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Arkansas is the only state other than Georgia to have implemented work requirements.
GOP state lawmakers later changed their minds after data showed that red tape associated with verifying eligibility resulted in more than 18,000 people losing coverage within the first few months of the policy.
GOP state lawmakers later changed their minds after data showed that red tape associated with verifying eligibility resulted in more than 18,000 people losing coverage within the first few months of the policy.
What Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Tells Us About the Costs of Trump's Spending Bill
GOP lawmakers want to nationalize Medicaid work requirements to offset Trump’s proposed tax cuts. Yet Georgia’s example shows that this could threaten health care for nearly 16 million Americans and…
www.propublica.org
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Arkansas is the only state other than Georgia to have implemented work requirements.
GOP state lawmakers later changed their minds after data showed that red tape associated with verifying eligibility resulted in more than 18,000 people losing coverage within the first few months of the policy.
GOP state lawmakers later changed their minds after data showed that red tape associated with verifying eligibility resulted in more than 18,000 people losing coverage within the first few months of the policy.
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ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over the course of six years through a state-funded program.
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
www.propublica.org
June 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 million over the course of six years through a state-funded program.
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
At least eight opened with an early boost from state-funded vouchers in the 1960s.
(Published Nov. 2024)
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Dark Ferris Bueller.
April 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Dark Ferris Bueller.
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#ICYMI: An ICE contractor and Washington state are back in court as the company tries to reverse a decision requiring the contractor to pay detainees minimum wage for work done at the facilities where the government has forced them to live.
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
An ICE Contractor Is Worth Billions. It’s Still Fighting to Pay Detainees as Little as $1 a Day to Work.
GEO Group, whose stock is valued at $4 billion, says that state minimum wage laws don’t apply to the cleaning services that it’s asked detained migrants to perform at facilities where they’re kept.
propub.li
March 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#ICYMI: An ICE contractor and Washington state are back in court as the company tries to reverse a decision requiring the contractor to pay detainees minimum wage for work done at the facilities where the government has forced them to live.
By @mckenziefunk.com
By @mckenziefunk.com
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1. EXCLUSIVE
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week
"The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said
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On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week
"The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said
🧵
EXCLUSIVE: Secret policy shift could overwhelm Social Security offices with millions of people
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration (SSA) enacted a new policy that could impose massive demands on the agency's overburdened network of field offices, according to an internal SSA messag...
popular.info
March 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
1. EXCLUSIVE
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week
"The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said
🧵
On Wednesday, the Social Security Administration secretly enacted a new policy to require 75K more people to visit field offices every week
"The havoc and destruction they’re causing is no doubt going to break the agency and hurt the public," an SSA source said
🧵
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Donald Trump's DOJ:
"The Public Integrity Section will now be a non-litigation section and no longer directly handle investigations and prosecutions, two sources said. It will essentially be disbanded."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
"The Public Integrity Section will now be a non-litigation section and no longer directly handle investigations and prosecutions, two sources said. It will essentially be disbanded."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
Only a fraction of the Public Integrity Section’s employees — roughly a half dozen — will remain in an office that, until recently, had dozens of employees.
www.nbcnews.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Donald Trump's DOJ:
"The Public Integrity Section will now be a non-litigation section and no longer directly handle investigations and prosecutions, two sources said. It will essentially be disbanded."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
"The Public Integrity Section will now be a non-litigation section and no longer directly handle investigations and prosecutions, two sources said. It will essentially be disbanded."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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Zampolli founded ID Model Mgmt and ran in the same social circles as Epstein, even running a charity with Ghislaine Maxwell. He says he introduced Melania to Donald at the Kit Kat Club in NY. He facilitated her move to the U.S. from Slovenia after finding her during a scouting trip to Europe.
March 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Zampolli founded ID Model Mgmt and ran in the same social circles as Epstein, even running a charity with Ghislaine Maxwell. He says he introduced Melania to Donald at the Kit Kat Club in NY. He facilitated her move to the U.S. from Slovenia after finding her during a scouting trip to Europe.
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That’s Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
March 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
That’s Derek Chauvin, the police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd.
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I think Trump might’ve lost Dave.
February 27, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I think Trump might’ve lost Dave.
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You have got to be kidding me.
Gee I wonder why there’s a shortage of air traffic controllers
February 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
You have got to be kidding me.
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NEW: The Commerce Department has begun laying off potentially hundreds of NOAA employees.
Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA
The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.
www.axios.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
NEW: The Commerce Department has begun laying off potentially hundreds of NOAA employees.
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NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…
propub.li
February 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The Courts Blocked Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze. Agencies Are Withholding Money Anyway.
Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...
www.propublica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Courts *ordered* the Trump admin to stop its spending freeze
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Yet ProPublica found place after place where $ is still frozen
-hot meals for elderly and disabled
-groceries for those in need
-maternal & child health services
-a clinic that serves the poor
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Oklahoma is abolishing the department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and transferring the power to the Department of Corrections. I hope we understand what a terrible idea this is. I don’t even understand the logic behind it.
February 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Oklahoma is abolishing the department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and transferring the power to the Department of Corrections. I hope we understand what a terrible idea this is. I don’t even understand the logic behind it.
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AG Bondi issued a directive today which dilutes enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. She disbanded an FBI Task Force to combat malign foreign influence in the U.S. and deemphasized criminal enforcement of FARA in favor of civil enforcement. Whoa.
www.justice.gov/ag/media/138...
www.justice.gov/ag/media/138...
www.justice.gov
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
AG Bondi issued a directive today which dilutes enforcement of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. She disbanded an FBI Task Force to combat malign foreign influence in the U.S. and deemphasized criminal enforcement of FARA in favor of civil enforcement. Whoa.
www.justice.gov/ag/media/138...
www.justice.gov/ag/media/138...
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
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Total coincidence that the NYT, NPR, and NBC are all being forced out of the Pentagon and replaced with right-wing outlets. I’m sure those names were just picked out of a hat randomly!
NBC News is being kicked out of its space in the Pentagon and replaced by OANN.
February 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Total coincidence that the NYT, NPR, and NBC are all being forced out of the Pentagon and replaced with right-wing outlets. I’m sure those names were just picked out of a hat randomly!
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Donald Trump and his Administration won’t say this, so we will:
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Donald Trump and his Administration won’t say this, so we will:
Happy Black History Month.
Happy Black History Month.
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The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
February 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The real story after the tariffs are imposed is to watch who Trump gives waivers to, and what they did to get them.
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Mr. President: Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, I have a better idea.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
January 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Mr. President: Instead of stealing Greenland from Denmark, I have a better idea.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
In Denmark, everyone is guaranteed health care, college education is free, parents receive 1-year of paid paternity leave & workers don’t make less than $22 an hour.
Let's steal those ideas.
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How the HECK is it not a nationwide scandal that Trump told federal law enforcement to divert resources away from drug trafficking and terrorism cases to instead prioritize prosecuting undocumented immigrants for living here?
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
January 28, 2025 at 1:03 AM
How the HECK is it not a nationwide scandal that Trump told federal law enforcement to divert resources away from drug trafficking and terrorism cases to instead prioritize prosecuting undocumented immigrants for living here?
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
They screamed about fentanyl and then did this!
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Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
Book Banners Are Lying to Americans!
Don't let them lie to you!
action.everylibrary.org
December 10, 2024 at 4:35 PM
Book banners LOVE to say they just want pornography out of school libraries.
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
They're lying.
And we have the receipts.
(A Thread)
Or all in one post if you like - action.everylibrary.org/bookbannersl...
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Trump's FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, whose first act was to "end DEI" at the agency, has shut down public comments on predatory pricing and other shady corporate tactics.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
'Unthinkable': Trump FTC Chair Shuts Down Public Comments on Corporate Pricing Tactics | Common Dreams
"Chairman Ferguson could have done any number of things to actually lower the cost of living and create opportunities for American businesses and workers," said one Democratic FTC commissioner. "He…
www.commondreams.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump's FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, whose first act was to "end DEI" at the agency, has shut down public comments on predatory pricing and other shady corporate tactics.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder.
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New: Labor Dept probe of insurers found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how they cover mental health care -- findings that mirror a recent @propublica.org investigation.
@deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social
@deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social
Insurers Failed to Comply With Mental Health Coverage Law, Department of Labor Report Finds
The probe found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how health plans and insurers cover mental health care, echoing the findings of a recent ProPublica investigation.
www.propublica.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
New: Labor Dept probe of insurers found widespread noncompliance and violations of federal law in how they cover mental health care -- findings that mirror a recent @propublica.org investigation.
@deldeib.bsky.social @mayatmiller.bsky.social @anniewaldman.bsky.social @maxblau.bsky.social
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Also yes project 2025 was always the plan.
January 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Also yes project 2025 was always the plan.