Tracy Jan
@tracyjan.bsky.social
Senior editor @propublica.org.
Former Washington Post deputy health & science editor and race & economy reporter. Former Boston Globe national political reporter.
https://www.propublica.org/people/tracy-jan
Former Washington Post deputy health & science editor and race & economy reporter. Former Boston Globe national political reporter.
https://www.propublica.org/people/tracy-jan
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Tracy Jan
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· Jan 9
ProPublica Hires Tina Griego and Tracy Jan as Senior Editors for Its Local Reporting Network
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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Some happy news!
After 8 years at @washingtonpost.com as a reporter and editor, I am excited to join @propublica.org as a senior editor collaborating with local news outlets on investigative projects.
Basically, my dream job.
I will miss my Post peeps deeply.
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After 8 years at @washingtonpost.com as a reporter and editor, I am excited to join @propublica.org as a senior editor collaborating with local news outlets on investigative projects.
Basically, my dream job.
I will miss my Post peeps deeply.
www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social & Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
By @richardawebster.bsky.social & Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
Louisiana Made It Nearly Impossible to Get Parole. Now It’s Releasing Prisoners to Deport Them.
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented imm...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated parole for prisoners arrested after Aug. 1, 2024, and tightened eligibility rules for those already in prison. Then he set all of that aside for one group: undocumented immigrants. Why? To have them deported.
By @richardawebster.bsky.social & Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
By @richardawebster.bsky.social & Bobbi-Jeanne Misick
In a stunning and lightning-fast reversal of policy, the U.S. Coast Guard late Thursday said the swastika and noose were indeed hate symbols that are prohibited and have no place in the military branch.
November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In a stunning and lightning-fast reversal of policy, the U.S. Coast Guard late Thursday said the swastika and noose were indeed hate symbols that are prohibited and have no place in the military branch.
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the confederate flag as hate symbols — policy changes that one Coast Guard official called chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
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November 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the confederate flag as hate symbols — policy changes that one Coast Guard official called chilling.
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
“We don’t deserve the trust of the nation if we’re unclear about the divisiveness of swastikas.”
Reposted by Tracy Jan
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NEW:
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
In 2024, Tierra Walker was sick and getting sicker. She was also pregnant.
She knew abortion was illegal in Texas, but thought there was an exception for women like her, whose health was at risk. Doctors told her there was no emergency.
Then she died.
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
It’s always a thrill visiting @propublica.org’s Local Reporting Partners, especially when it’s @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio station that I grew up listening to while sitting in hours of Bay Area traffic on the way to and from school.
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s always a thrill visiting @propublica.org’s Local Reporting Partners, especially when it’s @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio station that I grew up listening to while sitting in hours of Bay Area traffic on the way to and from school.
They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came.
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They were sleeping, driving, walking in Memphis. Then Trump’s police task force came.
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
Law enforcement surge established to focus on violent crimes has ensnared innocent residents going about their everyday lives.
@wendicthomas.bsky.social @kathsburgess.bsky.social for @propublica.org @mlk50.com
North Carolina GOP spox tried to get
@dougbockclark.bsky.social to kill a story, citing “connections” to the Trump administration.
It’s unclear how Trump would retaliate against @propublica.org, a nonprofit newsroom that does not receive government funding & relies on private grants & donations.
@dougbockclark.bsky.social to kill a story, citing “connections” to the Trump administration.
It’s unclear how Trump would retaliate against @propublica.org, a nonprofit newsroom that does not receive government funding & relies on private grants & donations.
N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties
Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”
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November 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
North Carolina GOP spox tried to get
@dougbockclark.bsky.social to kill a story, citing “connections” to the Trump administration.
It’s unclear how Trump would retaliate against @propublica.org, a nonprofit newsroom that does not receive government funding & relies on private grants & donations.
@dougbockclark.bsky.social to kill a story, citing “connections” to the Trump administration.
It’s unclear how Trump would retaliate against @propublica.org, a nonprofit newsroom that does not receive government funding & relies on private grants & donations.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil & gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground & threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
MUST READ @nickbowlin.bsky.social's dive into one of OK's largest, most powerful industries
MUST READ @nickbowlin.bsky.social's dive into one of OK's largest, most powerful industries
Toxic Wastewater From Oil Fields Keeps Pouring Out of the Ground. Oklahoma Regulators Failed to Stop It.
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground and threatening Oklahoma’s drin...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil & gas drilling, is spewing from old wells. Experts warn of a pollution crisis spreading underground & threatening Oklahoma’s drinking water.
MUST READ @nickbowlin.bsky.social's dive into one of OK's largest, most powerful industries
MUST READ @nickbowlin.bsky.social's dive into one of OK's largest, most powerful industries
Reposted by Tracy Jan
The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
The mysterious rise of cancer among young adults in the Corn Belt
Communities across the Corn Belt are confronting a rise in cancers among young adults — and few clear explanations.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The great @dtkeating.bsky.social is retiring after 25+ years as a data reporter at the Post. He published his last story today, and true to form, it was a banger. With reporting from @arianaec.bsky.social, @lmelgar.bsky.social & Jahi Chikwendiu:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Reposted by Tracy Jan
Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here is our full story that Vance is dismissing, with primary source documents showing Trump cabinet members with multiple primary-residence mortgages
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
Pérez feels trapped in a country that doesn’t want her. She’s afraid of leaving her apartment, afraid that she will be detained and that her children will be taken away from her. “I feel so scared, always looking around in every direction. I was trying to leave voluntarily, like the president said.”
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pérez feels trapped in a country that doesn’t want her. She’s afraid of leaving her apartment, afraid that she will be detained and that her children will be taken away from her. “I feel so scared, always looking around in every direction. I was trying to leave voluntarily, like the president said.”
Ozturk had committed no crime, yet her detention was a priority for the new Trump administration. The govt assigned a special team to target pro-Palestinian activists.
U.S. officials used the immigration system in unprecedented ways to covertly research and detain noncitizen students.
U.S. officials used the immigration system in unprecedented ways to covertly research and detain noncitizen students.
U.S. assigned a specialized immigration team to target campus protesters
A Tufts University graduate student was among those targeted after the Trump administration created a “tiger team” to investigate pro-Palestinian activists.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Ozturk had committed no crime, yet her detention was a priority for the new Trump administration. The govt assigned a special team to target pro-Palestinian activists.
U.S. officials used the immigration system in unprecedented ways to covertly research and detain noncitizen students.
U.S. officials used the immigration system in unprecedented ways to covertly research and detain noncitizen students.
Welcome to @propublica.org's latest Local Reporting Network partners!
So excited to continue working with @richardawebster.bsky.social at @veritenews.org investigating Louisiana's criminal justice policies and beyond
And to collab with Holly McDede at @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio!
So excited to continue working with @richardawebster.bsky.social at @veritenews.org investigating Louisiana's criminal justice policies and beyond
And to collab with Holly McDede at @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio!
ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network Selects Five New Partners for Its 50 State Initiative
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Welcome to @propublica.org's latest Local Reporting Network partners!
So excited to continue working with @richardawebster.bsky.social at @veritenews.org investigating Louisiana's criminal justice policies and beyond
And to collab with Holly McDede at @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio!
So excited to continue working with @richardawebster.bsky.social at @veritenews.org investigating Louisiana's criminal justice policies and beyond
And to collab with Holly McDede at @kqednews.kqed.org, my hometown public radio!
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by @propublica.org detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from families if one household member is in the country illegally. By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Millions Could Lose Housing Aid Under Trump Plan
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by ProPublica detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Drafts of unpublished rules obtained by @propublica.org detail plans that would open the door to full-time work requirements, two-year limits on living in federally supported housing and stripping aid from families if one household member is in the country illegally. By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
My @propublica.org colleague @tilleckert.com filmed the ICE officer who shoved a distraught mother to the floor inside a New York courthouse.
ICE says the officer has been “relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation.”
ICE says the officer has been “relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation.”
I Filmed the ICE Officer Who Shoved a Woman to the Floor Inside a New York Courthouse
I arrived in the U.S. eight weeks ago to report on how the administration’s immigration crackdown was playing out from the front lines. What I saw Thursday was the culmination of ICE’s aggressive beha...
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September 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
My @propublica.org colleague @tilleckert.com filmed the ICE officer who shoved a distraught mother to the floor inside a New York courthouse.
ICE says the officer has been “relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation.”
ICE says the officer has been “relieved of current duties as we conduct a full investigation.”
Reposted by Tracy Jan
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
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September 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.
Thread 👇
Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by @propublica.org point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
Kristi Noem Fast-Tracked Millions in Disaster Aid to Florida Tourist Attraction After Campaign Donor Intervened
The DHS chief has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by ProPublica point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noe...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Kristi Noem has been widely criticized for slowing down FEMA’s response after natural disasters. Texts and emails obtained by @propublica.org point to an effective way to get help faster: have one of Noem’s big donors make the ask.
Utah’s dentistry board urged the state to revoke Nicholas LaFeber’s license after repeated reports of poor dental work. Instead, regulators reinstated it. Now new patients say they’ve been hurt by his practice.
Read @jessicamiller.bsky.social latest investigation for @propublica.org + @sltrib.com
Read @jessicamiller.bsky.social latest investigation for @propublica.org + @sltrib.com
Failed Root Canals, Lost Implants: How a Utah Dentist Accused of Substandard Care Was Allowed to Keep Practicing
Utah’s dentistry board urged the state to revoke Nicholas LaFeber’s license after repeated reports of poor dental work. Instead, regulators reinstated it. Now new patients say they’ve been hurt by his...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Utah’s dentistry board urged the state to revoke Nicholas LaFeber’s license after repeated reports of poor dental work. Instead, regulators reinstated it. Now new patients say they’ve been hurt by his practice.
Read @jessicamiller.bsky.social latest investigation for @propublica.org + @sltrib.com
Read @jessicamiller.bsky.social latest investigation for @propublica.org + @sltrib.com
Entering the high school choice process with our 8th grader and you know what he’s taking into considering when ranking schools?
Whether he can jump out the window and run home in the event of a school shooting.
That’s fucked up.
Whether he can jump out the window and run home in the event of a school shooting.
That’s fucked up.
September 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Entering the high school choice process with our 8th grader and you know what he’s taking into considering when ranking schools?
Whether he can jump out the window and run home in the event of a school shooting.
That’s fucked up.
Whether he can jump out the window and run home in the event of a school shooting.
That’s fucked up.
GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says
Republican lawmakers cite Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage as a national model for federal Medicaid work requirements that are set to take effect in 2027. A new report shows the program has spent at lea...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
GOP lawmakers cite Georgia’s experiment as a model for the federal Medicaid work requirements set to take effect in 2027.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
A new report by a government spending watchdog found that the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program spent twice as much on administrative costs as on health care.
Kirk believed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a destructive force in American politics, calling its passage a “mistake” that he said has been turned into “an anti-white weapon.”
Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues
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September 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Kirk believed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a destructive force in American politics, calling its passage a “mistake” that he said has been turned into “an anti-white weapon.”
Today’s headlines.
China?
Or the United States 2025?
China?
Or the United States 2025?
September 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Today’s headlines.
China?
Or the United States 2025?
China?
Or the United States 2025?
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We don’t have corporate owners, advertisers or shareholders pulling the strings. ProPublica is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our only obligation is to the truth.
This model only works because readers choose to fund it.
Today, your $ will be doubled.
The resignation follows years of mounting tensions between Unilever, which acquired the ice cream company in 2000, and the Ben & Jerry’s founders, who have long been outspoken on social issues. The relationship especially deteriorated since the start of the war in Gaza.
Jerry of Ben & Jerry’s Resigns, Saying Company Has Been ‘Silenced’
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September 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The resignation follows years of mounting tensions between Unilever, which acquired the ice cream company in 2000, and the Ben & Jerry’s founders, who have long been outspoken on social issues. The relationship especially deteriorated since the start of the war in Gaza.
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Montgomery County Public Schools
I’m here for this 8th grade American Studies syllabus.
Bravo to all teachers who refuse to whitewash American history as they teach kids to connect the past to the present.
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I’m here for this 8th grade American Studies syllabus.
Bravo to all teachers who refuse to whitewash American history as they teach kids to connect the past to the present.
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September 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Montgomery County Public Schools
I’m here for this 8th grade American Studies syllabus.
Bravo to all teachers who refuse to whitewash American history as they teach kids to connect the past to the present.
💪🏾 ✊🏾
I’m here for this 8th grade American Studies syllabus.
Bravo to all teachers who refuse to whitewash American history as they teach kids to connect the past to the present.
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