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How a Texas Program Funnels Millions to Anti-Abortion Groups With Little Accountability (www.propublica.org)

submitted 6 months ago by StevenSaus@midwest.social to c/usnews@beehaw.org

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In the words of Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from Plano, the goal is to “provide the full support and resources of the state government … to come alongside of these thousands of women and their families who might find themselves with unexpected, unplanned pregnancies.”

But an investigation by ProPublica and CBS News found that the system that funnels a growing pot of state money to anti-abortion nonprofits has few safeguards and is riddled with waste.

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[–] ninjaphysics@beehaw.org 2 points 6 months ago

Standard Texas government corruption and lack of accountability. Sadly no surprises here.