NEW: No state has taken over as many public school districts as Texas.
Since 2020, the Texas Education Agency has installed its own hand-picked leaders in eight districts.
Four of those came just this spring.
At least another 10 are at risk of takeover.
https://www.europesays.com/3275918/ As battery projects emerge, Here’s what New Yorkers should know #Energy #Government #latestnews #state
After buzzy fintech startup Bilt left customers with frozen accounts and unpaid rents, Russell Vought told Congress that Bilt was “able to fix their issues” before the CFPB needed to investigate.
Weeks later, a second debacle hit customers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/bilt-cfpb-russell-vought-trump-consumer-protection-fintech?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Congress #RussellVought #Government #Credit #CreditCards #Consumer #Regulation
NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing #PFAS to wildland firefighters.
The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.
https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service
As battery projects emerge, Here’s what New Yorkers should know https://www.byteseu.com/2403279/ #Energy #Government #latestnews #state
NEW: "I Got Access to Hundreds of Teacher Misconduct Complaints in California — and You Can Too"
In her five years of investigating teacher misconduct in California schools, reporter Holly McDede learned an important lesson: What seems to be secret isn’t always so — sometimes you just need to know who to ask, and for what.
https://www.propublica.org/article/california-teacher-misconduct-public-records
NEW: If Attorney General Pam Bondi’s team wins this case, thousands of immigrant moms and dads could be exposed to deportation for minor involvement in the juvenile court system, a new realm for President Trump’s deportation regime.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-immigration-deportation-family-court-sotero-mendoza-rivera
#news #trump #immigration #deportation #PamBondi #government #courts #law #criminaljustice
NEW: A top U.S. official endorsed a key policy change on hormone replacement therapies while holding at least $115,000 in stock in a company that provides access to menopause treatments.
Ethics experts called it an “obvious conflict of interest.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/hhs-alicia-jackson-menopause-treatment-policy?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Health #Women #Ethics #Conflict #Government #Business
NEW: Trump Administration Moves to Allow Intelligence Agencies Easier Access to Law Enforcement Files
“None of this has been thought through very carefully,” one official said of the plans, which upend long-standing restrictions meant to protect Americans’ privacy.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-cia-law-enforcement-records-privacy-intelligence-community
#news #Trump #CIA #LawEnforcement #Privacy #Government #criminaljustice
NEW: For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
#news #health #healthcare #hospitals #doctors #insurance #government #business
Roughly 5,000 North Carolina homeowners affected by Hurricane Helene are awaiting help from the state.
But records show problems like rigid rules and insufficient staffing, which occurred in a previous rebuilding program, are starting to surface.
https://www.propublica.org/article/hurricane-helene-housing-recovery-program-lessons?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #NorthCarolina #Government #Hurricane #Housing #Family #House
The Institute of Museum and Library Services is now accepting applications for its 2026 grant cycle.
But this time, it has unusually specific criteria: It “particularly welcomes” projects that align with President Donald Trump’s vision for America.
https://www.propublica.org/article/institute-of-museum-and-library-services-grant-guidelines-donald-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Library #Museum #Funding #Government #USPolitics
Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
#News #Law #USPolitics #Government #Crypto #DOJ #Senate #ToddBlanche
As President Donald Trump’s administration pushes a pro-ranching agenda, ProPublica and High Country News investigated how public lands grazing has evolved.
Here are the biggest takeaways from our reporting.
https://www.propublica.org/article/grazing-public-lands-investigation-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Government #Trump #Environment #Grazing #PublicLands #Law
NEW: A new congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica reporting has found that, contrary to the Trump administration’s claims, immigration agents have frequently detained and mistreated U.S. citizens.
#immigration #news #ice #government #trump #politics #criminaljustice #humanrights #civilrights
Powerful Friends: Sympathetic Officials and “Cultural Power” Help Ranchers Dodge Oversight
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Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/politicians-help-ranchers-dodge-oversight?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
If you work at a federal prison and know about wrongdoing, we want to hear from you.
We’re especially interested in tips about the priorities of the Bureau of Prisons’ leadership, contracting and budget decisions, concerns about wrongdoing or abuses of power, and any info you can share to paint a fuller picture of what’s going on inside the bureau.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/bop-bureau-prisons
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
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The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-strategy-group-senate-probe?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
The exodus of corrections officers from federal prisons to ICE comes amid shortages of critical supplies, from food to personal hygiene items, for both staff and inmates.
It threatens to make the already grim conditions in these prisons even worse.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-bop-federal-prisons-corrections-officers?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefitted from the deal.
https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #KristiNoem #DHS #Government #USPolitics #Law #TV #Advertising #Media
Red State Workers Could Lose Out on Disability Benefits as Trump Administration Rewrites Eligibility Rules
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Planned changes to Social Security’s disability program could leave hundreds of thousands of older blue-collar workers ineligible for aid. These changes would fall disproportionately on some of President Trump’s most loyal supporters.
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-security-disability-eligibility-trump-red-states?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SocialSecurity #Disability #Trump #USPolitics #Government
Russell Vought is the architect of President Trump’s broader plan to fire civil servants, freeze government programs and dismantle entire agencies. Here are some key things to know about the D.C. insider who wants to take a hatchet to the federal government.
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 challenges to their arrests.
Trading on Tom Homan: Inside the Push to Cash in on the Trump Administration’s Deportation Campaign
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A Pennsylvania businessman who had Tom Homan on his payroll led companies to believe his connections to the future border czar could help advance their bids for government work, industry executives said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tom-homan-border-czar-trump-mark-hall-charles-sowell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
A previously undisclosed State Department report and interviews reveal accusations that U.S. Ambassador Ronald D. Johnson shielded Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele from U.S. and Salvadoran law enforcement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/ambassador-ronald-johnson-nayib-bukele-trump-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
