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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.

Who Said That
Just as we should not saddle [students] with our debts, we should not burden them with our fears.
Neil Blumofe, Rabbi of the Congregation Agudas Achim — saying an anti-Muslim textbook resolution reflects a religious bigotry that does not belong in Texas classrooms.
September 22, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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Archive
Still Scratching the NYC Bedbug Itch?
The NYC bedbug epidemic is still going strong. What can be done to help people avoid the sleep-stealing parasites in New York and in other cities?
September 21, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Reforming the redistricting process is an aggressive assault on whatever party is in power. It's going to radically affect their ability to retain their power.
Brad Ashwell, Florida Public Interest Research Group — commenting on redistricting proposals set to be on Florida's November ballot.
September 21, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$96,727
The amount of money American taxpayers had to pay for each of the 47,704 jobs saved or created in Texas over the past 19 months.
September 21, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
This is a whole new ballgame.
Lou Marchetti, business agent for an Oakland-based union, Teamsters Local 70 — commenting on the addition of 40 marijuana growers as new union members.
September 20, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
271,400
The number of jobs the state of Arizona has lost since December 2007, the beginning of the recession.
September 20, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
1 in 7
The ratio of U.S. residents living in poverty, according to the Census Bureau. That comes out to about 44 million people.
September 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Putting more gas in a broken system gets you nowhere.
Mitch Jacobs, founder of On Deck Capital — expressing his concern that if the nation's small-business lending system isn't re-evaluated, the recently passed $30 billion legislation will be ineffectual.
September 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$75 Million
The amount of money Pennsylvania's Department of Public Welfare saved taxpayers in the 2009-10 fiscal year with sophisticated anti-fraud and abuse-detection software, aimed at catching welfare cheats.
September 16, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Yesterday's election results were devastating, devastating.
Washington, D.C., Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee — commenting on Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's loss in the Democratic primary to Vincent C. Gray.
September 16, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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