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Daniel Luzer

news editor

Daniel Luzer -- News Editor. Daniel previously worked as the Web editor at the Washington Monthly and as an editorial fellow at Mother Jones. His work has appeared at Mother Jones, Salon, Pacific Standard, the Washington Monthly and Columbia Journalism Review.

(It's pronounced Loot-zer.)

The federal government will pay 75 percent of approved expenses in recovery from summer storms and floods and the state will pick up the rest.
President Barack Obama, indicating his support for statehood for the District of Columbia at a town hall earlier this week.
Why does Pennsylvania have the nation's second-largest population of inmates serving life without parole when its murder rate is lower than those in 15 other states.
Somerset, Ky., convenience store owner Duane Adams, on his city's decision to open a municipal-run gas station, created in response to years of grumbling by residents about high gas prices in the region.
Amount awarded by a Pensacola, Fla., jury last week to Cynthia Robinson. The jury determined that the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, through its negligence in informing consumers of the dangers of tobacco, caused the death of Robinson's husband, Michael Johnson, a chain smoker who died of lung cancer at the age of 36.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, on why he declined to meet with Sandy Hook Elementary parents after already deciding to veto the parents' gun control bill.
The former Republican governor names Miamian Annette Taddeo-Goldstein, the Miami-Dade Democratic Party chairwoman, as his running mate in his race to try to become Florida's chief executive again.
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Percent of land in California that's now experiencing "extreme drought," according to new data by the National Weather Service.
If found on city property, violators could face a $500 fine and six months in jail.
Ocala, Fla., Councilwoman Mary Rich, responding to criticism that her policy banning sagging pants is designed to target black men. The Ocala City Council voted 4-0 last week to prohibit anyone on city property from wearing their pants two inches below their natural waist in a way that exposes underwear or bare buttocks. Violators will be subject to a $500 fine and up to six months in jail.