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Andy Kim

Andy Kim

Former Staff Writer

Andy Kim is a former GOVERNING staff writer. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin's School of Journalism, he has also worked in advertising as a copywriter.

Schools and municipalities across the country are implementing wireless devices that keep students and participants engaged and facilitate feedback.
The estimated number of Americans killed each year from food illnesses, according to government statistics.
The phrase written on T-shirts, temporary tattoos and bracelets distributed by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski's campaign.
What changes do we have to make to our food regulation methods to prevent future large-scale food contamination outbreaks?
Michael H. O'Brien, Pennsylvania state representative — commenting on the closed-door leadership elections for the Pennsylvania House Appropriations Committee.
The number of plastic bags used each year in Los Angeles County, Calif. The government figures show only about 5 percent of these bags are recycled each year.
Florida conservatives are eager to revisit merit pay, Arizona's Republican Senate President breaks with business groups on tax incentives and other news of the historic shift in power in the states.
Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation — commenting on a federal appeals court's decision that the New Hampshire law that requires schools to schedule voluntary recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance does not unconstitutionally force religion upon students.
The estimated number of Medicare patients who die each month in part because of care they receive in the hospital.
A community wellness grant is helping Erie County, N.Y., launch a program that will help locally owned restaurants research and post detailed nutrition information.