Amy Yurkanin

Birmingham

Reporter at ProPublica

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Trump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program

1 week ago | propublica.org | Chris Bing |Avi Asher-Schapiro |Amy Yurkanin |Lisa Song

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, financial technology startup Ramp published a pitch for how to tackle wasteful government spending.
Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.

1 week ago | propublica.org | Anjeanette Damon |Perla Trevizo |Cengiz Yar |Amy Yurkanin

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues.
Two months after Trump’s funding cuts, a nonprofit struggles to support refugees and itself

1 week ago | tennesseelookout.com | Amy Yurkanin

A Trump administration freeze of funds designated to help new refugees is causing chaos for families and forcing nonprofits to cut promised services. Immigrants receiving less help from caseworkers are struggling to find work and navigate health care systems. Church members and other volunteers are filling some gaps, but they don’t have the same resources as the aid agencies that used to do this work. When Max Rykov started reading a Jan.
Two Months After Trump’s Funding Cuts, a Nonprofit Struggles to Support Refugees and Itself

1 week ago | propublica.org | Amy Yurkanin |Nicole Foy |Hannah Allam |Jeff Ernsthausen

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. A Trump administration freeze of funds designated to help new refugees is causing chaos for families and forcing nonprofits to cut promised services. Immigrants receiving less help from caseworkers are struggling to find work and navigate health care systems.
What a Wrongful Death Lawsuit Reveals About Lincare, America’s Largest Oxygen Provider

1 month ago | propublica.org | Peter Elkind |Margaret Coker |Jeremy Kohler |Amy Yurkanin

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Lincare, a giant respiratory-device supplier with a long history of fraud settlements and complaints about dismal service, is facing its latest legal challenge: a lawsuit that claims its failures caused the death of a 27-year-old man with Down syndrome.
Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

1 month ago | youthtoday.org | Amy Yurkanin

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are. The dismissals were in response to ProPublica obtaining internal reports in which the committee detailed the “preventable” deaths of two women who were unable to obtain legal abortions or timely care after Georgia banned abortion.
Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

1 month ago | cnn.com | Amy Yurkanin

Abortion rights supporters rally in 2022 outside the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP/Getty Images This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive its stories in your inbox every week. Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year.
Georgia won’t say who’s now serving on its maternal mortality committee after dismissing all members last year

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Amy Yurkanin

This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive its stories in your inbox every week. Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.
Emory University institutes hiring freeze amid federal funding concerns

1 month ago | healthbeat.org | Rebecca Grapevine |Amy Yurkanin |Rachana Pradhan |Marisa Donnelly

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. Emory University is joining a growing list of top research universities that plan to freeze or limit hiring because of concerns about federal research funding cuts. President Gregory Fenves announced the new policies in an email to the Emory faculty and staff sent on Wednesday. Emory will freeze most raises and reduce spending on operations, according to the email.
Georgia won’t say who now serves on its Maternal Mortality Committee after dismissing all members last year

1 month ago | thecurrentga.org | Amy Yurkanin |Susan Catron

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.

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