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Megan O’Matz

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Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department

Activists Who Want to Dismantle Public Schools Now Run the Education Department

Top adviser Lindsey Burke is lead author of the education section in Project 2025’s agenda for Trump’s administration.

10.10.2025 3

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Megan O’Matz

Trump’s Education Department is working to erode the public school system

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools

09.10.2025 20

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Megan O’Matz

Will Extreme Spending and Partisanship Undermine Trust in State Supreme Courts?

by Megan O’Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights...

06.04.2025 20

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Wisconsin Election for Judge Breaks National Record for Spending in a Court Race

More than $80 million has been spent, outpacing the previous high of $56 million. It's expected to reach $100 million.

28.03.2025 5

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How Elon Musk, George Soros and Other Billionaires Are Shaping the Most Expensive Court Race in U.S. History

by Megan O’Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights...

28.03.2025 3

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Voting Drop Boxes Have Become Flash Point for Election Fraud Conspiracies

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10.10.2024 10

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Battle Over Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of Election Integrity Debate

by Megan O’Matz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights...

10.10.2024 3

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