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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
973
The average number of full-time employees ABC-TV's "Lost" employed each year while filming in Hawaii. Nine out of 10 employees were local hires.
May 06, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
250
The number of Utah Transit Authority employees who qualify for performance pay and have agreed to forgo any bonuses this year due to tax revenue...
May 06, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$1
The annual salary of Detroit's new chief operations officer, Bob Buckler, who said he will be donating his $156,000 salary to the city's general fund.
May 06, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
$5.2 Billion
The amount California would have to pay in rent over 20 years as a tenant of 11 state properties, if they were to sell them.
May 06, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
How many people have been killed by a wallet?
Oklahoma Rep. Brian Renegar -- response to Rep. Rex Duncan's claim that people run the same risk of having their openly carried weapon grabbed from...
May 06, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Can you think of anything more boring than just standing around at a reception?
Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp -- commenting on the "donors' appreciation" events, which helped accumulate around $47,000 in expenses charged in 2009 to the Florida GOP's American...
May 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Common sense needs to prevail.
California Senator Tom Harman -- in opposing a plan aimed at combating prison overcrowding by allowing prison inmates to receive early releases based on good...
May 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
I would say he has virtually no chance of winning this race...
Youngstown State University political scientist William C. Binning -- in response to ex-congressman Jim Traficant's intention to run for Congress after serving seven years in...
May 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
No Jury = No Justice
Read some signs outside the Crown Court of England and Wales after the first non-jury criminal trial in more than 400 years took place.
May 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
How are citizens safer by allowing firearms in airports?
Rep. Stephanie Benfield of Atlanta -- commenting on a bill allowing gun permit holders to carry their weapons in nonsecure areas of an airport.
May 05, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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