Emily Wolf
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Emily Wolf
@wolfemily.bsky.social
Local government accountability reporter for Flatwater Free Press
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New at FFP: UNL’s Statistics Department is 1 of 6 programs set to close under proposed budget cuts. But stats professors say there’s a glaring problem: UNL used flawed data to determine which departments to slash. 🔗 buff.ly/o6onFrl
October 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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New at FFP: As the measles outbreak reaches Nebraska, a new FFP analysis shows that fewer of our state’s children are getting vaccinated against the dangerous virus. Their parents are opting out, citing a religious exemption. 🔗 buff.ly/NIMMc8d
May 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's every family's worst nightmare. Your house is on fire, and the hydrant next door is broken. That's exactly what happened to the Hyman family last month — and now, they're left with more questions than answers: fortworthreport.org/2025/02/09/f...
Fire destroyed their Fort Worth home. A broken hydrant may have cost crucial minutes
Firefighters arrived at a Tanglewood home within five minutes of a 911 call. Crews soon reported a problem: They didn’t have water.
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February 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
NEW: Fort Worth City Council votes 9-1, with one abstention, to appoint Jay Chapa as Fort Worth's next city manager: fortworthreport.org/2024/12/10/f...
Fort Worth council finalizes decision to hire Jay Chapa as city manager amid controversy | Fort Worth Report
The vote comes after a week of controversy, with two council members saying the day before that they wanted to restart the hiring process.
fortworthreport.org
December 11, 2024 at 1:03 AM
Ahead of tonight's council vote,
@bycecilialenzen.bsky.social
and I got our hands on the offer letter extended to city manager candidate Jay Chapa. Here's what he could be paid (and other perks): fortworthreport.org/2024/12/10/h...
Here’s how much Fort Worth is offering city manager candidate Jay Chapa | Fort Worth Report
If approved Dec. 10, the new city manager would earn more than his predecessor David Cooke.
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December 10, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Fort Worth City Council interviewed five city manager candidates behind closed doors Tuesday. @bycecilialenzen.bsky.social
and I were outside City Hall to bring you the latest on the search for David Cooke's successor: fortworthreport.org/2024/12/03/f...
Fort Worth council conducts closed-door interviews with 5 city manager candidates | Fort Worth Report
Fort Worth received 150-plus applications for the position, which David Cooke is vacating after a decade leading the city.
fortworthreport.org
December 4, 2024 at 5:49 PM
After newly elected board members spearheaded a reformist effort at the Tarrant Appraisal District, six school districts fear the cost of those reforms could be millions in state funding: fortworthreport.org/2024/11/26/c...
Chief appraiser flags six Tarrant school districts that could be at risk of state funding cuts | Fort Worth Report
Districts could be in line to lose millions of dollars if local property values don’t match the state’s estimates.
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November 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Giving this site a try for the first time! Full disclosure, I will probably be just as spotty about posting on here as I am on the other social media site. But if you're interested in local government accountability across Tarrant County, I'm your girl.
November 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM