Max Blau (maxblau.bsky.social)

Investigative reporter with @ProPublica's South bureau, covering health care, public health, and the environment. Find me at

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My colleagues and I at @Propublica are looking into the ways health insurers’ use of prior authorization — the extra layer of approval insurers require before covering a medical expense — impacts patients.

We need your help. 👇

https://t.co/pQafGVKWJv

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A Republican member of the election board in Forsyth County, Georgia, challenged dozens of midterm ballots, claiming four were cast by dead people.

@Propublica found all four are alive.

My latest, w/@DougBockClark and @msweetharris: https://t.co/xzHlRaXhHv #gapol

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Here’s what we’re watching today. https://t.co/gzYrr3yGYq

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I'm keeping an eye out for any voting irregularities, federal interference, threats to poll workers and more in Georgia.

Have a tip for @propublica? You can reach me securely on Signal: 404-915-9044. #gapol

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It’s Election Day, and ProPublica is looking out for what’s going right — and what isn’t.

Our local reporters are spread throughout the country, monitoring for voter interference, election observers, extremism tied to the election and more.

Here’s how to get in touch 👇

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On today's #CloserLookWABE with @WABERoseScott: After suing the state for public records, @ProPublica Investigation Reporter @MaxBlau shares what #Georgia paid a contractor to carry out one execution. Learn more at 12pm & 8pm EST on @WABENews 90.1 FM #deathpenalty #crime

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As Georgia plans for its first execution in two years, a trove of new records provides us w/new information — and raises new questions — about its lethal injection process.

I spoke w/@11AliveNews about the docs: https://t.co/o1FpLmx0xE

Here's my story: https://t.co/G9xebjF9ux

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If you’d like to speak with me about Georgia’s lethal injection process, please reach out at [email protected].

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Georgia is planning for its first execution in two years this month. But how the state carries out the death penalty is largely a secret.

I’ve obtained records that provide new information — and raise new questions — about its lethal injection process. 🧵 https://t.co/G9xebjF9ux

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The state’s Corrections Department and attorney general’s office declined to comment on this story. Here’s what they had to say in the past.

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I reached out to 75+ blueberry brands, grocery stores, fast-food chains, farmers, trade groups and labor contractors while reporting this series. Only one brand responded.

Here’s what it had to say:

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I’ve reported at length about abuses of foreign farmworkers who come to the U.S. on H-2A visas: stolen wages, guns pointed in their faces. One woman I met was kidnapped, raped and nearly killed.

I wanted to know: How do I tell if the produce I buy is part of the problem? 👇

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Instead, you’d have to embark on a maddening quest, like I did, to find the source of your grocery store blueberries.

H/T to @zisiga_m (design), Mauricio Rodríguez Pons (videos) and Shoshana Gordon (visuals):
https://t.co/TJru3zRNaj