Wisconsin reporter, ProPublica. https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mzejkdzcak25As we near Election Day, I’m monitoring all things related to Wisconsin — suppression attempts, problems with voting machines, federal interference, ballot seizures, threats to poll workers and unruly observers. If you have a news tip for @propublica.org contact me via Signal: 414-207-6225.02 Nov 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzejkdzcak25https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mzdlajuflk2hLawsuit alleges immigrant detainees are being held in solitary confinement at an Indiana detention center where there is inadequate medical care, lack of food, unsanitary conditions and degrading treatment. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/11/02/lawsuit-indiana-immigration-detention-center/02 Nov 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdlajuflk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3myx7gbthms26No one besides President Trump himself has done more than attorney Cleta Mitchell, 76, to turn the mundane processes of how ballots are cast and counted in American elections into mortal combat. // by @dougbockclark.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/cleta-mitchell-elections-trump28 Oct 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myx7gbthms26https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3myubydrhos2aWisconsin business leaders, including the Florsheim shoemaker, release an ad saying GOP governor candidate Tom Tiffany did not pledge to honor election results, calling that disqualifying. "Our businesses depend on a stable government & the rule of law." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_o-X2hUEU427 Oct 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myubydrhos2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3myplk4a4z52f“Best known for canceling the 1994 World Series as interim MLB commissioner, Bud Selig is again lobbying for a salary cap, 32 years after the players struck to avoid one, leading to the postseason he canceled.” https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/25/world-series-bud-selig-salary-cap/?lctg=d8a2eae7ff6e317353122d70739042b925 Oct 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myplk4a4z52fhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3myhxkn2cgc2cNew data shows Trump's Education Department scaled back investigations into sexual assault on campus, despite ongoing concerns — demonstrated by the scrutiny over how Cornell University handled the report of a 2024 gang rape. / by @jsmithrichards.bsky.social @jodiscohen.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/civil-rights-office-education-department-investigations22 Oct 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myhxkn2cgc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mycm5butxa2xHow Trump’s FBI Purge Saved Lindsey Graham and James Clyburn From a Bribery Investigation / by @propublica.org https://www.propublica.org/article/navatek-lindsey-graham-jim-clyburn-fbi-anti-corruption-bribery20 Oct 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycm5butxa2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3myabaaslh72dPolitical appointees at the Department of Homeland Security wanted the agency that protects election systems to get and hack a voting machine, which shocked staffers. / by Andy Mannix and @dougbockclark.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/cisa-election-security-donald-trump19 Oct 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myabaaslh72dhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mxyxmdysg22aWisconsin’s statewide economic development agency has signed at least 5 nondisclosure agreements with data center developers, bringing to 8 the number of Wisconsin projects known to have used NDAs. / by @wisconsinwatch.org / https://wisconsinwatch.org/2026/10/wisconsin-data-centers-ndas-nondisclosure-agreements-wider-than-previously-known-wedc-economic-development/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WW%20Wisconsin%20Weekly%20-%20Oct%20%2016%2C%202026&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&npnl=MTMyMTQ3MXw2N2YwY2ZhNTJkZjViMTgxNmNiZWY0NDhjYjZmZjEyNzIxNDNkMmVjMmM5ZjY3MzEyY2QxOWMxNGU5YjE1NDIx&utm_content=More%20data%20center%20secrecy%20uncovered16 Oct 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyxmdysg22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mxxi33dkjd2wSean Hannity of Fox News said Thursday the answer to school shootings is to have retired military / police surround the perimeter of all schools, have them undercover & armed inside, & install metal detectors. “You won’t have kids dying in schools anymore.”16 Oct 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxxi33dkjd2whttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mxwuuaf2322sThe Wisconsin Elections Commission received a suspicious piece of mail containing a powdery substance Wednesday afternoon, saying the item was deemed not hazardous. "Let this be very clear: this incident will not shake us,” the agency chief said, promising a safe election. https://elections.wi.gov/news/suspicious-mail-found-be-non-hazardous-following-investigation15 Oct 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxwuuaf2322shttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mxcuba3kw22bThe Trump-endorsed candidate for governor of Florida filed "significantly inaccurate" financial disclosure forms for numerous years. / story is via the Florida Bulldog https://www.floridabulldog.org/2026/10/u-s-rep-donalds-significantly-inaccurate-financial-disclosure-forms-entire-time-in-congress/07 Oct 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcuba3kw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mx7jwqbm5s2yFederal Agents Have Detained More Than 500 American Citizens in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown - ProPublica https://projects.propublica.org/american-citizens-detained-dhs-civil-rights/?_gl=1*zl4obc*_ga*MTAyNzkzMDUyMS4xNzgwNTg4OTQ4*_ga_K9RW8M6GL5*czE3OTEyOTMxODckbzI4OSRnMCR0MTc5MTI5MzE4NyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.06 Oct 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx7jwqbm5s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mx52ydbe322cHow @propublica.org Reporters Became Private School Owners in 24 Hours The reporting experiment demonstrates how easy it can be to open private schools that might then access public money. No credentials or background checks required. / by @jodiscohen.bsky.social @jsmithrichards.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-reporters-private-school-owners05 Oct 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx52ydbe322chttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mwvic54yvx2uHow easy is it to open a private school these days? My colleagues @propublica.org set out to find out. (In Arkansas, all it took was a few clicks on the secretary of state website, $45 and an American flag.) https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-private-schools-arkansas-west-virginia-north-carolina02 Oct 2026 13:32 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvic54yvx2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mwjibbuxw22eFlorida Republicans passed a 2024 enabling the demolition of historic Art Deco structures on Miami Beach, including now the Savoy Hotel. Residents are upset but the city has no say. The law's author was chosen to be the GOP candidate for Lt. Gov. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/27/historic-miami-beach-hotel-faces-demolition-and-the-city-cant-stop-it/?lctg=94BD643574E754C1C4DE32FED3&utm_email=94BD643574E754C1C4DE32FED3&active=yesD&utm_source=listrak&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3a%2f%2fwww.sun-sentinel.com%2f2026%2f09%2f27%2fhistoric-miami-beach-hotel-faces-demolition-and-the-city-cant-stop-it%2f&utm_campaign=trib-sun_sentinel-breaking_news-nl&utm_content=alert27 Sep 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwjibbuxw22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mw6zirk42s2lDebt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives. / by @joeljacobs.bsky.social https://www.propublica.org/article/cfpb-consumer-complaint-database23 Sep 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6zirk42s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mw4aigtjpd24A donor, an ex-defense contractor, told FBI agents his company won millions in federal contracts by bankrolling campaigns of powerful politicians, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine / by @propublica.org / https://www.propublica.org/article/fbi-susan-collins-navatek-campaign-donations-investigation22 Sep 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4aigtjpd24https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mvzxuxymr226Federal Agents Injure U.S. Citizen During Arrest Attempt In Evanston, Illinois, police say. An Evanston resident was hospitalized after a Sunday incident that police said involved federal agents. https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/ice-injures-u-s-citizen-during-arrest-attempt-evanston-police21 Sep 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzxuxymr226https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mvxner5zjs24A report shows which Florida insurers claimed losses as affiliates made billions. The state Senate demanded the Orlando Sentinel & Sun Sentinel destroy the report, released in response to a public records request, or face legal action. / By @skylerswisher.bsky.social @davidfleshler.bsky.social https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/09/19/how-florida-fights-to-hide-insurers-finances/20 Sep 2026 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxner5zjs24https://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mvm22x5u6r2rRep. Robert Garcia said the revelations that Umar Kremlev had bankrolled Trump Jr.’s wedding raise “serious national security and public corruption concerns” and requested the president’s son provide financial and other records about the arrangement. https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-umar-kremlev-payments-investigation16 Sep 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvm22x5u6r2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/megomatz.bsky.social/post/3mvijzubazy2y“Kremlev’s previously unreported relationship with Trump Jr. represents an extraordinary development: a member of Putin’s circle financially supporting the president’s son and gaining intimate access to the Trump family. “ / https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin14 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:js67o7o75sso55aowhs4nxwd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvijzubazy2y