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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.)

An investigation identifies more than 200 biosafety level 3 and 4 lab facilities that work with dangerous pathogens - and reveals safety records that some of them fought to keep secret.
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser would exempt broad categories of video, including all assaults, from public release, a move that council members said backtracked from an earlier proposal.
How Robert Gray became the odd choice of the Democratic Party illustrates the forlorn state of affairs for the party in the South.
“You have rocks. Right out there,” the New Jersey governor told the University of New Hampshire. “What the hell do you need a rock climbing wall for? Go outside and climb those rocks."
Law enforcement officials and some Somali leaders said new city programs can stop extremism early. But others, wary of police surveillance, are skeptical of the government’s role in the projects.
Eli Broad's plan to transform Grand Avenue into a sort of tourist-worthy “museum mile” still faces substantial roadblocks.
The measure to significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next 35 years, passed the Democratic-controlled Senate but faced almost certain defeat in the Assembly after an intense campaign by the oil industry.
City Manager Harry Black cites a "lack of sufficient and proper communication" and "consistent and pervasive disregard for chain of command" among the reasons for Blackwell's termination.
The former Oregon governor had staff involve Cylvia Hayes in official decisions early on. Kitzhaber and Hayes are being investigated in connection with consulting contracts she received to promote policies she also pursued as the state's first lady.
Waves of asylum seekers have risked their lives to escape conflicts particularly in Syria and northern Africa. The influx of refugees has strained European countries’ abilities to deal with the demand and Mayor Marty Walsh says he'd be willing to take some in.