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New: A 167-year-old statute requires trans people to publish their old and new names in a newspaper. Families and advocates worry the requirement now poses a risk as President Donald Trump has attacked transgender rights. propub.li/3EmLqjq

New: The administration is quietly putting America's children at risk by cutting funds and manpower for investigating child abuse, enforcing child support payments, providing child care and much more. propub.li/4jMTitG

"'The legislation was structured to maximize the amount of money they could extract from these debtors,' Stewart, who has since left the legislature, said in an interview." New, from Adam Friedman: propublica.org/article/flex-l…

This story is enraging + heartbreaking...& also hopeful about what research has the potential to do. The art is also...smashing. Please give this a read. My favorite line: "“I’ve never been more scared of a spouse of a patient than I was of her.” propublica.org/article/revlim…

New: Charles Carrier is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from both wealthy investors and older people with modest incomes. Despite signs of trouble, HomeVestors didn't intervene. propub.li/3YGKixY

“He just pencil whipped those deeds at the end,” the investor said. propublica.org/article/homeve…

A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor. propublica.org/article/homeve…

"The ancient mountains protect; the rivers nourish. They provide hiking, whitewater rafting, kayaking and the meditations of so many tranquil creeks. Now it feels like both have betrayed them." From Jennifer Berry Hawes, on the devastation wrought by Helene: propublica.org/article/hurric…

NEW: A teacher dragged a 6-year-old with autism down a hallway by his ankle. Will the U.S. Department of Education Department do anything now? Troubling story from Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi Cohen of ProPublica. propublica.org/article/garris…

Three of our colleagues are being placed on PIPs today and ProPublica management has refused to allow stewards in those meetings. We're not shutting up about this — our colleagues deserve better & we're extremely disappointed in management for denying us this basic union right.

New: The way school officials handled his case also exposes glaring contradictions in two recent state laws that aim to criminalize school threats and require schools to expel students who make them -- with minimal transparency or accountability. propub.li/4kznIQa

NOTUS' story about the MAHA report citing nonexistent studies led to some updates: some sources swapped, broken links fixed, authors correctly listed, etc. Some of those corrections created new problems for the report's credibility. w/Margaret Manto notus.org/health-science…

New: One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government's main hub for combating violent extremism. propub.li/3T8JheN

"At the DuSable schools, the cost is closer to $50,000 a student." So many startling numbers in here: propublica.org/article/chicag…

ICE moves to deport Atlanta-based Latino reporter who covered immigration raids ajc.com/news/2025/06/i…

“It’s a nasty loan." New from Adam Friedman: propublica.org/article/flex-l…

New: 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. propub.li/3ZU5Gk2

From The Newnan Times-Herald: times-herald.com/news/collapse-…