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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.

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Archive
Gun Control: Keeping Us Safe From What?
With all the talk about gun control and keeping people safe from the modern-day dangers, we often forget about the biggest danger: ourselves.
October 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
You are full of empty promises. You will have your day, Carrillo. I'm tired of your lies.
Willie Aguilar, resident of Bell, Calif. — addressing Bell's Interim City Administrator Pedro Carrillo at the community center, after the City Council meeting was abruptly canceled.
October 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
4
The number of Los Angeles County Fire Department employees who earned more in overtime pay than they did in base salary last year.
October 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Using a Smart-Phone App to Report Crime Tips
The Dallas Police Department is using smart-phone technology to take the classic neighborhood crime-watch idea to the 21st century.
October 04, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Fewer citizens' measures during lean times
Archive
Fiscal, Not Social Issues, Draw Ballot Attention
It's not abortion and gay marriage that citizens will be voting on at the polls this year. It’s taxes and spending.
October 04, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
To be the city we want to be, we can't have gangbangers taking the lives of our schoolchildren.
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel — saying that Chicago faces challenges attracting jobs, improving schools and making neighborhoods safer in a two-minute video statement announcing his intentions to run for mayor.
October 04, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
20,700
The number of violations the California Public Utilities Commission found from 2001 to 2008. However, the PUC only issued 29 fines in that eight-year period, totaling in $29,200.
October 04, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
We had a bright line, and that has increased trust and confidence in our police among immigrant communities. That will now vanish.
Washington, D.C., Council member Jim Graham — voicing his concerns about the use of the ICE's Secure Communities program, which uses fingerprints gathered by local law enforcement agencies to identify illegal immigrants.
October 01, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
235,000
The number of jobs provided in 36 states by a $5 billion job program funded by federal stimulus package. The program's funds are running out, and workers are losing their jobs.
October 01, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Michigan Broadens Its IT Consolidation
Michigan broadens its IT consolidation initiative to facilities and administrative services.
September 30, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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