Jeremy Kohler
@jeremykohler.bsky.social
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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Senior Editor, Business
New York City, United States
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November 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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!
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You can email me or on Signal at 718-496-5233
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Great reporting here.
A major breach of the KCKPD has revealed a list of alleged officer misconduct for the first time, including allegations of sexual harassment, excessive force, false arrests and more. Even still, some accusations of misconduct by known corrupt cops did not make the list.
Kansas City, Kansas, Police's secret misconduct list
A major breach of the KCKPD has revealed a list of alleged officer misconduct for the first time, including allegations of sexual harassment, excessive force, false arrests and more. Even still, some accusations of misconduct by known corrupt cops, such as disgraced former detective Roger Golubski, did not make the list.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Great reporting here.
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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
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
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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October 19, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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
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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Watch @jsmithrichards.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org News Hour: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America
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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October 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Watch @jsmithrichards.bsky.social on @pbsnews.org News Hour: How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America
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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...
Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
October 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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...
Set a reminder: www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
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...
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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October 9, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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...
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...
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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October 7, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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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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.
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By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
“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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September 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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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
“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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September 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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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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
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
“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...
www.propublica.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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
Now he’s co-deputy director of the FBI.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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...
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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September 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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...
🚨 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-...
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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September 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
🚨 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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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
“What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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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September 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
“What better way to show loyalty than to do exactly what Trump wants,” one said.
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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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.
August 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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.
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...
@amierjeski.bsky.social looked at why he was such an unusual choice: www.propublica.org/article/bill...
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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August 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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...
@amierjeski.bsky.social looked at why he was such an unusual choice: www.propublica.org/article/bill...
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...
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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July 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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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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...
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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July 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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...
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...
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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July 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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...
Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
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.
www.stltoday.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Missouri ballot measure would ban most abortions. But the question doesn’t say that www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
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...
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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June 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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...
St. Louis severe weather early warning system
June 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
St. Louis severe weather early warning system
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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
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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…
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
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...
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:31 AM
👀 “In Missouri, overturning the will of voters has almost become the legislature’s main business.”
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
By @jeremykohler.bsky.social / @propublica.org
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Republicans in Florida, Utah, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ohio and the Dakotas have either approved efforts to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives or are considering measures to do so -- making it harder for voters to change laws outside legislatures.
New, @jeremykohler.bsky.social
New, @jeremykohler.bsky.social
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...
www.propublica.org
May 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Republicans in Florida, Utah, Montana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, Ohio and the Dakotas have either approved efforts to restrict citizen-led ballot initiatives or are considering measures to do so -- making it harder for voters to change laws outside legislatures.
New, @jeremykohler.bsky.social
New, @jeremykohler.bsky.social
Illinois just banned police from ticketing students for things like swearing or vaping in school — a practice that funneled kids into adult courtrooms and debt. It took years of reporting by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social to get here. www.propublica.org/article/illi...
Illinois Lawmakers Ban Police From Ticketing and Fining Students for Minor Infractions in School
The legislation comes after a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that even though state law bans schools from fining students directly, districts skirt the law by calling on police to i...
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May 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Illinois just banned police from ticketing students for things like swearing or vaping in school — a practice that funneled kids into adult courtrooms and debt. It took years of reporting by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social & @jodiscohen.bsky.social to get here. www.propublica.org/article/illi...