by jpitney | May 23, 2023 | Journalism, Journalists, State Government
Perry Bacon at WP: Local newspapers are shrinking, and most national media outlets mostly cover Congress and the president. That has left a huge and important void as both parties increasingly enact their policy agendas at the state level. Enter States Newsroom. Over...
by jpitney | May 22, 2023 | Dreier, Journalism, Journalists
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by jpitney | May 21, 2023 | Debt, Public Service
At WP, Jeff Stein profiles Dave Lebryk, Treasury’s fiscal assistant secretary. Lebryk provides the debt estimates to the secretary. Scrupulously apolitical, Lebryk moved through positions that gave him deep exposure to the plumbing of federal financing: deputy...
by jpitney | May 20, 2023 | Civility, Immigration
Kyle DUnphey at The Deseret News: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox apologized a day after he called members of Congress “imbeciles” who “can’t get their crap together” to pass immigration reform. “Just want to apologize for using a derogatory term yesterday to describe...
by jpitney | May 19, 2023 | House of Representatives
Jim Jordan is making clear that there are no rules other than his whims for this committee pic.twitter.com/brHmbuiHgy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 18, 2023
