Theodoric Meyer

Theodoric Meyer is an intern at ProPublica. He has also written for the New York Times, the Seattle Times, and GlobalPost.

News Analysis

In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted

An accidentally released court filing reveals how one company secretly gave money to a nonprofit that helped get favorable mining legislation passed.

By: Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

October 15, 2014

News

Why Is the Cuomo Administration Automatically Deleting State Employees’ Emails?

A previously unpublished memo raises new questions about New York Stateu2019s policy of purging emails after 90 days.

By: Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

August 13, 2014

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Cuomo Has Raised Millions Through Loophole He Pledged to Close

The governor has called for closing a gap in the stateu2019s campaign finance laws, but heu2019s taken far more through the loophole than his predecessors, much of it from …

By: Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

June 17, 2014

News

IRS Delays New Rules for Dark Money Groups

The agency has pushed back indefinitely a hearing on new regulations for social welfare nonprofits that spend money on politics.

By: Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

May 25, 2014

News

Liberal Outside Money Groups Spend Big in North Carolina

Most people have come to associate outside money with conservatives, but North Carolina elections are bucking the trend.

By: Kim Barker &; Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

May 14, 2014

News

What Happens When a Dark Money Group Blows Off IRS Rules? Nothing

The Government Integrity Fund spent most of its money on election ads, despite IRS rules prohibiting a social welfare nonprofit from doing so.

By: Theodoric Meyer &; Kim Barker ,; ProPublica

April 28, 2014

News

What Newly Released Docs Tell Us About the IRS and How It Handles Dark Money Groups

In a party-line vote, a GOP-led House committee will seek criminal charges against an IRS official accused of unfairly targeting the applications of conservative groups and misleading the Treasury …

By: Theodoric Meyer &; Kim Barker ,; ProPublica

April 11, 2014

News Analysis

Who Controls the Kochs’ Political Network?

Obscure limited liability companies have ultimate say over the Koch network's nonprofits, which spend hundreds of millions of dollars to advance conservative causes.

By: Theodoric Meyer &; Kim Barker ,; ProPublica

March 18, 2014

News Analysis

Claim on “Attacks Thwarted” by NSA Spreads Despite Lack of Evidence

The NSA, President Obama, and members of Congress have all said NSA spying programs have thwarted more than 50 terrorist plots while there is not evidence to support that …

By: Justin Elliott &; Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

October 26, 2013

News

A Timeline of Mass Surveillance in America

That the National Security Agency has engaged in such activity isn't entirely new: Since 9/11, we've learned about large-scale surveillance by the spy agency.

By: Cora Currier ,; Justin Elliott ,; Theodoric Meyer ,; ProPublica

June 8, 2013

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