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Revolving door at the border
The Border Patrol says Operation Streamline's threat of criminal charges deters repeat offenders. But new data finds the same people are showing up again and again.
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VA backs off promise to fix backlog
After failing to hit progress benchmarks, the agency now says its pledge to make quicker decisions on all claims was never meant to include some benefits.
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One powerful newsroom
Starting May 29, CIR, California Watch and The Bay Citizen are becoming one: The Center for Investigative Reporting. You can expect the same unique, in-depth reporting but without the confusion of three names.
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Who Took Down Stockton?
The Central Valley city went broke last year, the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Now, Stockton is at the center of an unprecedented legal battle.
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Teacher training tough to assess
After students leave schools of education, and after years of reforms, institutions often have no way of ascertaining if their programs produced high-quality teachers.
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The Sacramento Squeeze
How the California Assembly speaker squeezes the political "juice."
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Interest groups play big role in campaign funds
Democrats in the California Assembly turned to interest groups with big stakes in state government decisions to finance their campaigns and fund donations to races targeted by Speaker John A. Pérez, a CIR analysis shows.
