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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.

News in Numbers
2,500
The estimated number of juvenile defendants in the United States serving life-without-parole sentences – mostly for homicides.
May 18, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
The fact that we spoke up is why we’re no longer in our jobs, and the fact that it was done a week before my primary was purely a vindictive act by the mayor, in my opinion.
Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman — commenting on Mayor Sam Adams' reassigning of the bureau and dumping of the police chief.
May 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
10 Million
The number of official California voter guides printed with gubernatorial candidate Mohammad Arif's name spelled incorrectly.
May 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
I wouldn't characterize them as our partner. I would characterize them as the responsible party.
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano — commenting on the Obama administration's relationship with BP in working together to remedy the oil spill in the Gulf.
May 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
34%
Percentage of obese Americans today. Percentage who were obese in the 1970s: about 16%.
May 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
People gave to a good cause, and we're going to spend it on a good cause.
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist — commenting on his decision not to return the funds he accumulated from donors as a Republican candidate for U.S Senate.
May 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$90
The amount homeless residents pay monthly for meals and a place to sleep at Hawaii's Institute for Human Services' men's shelter.
May 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
These are not pie-in-the-sky recommendations. They are doable.
Margo Wootan, director of nutrition policy for the Center for Science in the Public Interest — commenting on federal recommendations to reverse childhood obesity.
May 12, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
48¢
The cost of purchasing a pack of cigarettes in South Carolina in 1977 – when the state's current 7¢ cigarette tax was originally put in place.
May 12, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
These rules are stupid.
Lee Kyriacou, former executive director of the New York State Office of Real Property Services -- response to Inspector General Joseph Fisch's requirements regarding keeping time sheets as well as logs of mileage on state-issued cars and cellphones.
May 11, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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