Lara Squires

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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.
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[Jen Fifield @JenAFifield]

Exclusive from @propublica, new details that corroborate the USPS whistleblower report warning of potential for mass disenfranchisement if mail voting regulations move forward👇

[ABC15 Arizona @abc15]

A new look at 2.6 million school voucher transactions shows most funds go toward educational tools. But some purchases, like a $10K gaming PC and a $9K electric guitar setup, are raising questions. 🤔

ABC15's Data Reporter Garrett Archer breaks down the numbers. https://t.co/TJITorwuSg

[ProPublica @propublica]

It has been 118 years since the Supreme Court ruled the federal government owes tribes water, but Native American communities in northern Arizona are still fighting for their rights to the Colorado River.
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[ProPublica @propublica]

After a college student finally found a treatment that worked for his ulcerative colitis, UnitedHealthcare decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs.

His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
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[Jeff Flake @JeffFlake]

When considering a candidate for public office, character is a more important consideration than policy. Policies change. Character remains.

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Our reporter’s brief conversation with Trump left him with a clearer picture of what matters in Washington right now: support for the president and an affinity with the broader ideological project to deregulate everything. https://t.co/n8sQSFhyZ4

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Despite precise instructions from Congress on how billions of dollars in foreign aid should be spent, Trump officials have failed to fund some projects and labeled money meant for global health as “unallocated” to control how it is spent. https://t.co/akeHrswGLf

[ProPublica @propublica]

ProPublica obtained 3,000 pages of emails sent last year by executives asking that their facilities be exempted from Clean Air Act requirements.

The White House approved more than 180 requests and is considering more.
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Records show that Hilcorp has racked up dozens of violations over the past decade; activists dubbed the company “Spillcorp.”

But the penalties have largely amounted to a slap on the wrist, rarely exceeding $500,000 — and often coming in far lower.
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[ProPublica @propublica]

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, who previously ran a company that provides aircraft for fighting wildfires, has proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft.

One of the company’s aircraft failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.
https://t.co/ly1kZM3Pdl

[ProPublica @propublica]

Trump installed a former lobbyist for Jeffery Hildebrand’s Hilcorp in a top post at the EPA, putting him in charge of an effort to unravel restrictions on methane pollution with help from trade groups backed by Hildebrand.
https://t.co/fjkccmUBjD

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States may struggle to implement the changes to SNAP, resulting in fewer people getting support, an expert said.

In Massachusetts, the share of applicants who couldn’t reach a worker on the state’s assistance phone line rose from 61% to nearly 81%.
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[ProPublica @propublica]

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma.

Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply.
https://t.co/F8Xwpz0HQT

[ProPublica @propublica]

NEW on “Paper Trail”: Cancer drug Revlimid is one of the bestselling pharmaceutical products of all time, with total sales of over $100 billion.

It also cost nearly $1,000 per pill, even though that same pill cost just 25 cents to make.

Listen now:
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[Charles Ornstein @charlesornstein]

🚨🚨🚨The White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/q1i7ylna8q @RobertFaturechi

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An $11,000 golf cart. More than $7,000 on TV subscriptions. $1.5 million in office renovations.

Those were among the expenses that one sheriff’s office billed to a settlement aimed at rooting out racial profiling in the department.
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Because of ProPublica’s journalism, powerful leaders are held accountable. Laws get passed. People walk out of prison.

Listen to a preview of “Paper Trail,” a new podcast taking you behind our biggest stories: https://t.co/PMMWDBo6Kf

First episode drops tomorrow!

[ProPublica @propublica]

At ProPublica, we uncover corruption and abuses of power. We call them out. And more often than you’d think … things change.

That’s what our new podcast, “Paper Trail,” is all about.

First ep. drops May 14. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/j3e5JfGZzx