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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.)

State caps and a $1 billion malpractice insurance fund discourage claims even in the face of apparent wrongdoing.
Amount the U.S. Postal Service has lost shipping food and other consumer items to remote villages in Alaska for the last three decades.
Timothy Ray Murray, an Oklahoma man who was running in the Republican primary against U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas. Murray alleged that the 10-term congressman had been "executed along with others on a white stage in southern Ukraine on or about Jan. 11, 2011." Murray lost the primary.
The state halts expanded tax credits for renovating old buildings. Gov. Scott Walker says he's concerned about the impact on tax revenues and budget.
The state supreme court won't look into the authority of Philadelphia's School Reform Commission's to change work rules for teachers, including disregarding seniority in assignments and layoffs.
Sam Hedenberg, a teacher in Fairfax County, Va., where only 64 percent of high school students showed up last Monday. Many East Coast schools are in session well into the summer as a result of snow days this winter.
Amount of fines that Whole Foods has to pay for overcharging customers on weighed foods, a problem uncovered by state and local inspectors. The settlement includes paying $210,000 to the city attorneys of Santa Monica, Los Angeles and San Diego.
Final bid for Hollywood memorabilia, including the original 1934 New Jersey driver's license issued to singer Frank Sinatra. The document was issued to "Francis Sintra" of 841 Garden Street in Hoboken.
The GOP blocks funding for Washington, D.C.'s marijuana decriminalization plan, a move that represents another defeat for home rule in the city.
Journalist Perry Stein, on how the Washington, D.C., Metro system's new Silver Line, which provides service to Dulles International Airport, could potentially change users' lives (at least according to commercials the city is running).