J David McSwaneJ. David McSwane is a reporter in ProPublica's Washington, DC, office. Previously, he was an investigative reporter for The Dallas Morning News and the Austin-American Statesman. McSwane's reporting has spurred new laws and state and feeral criminal investigations; forced belt-tightening lawmakers to invest in social programs; and won awards including Harvard's Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, the Worth Bingham Prize, a Scripps Howard award, an IRE award, and the Peabody. Read More Read Less