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Heather Vogell

Heather Vogell covers commercial space companies and the federal agencies that work with and regulate them, like the Federal Aviation Administration and NASA.
Management

Election skeptics are running some county election boards in Georgia. A new rule could allow them to exclude decisive votes.

An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.

  • By Doug Bock Clark and Heather Vogell , ProPublica
Finance

Rent Going Up? One Company’s Algorithm Could Be Why

Texas-based RealPage’s YieldStar software helps landlords set prices for apartments across the U.S. With rents soaring, critics are concerned that the company’s proprietary algorithm is hurting competition.

  • By Heather Vogell , ProPublica
Finance

When Private Equity Becomes Your Landlord

Amid a national housing crisis, giant private equity firms have been buying up apartment buildings en masse to squeeze them for profit, with the help of government-backed Freddie Mac. Meanwhile, tenants say they’re the ones paying the price.

  • By Heather Vogell , ProPublica