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Investigative reporter for @Propublica.org covering Missouri and the Midwest. You have got to show me. Call/Text/Signal: 708-967-5731

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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Latest episode of Paper Trail is about one of my own investigations — along with reporters Andy Mannix and @jeremykohler.bsky.social — into the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church. At its heart, I’d say this episode is really about how sunshine is the best disinfectant: www.propublica.org/podcast/old-...
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The Church That Told Sexually Abused Children to “Forgive and Forget”
A man was convicted of abusing young girls in his church. Preachers had known the allegations for years. So why didn’t they report him to the police?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/07/2026
NEW: As ProPublica and @startribune.com investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going on to repeat the behavior.
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Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
As ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going ...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Heartbreaking story about the ripple effects of child sex abuse: Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social and Andy Mannix
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Children in This Church Were Sexually Abused. Then They Began Abusing Other Kids. Some Continued as Adults.
As ProPublica and the Minnesota Star Tribune investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going ...
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
12/ Read more here: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
11/ The White House directed ProPublica to the FBI in response to detailed questions. The FBI did not respond to requests for comment.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
10/ FBI analysts who have refused to work on the project have been fired. www.ms.now/news/fbi-kas...
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FBI analysts fired after refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe
The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the Trump administration’s investigation was justified, sources told MS NOW.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
9/ This signature-matching initiative comes at the same time as the FBI has mandated that 260 analysts be redirected from field offices nationwide to focus on the Fulton County probe, according to an agency memo reviewed by ProPublica. www.ms.now/news/fbi-dir...
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FBI directing hundreds of analysts to dig into Georgia election probe subjects, sources say
A personnel surge supporting Kash Patel’s “priority effort” is underway, with intelligence experts tasked with running tens of thousands of records checks by mid-July.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
8/ Some FBI staffers are trying to mitigate political pressure to find voter fraud by highlighting the limitations of this type of analysis, arguing it hasn’t been done at this scale, said a source.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
7/ Internal communications suggest that the approach in this case would involve comparing only one outside signature to those on the mail-in ballot envelopes — which makes it significantly more likely there will be discrepancies, experts said.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
6/ A source told ProPublica that there is political pressure to find evidence of fraud. “Everyone is of the opinion that, whether they find anything or not, they are going to continue” to pursue this, the source said.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
5/ Not only is signature matching already controversial, but the FBI is exploring using AI to assess the signatures on mail-in ballots seized from Fulton County, GA. It’s another push in the administration’s reinvestigation of the 2020 vote. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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FBI’s Search of Georgia Election Center Is “Dangerous,” Experts Warn
The search warrant, which sought 2020 election ballots, tabulator tapes, digital data and voter rolls from Fulton County, marked what experts described as a significant escalation in President Donald ...
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
4/ If you’d like to see if you can figure out whether a mail-in ballot is legitimate by examining things like the size and slant of letters made in different circumstances, give it a shot at the link below. Most people don’t find it easy. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
3/ Signature matching is a process by which election officials try to determine if a mail-in ballot is fraudulent by comparing the signature on its envelope to another signature from the voter in question. One expert has described it as “witchcraft”: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered—Then Discarded
Signature matching—which one expert described as “witchcraft”—could lead to thousands of legitimate ballots being thrown out.
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
2/ With @jeremykohler.bsky.social, I just reported that the FBI has been exploring using a controversial technique known as signature matching to check the ballots for fraud. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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FBI Has Looked at Using Questionable AI Tech to Review Signatures on Seized Mail-In Ballots
As part of President Trump’s continued push to discredit the results of the 2020 election, his administration has considered using AI technology to scrutinize tens of thousands of ballots seized in Fu...
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Doug Bock Clark @dougbockclark.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
1/ Wondering what the FBI has been doing with 2020 election materials it seized in a raid earlier this year, and how it figures into Trump’s plans for the midterm elections? Well, @ProPublica has been working to find out. 🧵👇
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 25/06/2026
“All workers deserve wages that at least keep up with inflation, because anything less is just a pay cut in disguise,” reporter Paul Kiel says. As inflation continues to rise, our contract must reflect this reality.
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 22/06/2026
It’s been three years since we formed our union. We still don’t have a contract. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be hearing from us — the workers of @propublica.org — on why this contract is so important and the issues about which we care deeply.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Andy Mannix and @jeremykohler.bsky.social have a new installment in what we've been calling our "Forgive and Forget" series. It asks the question, why don't adults with concrete knowledge of child abuse face consequences when they fail to report it to authorities? www.propublica.org/article/minn...
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Lawmaker Calls for Stronger Mandatory Reporting Rules Following Our Investigation Into Church Abuse Case
Mandatory reporters in Minnesota can be charged with a misdemeanor if they do not report child abuse to authorities. But violators of the statute are rarely convicted, and fines are often similar to t...
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Stunning article. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
ProPublica is hiring and we have a slew of great job opportunities: * Copy editor * Texas reporter * Senior editor, Business * Senior editor, LRN * YouTube senior producer * YouTube producer (two-year) job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Earlier this year, I wrote about a coordinated effort to undermine progressive ballot initiatives nationwide. I just got this text this morning. GOP attempts to thwart direct democracy in Missouri seem more desperate with each passing day. www.propublica.org/article/red-...
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Chris Kohler @kohler.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
My cousin @jeremykohler.bsky.social is doing some incredible work at ProPublica -- a great reporter (and publication) to be paying attention to right now!
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
NEW from @jeremykohler.bsky.social. A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
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A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/11/2025
NEW: Using his clemency power, Trump has undone prosecutions made by his own DOJ during his first term. Experts say the actions show a broad contempt for the justice system: “He’s rejecting ... the work of people he appointed but didn’t fully control.” By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
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Chris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
NEW: Trump likes to claim that his pardons are about undoing supposed Biden DOJ overreach, but @propublica.org found at least a dozen instances where Trump has granted clemency in criminal cases that originated during the first Trump term. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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A Tale of Two Terms: How Powerful Figures Were Prosecuted in Trump’s First Term, Then Pardoned in His Second
We found that Donald Trump has granted clemency in at least a dozen criminal cases that originated during his first term. No other president has used clemency to erase his own appointees’ actions on s...
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Josh Kaplan @josh-kaplan.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
NEW: We’ve uncovered the first known example of taxpayer money flowing from DHS to businesses controlled by Kristi Noem’s allies and friends. It’s part of a money trail that’s been shrouded in secrecy—and involves $220 million, a mysterious Delaware LLC & a horse named Gill.
Kristi Noem sits on a horse wearing a cowboy hat. In the background is Mount Rushmore.
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Really important story 👇
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
JOB ALERT! We are hiring a business editor. You have an unerring instinct for the jugular of the wealthy & powerful? Build a team with me and we’ll get after it! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j... You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233
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Senior Editor, Business
New York City, United States
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Great reporting here.
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Megan O'Matz @megomatz.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
When ICE stormed through Santa Ana, CA, panicked calls flooded into the city’s emergency response system. Recordings obtained by @propublica.org captured the terror residents felt as they watched masked men ambush people and force them into unmarked cars. / Story by @davidmcswane.bsky.social
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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Watch @jsmithrichards.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org News Hour: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America
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How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America
In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dr...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/10/2025
On Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. ET, ProPublica reporter @andykroll.bsky.social will be on Reddit answering your questions about his investigation of Russ Vought’s rise from the Senate mail room to Trump’s “shadow president.” Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll, wearing a backwards baseball cap, is holding a piece of paper that says: “AMA about Project 2025 architect and Trump budget chief Russ Vought. r/fednews Oct. 22 @ 6 p.m. ET. u/propublica_”
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
This story by @amyyurkanin.bsky.social of @propublica.org is so beautifully written. A true masterclass in weaving details and emotion into a powerful narrative. www.propublica.org/article/jorg...
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How a Fatal Car Crash Tested Alabama’s Justice System
A 19-year-old was arrested and charged with murder after a fatal car accident in Alabama. His lawyers have come to believe that one factor changed the course of the case, starting in the first moments...
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Four people died in a wrong-way crash on the Inner Belt but "the Missouri Highway Patrol no longer releases names of people in crashes." Make it make sense. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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4 die in wrong-way crash on I-170 near I-70 in Berkeley
Patrol officials said the wrong-way driver, who also was in an SUV, was headed south in the northbound lanes of 170. He was 88 years old and driving a 2017
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/09/2025
As Missouri AG, Bailey repeatedly launched headline-grabbing actions, including one which a school board said misrepresented facts: blaming the school’s “race-based policies” for an off-campus, after school fight between students. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...
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Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Really insightful story by @jeremykohler.bsky.social: How the FBI’s New Co-Deputy Director Used His Role as Missouri’s Attorney General to Wage a Culture War
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“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/09/2025
NEW: Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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“His Audience Was Really Trump”: How New FBI Lead Used His Missouri AG Role to Wage a Culture War
Andrew Bailey’s nearly three-year term as Missouri’s top lawyer was marked by splashy fights over gender, schools and diversity that often fizzled but boosted his political profile. Now he’s co-deputy...
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Kudos to @jasonrosenbaum.bsky.social at @stlpublicradio.bsky.social for being the first to this angle: Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum www.stlpr.org/government-p...
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Opponents of Missouri redistricting push could have a secret weapon — a referendum
The proposed map could be open to a referendum that could prevent the measure from going into effect.
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨 Missouri’s legislature is moving to gut the state’s initiative petition process — the tool voters have used to pass abortion rights, Medicaid expansion & more. Earlier this year, I reported on how this crackdown has been building. www.propublica.org/article/red-...
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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power t...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/09/2025
Critics of Andrew Bailey, Trump's pick to help run the FBI, say the Missouri AG got the attention of the White House by following Trump’s tactic of targeting political opponents. “What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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Trump’s Pick to Help Run the FBI Has a History of Prosecuting Influential Democrats
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s targeting of Democrats is legally questionable, experts say, but it’s helped to further his career nationally: “The more outrageous you are, the more you are ...
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 12/08/2025
We’re holding a lunch-out today to demand that @propublica management agree to a fair discipline and performance evaluation system. Just today, a member of our Bargaining Committee and Unit Council was fired as a result of ProPublica's flawed system.
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Billy Long’s stint running the IRS lasted 2 months. Now Trump’s sending him to Iceland as ambassador. My earlier story with @amierjeski.bsky.social looked at why he was such an unusual choice: www.propublica.org/article/bill...
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Billy Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious
The former representative from Missouri, who once pushed to abolish the IRS, has marketed himself as a certified tax and business advisor after attending only a three-day seminar.
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Despite dire weather alerts, local officials in Texas failed to warn or evacuate before flash floods killed over 100 — echoing the same inaction seen during Hurricane Helene. Why does this keep happening? @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social digs in for @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Some Texas Officials Didn’t Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene
Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.
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Jessica Lussenhop @jlussenhop.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
The reporting of my colleagues @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and @jeremykohler.bsky.social has prompted an overhaul of how Texas funds anti-abortion centers. Previous spending reached $100 million with little oversight and lots of strange billing practices: www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detai...
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
After our investigation uncovered waste in Texas’ anti-abortion program, state officials will now require providers to submit receipts before getting reimbursed with taxpayer dollars. Follow-up by @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and me for @propublica. www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Overhauls Anti-Abortion Program That Spent Tens of Millions of Taxpayer Dollars With Little Oversight
After a ProPublica and CBS News investigation revealed that Texas’ funding pipeline for anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers is riddled with waste, nonprofits in the program must now provide a detai...
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
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Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that
The measure would only allow abortions in rare case of medical emergencies, fetal anomalies and rape or incest within 12 weeks of gestational age.
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself. Great reporting as always by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social. www.propublica.org/article/fema...
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States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.
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Jeremy Kohler @jeremykohler.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
St. Louis severe weather early warning system
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/05/2025
NEW: Across the country, Republican lawmakers have been working to undermine or altogether undo the will of the voters by making it harder for voters to pass amendments and laws through citizen-led initiatives. By @jeremykohler.bsky.social‬
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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power…
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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.” By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
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Red State Voters Approved Progressive Measures. GOP Lawmakers Are Trying to Undermine Them.
In the wake of ballot measures that increased abortion access and improved sick leave for workers, a coordinated effort is unfolding across the country to restrict direct democracy — and shift power t...
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