Investigations

City and state officials say they want to prevent investors from extracting profits from low-income properties funded by federal dollars.

A Boston nonprofit is battling in court with an investor that wants to sell off low-income housing for profit. It's a story that's playing out across the country.

Despite widespread outrage over the attack on the Capitol, membership has grown for Super Happy Fun America, a conservative, self-described "pro-heterosexual group," and Nationalist Social Club (NSC-131), a neo-Nazi group, both of which are based in Massachusetts. Experts say the groups blur the lines between conservatism and extremism.

The attorney general's office said the company conducting the audit lacked experience for the job and appeared to have a conflict of interest. Two former National Grid employees, one formerly a high-ranking executive, would be key players in the audit.

A WBUR investigation has found landlords threatening tenants, badgering them to pay or leave and even calling law enforcement, despite an eviction moratorium that prohibits these tactics.

Suffolk County District Attorney Rachael Rollins says the sheriff's department should have reported an inmate's death to the DA's office for review. The inmate's family believes poor medical care contributed to his death in 2015.

Federal health agencies' emails to state officials repeatedly downplayed the looming threat in the first three months of 2020, causing confusion and delaying action in Massachusetts and across the country.

There is a vast wave of people and companies finding money-making opportunities in the time of COVID-19. They are jumping into the loosely regulated business of selling masks to hospitals and health departments scrambling to keep workers safe amid a shortage of supplies.

Lawmakers call for more transparency from Mass. sheriffs after a WBUR investigation found some people died in county jails following poor medical care. The issue is all the more urgent as the coronavirus spreads in jails and prisons.

When inmates die, holding jails accountable can be a frustrating battle that pits families against the legal resources of sheriffs. For many, justice feels out of reach. Here's part four of "Dying on the Sheriff's Watch."