Megan O'Matz

Wisconsin business leaders, including the Florsheim shoemaker, release an ad saying GOP governor candidate Tom Tiffany did not pledge to honor election results, calling that disqualifying. "Our businesses depend on a stable government & the rule of law." www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_o-...

“Best known for canceling the 1994 World Series as interim MLB commissioner, Bud Selig is again lobbying for a salary cap, 32 years after the players struck to avoid one, leading to the postseason he canceled.”

New data shows Trump's Education Department scaled back investigations into sexual assault on campus, despite ongoing concerns — demonstrated by the scrutiny over how Cornell University handled the report of a 2024 gang rape. / by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social

How Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation / by @propublica.org

Political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security wanted the agency that protects election systems to get and hack a voting machine, which shocked staffers. / by Andy Mannix and @dougbockclark.bsky.social

Wisconsin’s statewide economic development agency has signed at least 5 nondisclosure agreements with data center developers, bringing to 8 the number of Wisconsin projects known to have used NDAs. / by @wisconsinwatch.org /

Records show Texas Attorney General Paxton has taken 82 more out-of-state trips with a taxpayer-funded security detail than Gov. Greg Abbott — and nearly as many as the governor and lieutenant governor combined. with @texastribune.org

Sean Hannity of Fox News said Thursday the answer to school shootings is to have retired military / police surround the perimeter of all schools, have them undercover & armed inside, & install metal detectors. “You won’t have kids dying in schools anymore.”

The Wisconsin Elections Commission received a suspicious piece of mail containing a powdery substance Wednesday afternoon, saying the item was deemed not hazardous. "Let this be very clear: this incident will not shake us,” the agency chief said, promising a safe election.

The Trump-endorsed candidate for governor of Florida filed "significantly inaccurate" financial disclosure forms for numerous years. / story is via the Florida Bulldog

Federal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown - ProPublica projects.propublica.org/american-cit....

How @propublica.org Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. / by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

The White House’s proposal to penalize nonprofits that help disabled people vote is just part of the Trump administration’s broader attempts to restrict voting access, especially among groups that have historically faced disenfranchisement.

About 30 states have adopted programs that allow families to spend public money on private school tuition. But our investigation found that many states have little interest in overseeing private schools. Join us Oct. 6 for a virtual discussion. RSVP: events.propublica.org/wild-west-sc...

How easy is it to open a private school these days? My colleagues @propublica.org set out to find out. (In Arkansas, all it took was a few clicks on the secretary of state website, $45 and an American flag.) www.propublica.org/article/prop...

1/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...

Florida Republicans passed a 2024 enabling the demolition of historic Art Deco structures on Miami Beach, including now the Savoy Hotel. Residents are upset but the city has no say. The law's author was chosen to be the GOP candidate for Lt. Gov. www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/27/h...

Do you use apps like DraftKings or FanDuel to place sports bets? If you've used them or work in the gambling industry, we’d like to hear from you.

This week, ProPublica revealed that a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding festivities. Join our reporters on Sept. 23 for a behind-the-scenes conversation. 🗓️ RSVP: events.propublica.org/don-jr-weddi...

Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives. / by @joeljacobs.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...

And don’t sleep on the part where we bust Cleta Mitchell (yes, that one) for helping to hatch a campaign finance cover-up:

NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

A donor, an ex-defense contractor, told FBI agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine / by @propublica.org / www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

Federal Agents Injure U.S. Citizen During Arrest Attempt In Evanston, Illinois, police say. An Evanston resident was hospitalized after a Sunday incident that police said involved federal agents. patch.com/illinois/eva...

A report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel & Sun Sentinel destroy the report, released in response to a public records request, or face legal action. / By @skylerswisher.bsky.social @davidfleshler.bsky.social

Rep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financial and other records about the arrangement. www.propublica.org/article/dona...

“Kremlev’s previously unreported relationship with Trump Jr. represents an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family. “ / www.propublica.org/article/dona...

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin / by @propublica.org https://

“Our kids can’t go to a private school,” said a West Virginia advocate who has a daughter with Down syndrome. “I called every private school from Huntington to Charleston because that’s as far as we could drive her and work. But no one would accept her." / Help us report: www.propublica.org/tips/

Private schools that take public voucher money often reject children with disabilities — the very kids who were used to help sell early voucher programs to lawmakers and the public — for having needs that are too costly, complex or disruptive. / Reporting by @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social

The Predatory Industry Behind MLB’s Dominican Superstar Pipeline www.propublica.org/podcast/domi...

An OB-GYN sued (often low-income, uninsured) patients for owing as little as $114. He charged them 18% interest. And oh, he had many of them *arrested* if they didn't follow through. That OB-GYN? Republican Senator Roger Marshall www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u... Insane story by Sarah Kliff

The Alpha School is a fast-growing chain of AI-driven private schools that claim academics take up only two hours of the day. It’s been rejected in places as a charter school but approved for tax funded voucher-style programs. @propublica.org

Over 3 terms as attorney general, Ken Paxton has withheld financial information on disclosures that could explain how he became a multimillionaire and had the resources to purchase more than a dozen properties in five states. / @propublica.org

Georgia has made payments of more than $1.1 million since the COVID-19 pandemic for at least one contractor to work with the Corrections Department on its lethal injection process. During that period, the state carried out just a single execution. / by @maxblau.bsky.social

Syracuse University Seeks to Prevent Campus Rape Victim From Obtaining Police Records / by @propublica.org

Since the 1970s, Idaho’s criminal and civil laws have allowed parents who belong to Followers of Christ and the state’s other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care as their children die. / Reporting by @audreydutton.bsky.social @propublica.org

Trump has been banishing people to one of the world's worst dictatorships Including: a Phoenix man whose family fled Egypt at 4 yrs old a woman who came to the U.S. at 5 yr old They're now imprisoned, & report being handcuffed and assaulted They've committed no crime tucson.com/news/local/b...

Two years ago voters in Missouri overturned a near-total abortion ban enacted by the GOP-dominated legislature. Now the party is pushing a new ballot initiative to repeal abortion rights, linking it to anti-trans sentiment. / by @jeremykohler.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/miss...

NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.

At some private schools across the U.S., 100% of students use taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools. www.propublica.org/article/priv...

In Wisconsin's primary on Tuesday, turnout was much larger than in recent Democratic primary contests: an unofficial 792,009, compared to 640,247 in the 2024 Senate primary and 538,857 in the 2018 gubernatorial primary, according to Marquette University.

The AAU, a youth sports organization, had grown “sophisticated” in its attempts to suppress child sex abuse lawsuits, according to one attorney: “It’s not unlike what the Catholic Church has done.” / By @propublica.org

Michael Alfonso, son-in-law of DOT Secretary Sean Duffy, wins congressional primary having received large campaign contributions from transportation interests — the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

US Sen. Rick Scott votes to hold Dr. Fauci in contempt for invoking the Fifth Amendment. When Scott was CEO of Columbia/HCA, the hospital company paid a $1.7 billion fine for Medicare fraud. During a civil deposition, Scott invoked the Fifth some 75 times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPsw...

GOP Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan has been virtually silent during Trump’s second term about tariffs on Canada, even as they harm his constituents on the border./ Reporting by: @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Trump holds tele-town hall for DOT Secretary Sean Duffy's son-in-law in Wisconsin congressional race. Claims candidate will support the president's agenda. www.jsonline.com/story/news/p... via @journalsentinel

ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases since Trump retook the White House in which judges criticized the actions of DOJ lawyers. In many, judges have expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word. / By @davidmcswane.bsky.social