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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
Prison officials know better than a panel of judges how to run a prison.
N. Randy Smith, federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals — suggesting that although the strip search of a male inmate by a female jail guard was "unsavory to our sensibilities," the action met legal standards.
January 06, 2011
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
44.8%
The percentage of American adults who get health insurance through their employers.
January 06, 2011
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
1 in 6
The ratio of Americans sickened annually by foodborne illnesses, according to estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
January 05, 2011
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
A gun-free zone, if you wake up and smell the coffee, is a killing zone.
Al Baldasaro, New Hampshire state House representative — suggesting that banning House members from carrying weapons would leave them unarmed and helpless if a lawbreaker were to pull a gun.
January 05, 2011
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
34.6%
The percentage of adults in Montgomery, Ala., and Stockton Calif., who were obese in 2009. These two cities were ranked the most obese metro areas in the country, clearly surpassing the national average of 26.5%.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Secretaries of State Up the Political Ante
In most American states, the job of secretary of state has long been seen as a largely non-partisan post, invested for the most part with administrative and caretaker duties. A new crop of activists is working hard to change that.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Prisons and Animal Shelters Team Up to Train Shelter Dogs
One correctional facility in Michigan is partnering with a local animal shelter to have inmates help develop shelter dogs into adoption-ready companions.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
0
The number of serious black or Hispanic candidates in the 2011 Dallas mayor's race. The majority of the city's residents are non-white.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Once again, the federal government is overreaching and improperly intruding upon the state of Texas and its legal rights.
Greg Abbott ,Texas attorney general — commenting on the Environmental Protection Agency's efforts to seize Texas' authority to regulate the largest industrial sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
I will continue to sound the alarm about our state and the nation, but exactly what form that will take, I don't know quite yet.
Joe Miller, former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate — commenting on his future plans after announcing the end of his efforts to challenge the results of Alaska's Senate race.
January 03, 2011
 · Andy Kim
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