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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 recession has been officially over for a year now, so when will we be back to normal? One way to look at it is to compare it to catching and recovering from a cold.
There's a lot riding on state legislative races this year because both parties want to be in control when the legislatures get to work on redistricting in 2011. While Democrats could lose chambers in nearly a dozen states, they are hoping for – important victories in New York, Ohio and Texas.
Mark Werksman, former Vernon, Calif., city administrator Donal O'Callaghan's attorney — suggesting that O'Callaghan is being unfairly penalized because of a highly publicized salary scandal in Bell, Calif.
17%
The percentage of all U.S. medical costs that can be blamed on obesity.
Pete Sepp, executive vice president of the National Taxpayers Union — commenting on the large number of tax issues being voted on in this year's midterm elections.
The number of jobs lost since President Barack Obama took office. If the loss holds through his presidency, it would mark the first time since the data became available (~1945) that the country lost jobs during the full tenure of a president.
North Carolina is trying a radical new vote count system. It’s an instant runoff — one that doesn’t require a second trip to the polls.
23%
The percentage of higher education CIOs in 2010 that were female.
E.J. Dionne Jr., Washington Post columnist — in the PBS series about he 400-year history of religion and public life in America called, "God in America."
NYC's Department of Transportation is test-running a car-sharing program that's estimated to save the city over half a million dollars in fleet maintenance costs over four years.