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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.

The number of DUI arrests made with one of four miscalibrated breathalyzer machines in the Philadelphia Police Department. The district attorney's office is mailing letters to the affected defendants, promising a retrial.
The salary increase that incoming Los Angeles schools superintendent John Deasy rejected, in light of teacher layoffs and budget shortfalls. He instead opted to keep his $275,000 salary that he has been getting as the deputy superintendent.
California State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg on having to hand over $860 million of voter-approved funding for the Mental Health Services Act to help fill the deficit.
Arizona state Sen. Kyrsten Sinema on a bill, which passed the Senate along party lines, that would make abortions based on sex or race of the fetus illegal. If enacted, the bill would be a first of its kind in the nation.
The amount in back taxes that Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill failed to pay on a private plane, which had stirred controversy earlier this month when it was revealed that she used the taxpayers' money for her air travels.
Transit Chief Richard Rodriguez combats a monumental fiscal crisis.
The amount of interest Wisconsin accrues each day it doesn't pay the state of Minnesota the $58 million it owes them in taxes.
Kay Bailey Hutchison, U.S. Senator of Texas — announcing her intention not to seek re-election in 2012. She had indicated she would leave office to run full time for governor, but decided to stay in the Senate.
To increase visitor traffic to downtown Scottsdale, Ariz., the city is adding a route to the city's trolley system to shuttle hotel and resort-dwelling tourists downtown.
The amount of Massachusetts film tax credits applied for by film production companies in 2009.