Paul Kiel, ProPublica - November 30, 2009 4:28 pm EST The administration’s big mortgage modification program features $50 billion worth of carrots – but the stick part has been largely absent. Today, the Treasury Department announced it...

by Christopher Flavelle, ProPublica - November 30, 2009 2:21 pm EST The federal government is within a bureaucratic eyelash of spending the first third of its stimulus dollars. According to the latest from Recovery.gov, federal...

by Sabrina Shankman, ProPublica - November 30, 2009 12:11 pm EST Today’s roundup of stimulus reporting: California has received $60 million in stimulus funds to upgrade its aged unemployment benefits system, but money previously allocated...

by Jennifer LaFleur, ProPublica - We've been tracking the Obama administration's promise of transparency. A story in Sunday's Boston Globe shows that promise may be clouding up a bit. The Globe reports that Obama may halt the release of...

by Eric Umansky, ProPublica - ProPublica is looking for a reporter-blogger who will follow up on and synthesize investigative journalism by others. We're looking for a journalist who has a critical eye and a knack for daily writing and...