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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
9.8%
The percentage of American workers who were jobless in November.
December 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
This is unprecedented. We're in uncharted waters. The Legislature has never done this in the past.
Brian Kennedy, president of the American Federation of Teachers - Wisconsin union — commenting on Wisconsin Democrats' ceased efforts on an unusual bid to pass labor contracts for tens of thousands of state workers in a lame-duck session, setting up a likely showdown between unions and Governor-elect Scott Walker.
December 17, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Archive
Teaching the Fiscal and Legal Realities of Teen Parenting
In an effort to combat rising teen birthrates, Texas implemented two programs to show and teach students the real-life responsibilities that come with teen pregnancy.
December 16, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
We have become a society in which ... we believe it's easier for the government to pay our tithe than for us to do it ourselves.
Nathan Deal, Georgia governor-elect — suggesting private organizations need to step in and help sell his platform of government retrenchment and fill the breach of job losses from the public sector.
December 16, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
17%
The estimated percentage of Americans who get sick each year from food, according to data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
December 16, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Somebody once told me that if you don't have a seat at the table, you may be on the menu.
Aaron Peña, Texas state representative — commenting on his decision to join the Republican party, which helped give the GOP a supermajority in the Texas House.
December 15, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
8%
The percentage of internet-using American adults who use who Twitter, according to a study done by the Pew Internet & American Life Project.
December 15, 2010
 · Andy Kim
News in Numbers
8
The number of convicted killers who received death sentences this year in Texas – the fewest issued by state juries since 1976.
December 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Who Said That
Where in the recesses of his mind does he find a victory in this kind of defeat? His political ambitions have gotten in the way of the job he was elected to do.
Sheila Cochran, secretary-treasurer of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council — commenting on Wisconsin Gov.-elect Scott Walker's declaration that the federal decision to withdraw $810 million in high-speed rail funds from the state was a victory.
December 14, 2010
 · Andy Kim
Two snow plows clearing a snowy road
Archive
Pay-for-Performance Snow Removal in Massachusetts
Quincy, Mass., is expanding a pilot program this winter that pays snow-removal companies for the amount of snow they remove, not the hours they work.
December 13, 2010
 · Andy Kim
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