Charles Ornstein
@charlesornstein
Managing editor/local at ProPublica, past prez of AHCJ, Detroit Lions fan. Email: charles.ornstein@propublica.org. Posts are my own.
As private schools proliferate in Florida and across the country, fueled by taxpayer dollars, states are choosing not to closely regulate who is operating them or to oversee student safety and achievement, a ProPublica investigation found. Read this ⬇️⬇️ www.propublica.org/article/priv...
Great example by @zachdespart.bsky.social of journalists showing their work. Ken Paxton Vowed to Crack Down on “Illegal Voting.” He May Have Violated Texas Election Law. www.propublica.org/article/ken-... w/ @texastribune.org
ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the Supreme Court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation. www.propublica.org/article/supr...
Florida has executed nine men this year, more than all other states combined. This description by @pamelacolloff.bsky.social of what that looks/feels like is definitely worth your time. www.propublica.org/article/flor...
This is just wild! "I've put a couple kids in the hospital, and they have been sick, but they recovered." The Milkman, by @anniewaldman.bsky.social
“This is what I would call institutionalism of abuse of young women and children.” In This Church, Child Sexual Abuse Has Gone Unchecked for So Long That It Spans Generations www.propublica.org/article/old-... w/ @startribune.com
We're hiring an editor to lead our new California hub! If you're interested, check it out here: job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
This is just crushing. Emily Waldorf was denied care for a risky miscarriage due to Arkansas’ abortion ban, even after she met the hospital’s CEO, called the governor’s office and got a lawyer. www.propublica.org/article/arka...
The lede of this story is most excellent. This Convicted Felon Gets $1 Million a Year to Sell Obsolete Internet Service. You Pay for It. www.propublica.org/article/alas... @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social
Autopsy reports reviewed by ProPublica, like these two from children in Minnesota and Arizona, have notes from coroners citing vitamin K deficiency as a cause of death. The refusal of the vitamin K shot often plays a role. www.propublica.org/article/more... @deldeib.bsky.social
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The opioid epidemic caused so so much harm. But the settlement reached with Purdue Pharma to bring justice to victims is shutting tens of thousands out. www.propublica.org/article/purd... w/ @inquirer.com
This interaction between White House election security official Kurt Olsen and Paul Brown, the head of the FBI’s Atlanta field office, is eye-popping. Brown was pressured to retire for not going along with the plan to seize 2020 ballots from Fulton County. www.propublica.org/article/trum...
After Trump’s inauguration, the Department of Justice turned down a record number of cases. We did the analysis. www.propublica.org/article/trum... @kbmorales.bsky.social @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social
ProPublica analysis: Under Trump, Arrests of Immigrant Parents With U.S.-Born Children Have Surged www.propublica.org/article/trum...
OMG this scene! DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Look at these charts. TransUnion and Experian, two of the three major credit bureaus, have started dismissing a larger share of consumer complaints without help. The timing coincides with the Trump administration’s dismantling of the CFPB. www.propublica.org/article/cred... @joeljacobs.bsky.social
Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,500 of His Appointees projects.propublica.org/trump-team-f...
“I trust that each one of you had a good Christmas and New Year’s,” he began. “Unfortunately, I can’t say the same thing.” South Carolina Hospitals Aren’t Required to Disclose Measles-Related Admissions. That Leaves Doctors in the Dark. www.propublica.org/article/sout...
The current situation in one graphic. ProPublica is tracking the volume of habeas petitions by state and court, as they overwhelm legal advocates and government attorneys. projects.propublica.org/habeas-track...
Hundreds of children are currently being held with their parents at an immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas. In letters and drawings, eight kids convey the pain of feeling trapped with no end in sight. www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
Editorial by WSJ: Measles as a ‘Cost of Doing Business’ www.wsj.com/opinion/meas...