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Heather Vogell

Heather Vogell

Reporter at ProPublica

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  • English
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  • Business
  • Investigative Reporting

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Recent Articles

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America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case

Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a way that could result in cartel-like behavior.
4 months ago
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After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Stars...

Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.
7 months ago
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Unsanitary Practices Persist at Baby Formula Factory Whose Shutdown...

“Persistent leaks” and “unaddressed contamination issues” are among the problems workers say they witnessed at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants. “I can’t have this on my conscience,” one told ProPublica
8 months ago
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NASA Official Warns Staff About Publicly Displaying Their Badges Am...

The Trump administration has used strong language to disparage the federal workforce. A NASA official urges staff to “please use caution” in public amid the increasing “negative rhetoric” toward government workers.
9 months ago
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One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon ...

The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.
10 months ago
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Justice Department Sues Six of the Nation’s Largest Landlords in Ef...

Federal prosecutors allege that the landlords have used RealPage pricing software to collude and artificially raise rents. The legal action is the latest development stemming from a 2022 ProPublica investigation.
11 months ago
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Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk

With new rules, Thailand joins three dozen countries that have taken steps to regulate toddler milk ads. The action follows a ProPublica investigation that detailed how the U.S. helped the formula industry fight regulation in 2017.
12 months ago
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DOJ Files Antitrust Suit Against RealPage, Maker of Rent-Setting Al...

The lawsuit, which comes in the wake of a ProPublica investigation into the Texas company, accuses RealPage of taking part in an illegal price-fixing scheme to reduce competition among landlords to boost prices — and profits.
over 1 year ago
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Facing a National Shortage of Baby Formula, Trade Officials Opposed...

When the U.S. supply of baby formula collapsed in 2022, federal trade officials repeatedly argued against lifting the tariff on imports. Among their concerns: that it would raise “lots of questions from domestic dairy producers.”
over 1 year ago
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The Biden Administration Says Its Trade Policy Puts People Over Cor...

U.S. officials have challenged baby formula regulations in more than half a dozen countries, sometimes after manufacturers complained. Critics say the efforts are undermining public health.
over 1 year ago
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I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to ...

Health experts say formula marketing often makes misleading claims and prompts some mothers to prematurely give up breastfeeding. Yet the U.S. government has opposed advertising restrictions on the product around the globe.
over 1 year ago
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What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to ...

These drinks, targeted to young kids, may promise unproven benefits like “improved brain development” or “improved immune function.” Yet the U.S. government has repeatedly fought against advertising restrictions on these products around the globe.
over 1 year ago
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The U.S. Government Defended the Overseas Business Interests of Bab...

Records and interviews show that the U.S. government repeatedly used its muscle to advance the interests of large baby formula companies while thwarting the efforts of Thailand and other developing countries to safeguard children’s health.
over 1 year ago
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Senators Seek to Bar Landlords From Using Algorithms to Artificiall...

After a ProPublica investigation, U.S. senators introduced a bill to curb “price fixing” linked to rent-setting software. “Setting prices with an algorithm is no different from doing it over cigars and whiskey in a private club,” said one sponsor.
almost 2 years ago
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DOJ Backs Tenants in Case Alleging Price-Fixing by Big Landlords an...

A ProPublica investigation last year about RealPage’s rent-setting software led to federal lawsuits asserting inflated apartment prices.
about 2 years ago
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Ruling Confirms Trump Used Fraud to Hype Property Values

In 2019, ProPublica revealed stark inconsistencies between what the Trump Organization had reported to tax authorities and what it told lenders about the finances of one of its towers. A judge this week ruled the company had committed fraud.
about 2 years ago
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Senators Had Questions for the Maker of a Rent-Setting Algorithm. T...

After a ProPublica investigation, RealPage answered questions from lawmakers about its product. In response, the senators sent a letter to the Justice Department.
over 2 years ago
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Department of Justice Opens Investigation Into Real Estate Tech Com...

The DOJ will examine whether RealPage helped landlords coordinate rent increases. Questions also swirl around a 2017 merger deal with its largest competitor.
about 3 years ago
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More Senate Democrats Seek Investigation of Tech Firm Accused of Co...

Sen. Amy Klobuchar and other leading Democrats have asked the Department of Justice to examine Texas-based RealPage, which sells software to help landlords set apartment rental prices across the country.
about 3 years ago
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Pressure Grows on Real Estate Tech Company Accused of Colluding Wit...

RealPage has come under increasing fire from lawmakers and lawyers after ProPublica reported on its software’s potentially anti-competitive effects. Student housing is implicated.
about 3 years ago
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Senator Seeks Antitrust Review of Apartment Price-Setting Software

The chair of a Senate committee wants the Federal Trade Commission to examine software sold by Texas-based RealPage after a ProPublica investigation revealed possible collusion.
about 3 years ago