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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.)

Washington, D.C., Police Chief Cathy Lanier, after unfounded reports of gunfire at the city's Navy Yard last week. Lanier said the police response was more organized than after a 2013 shooting in the same place.
Amount of revenue California's water utilities stand to lose after the state required citizens to slash their water usage amid a four-year drought. Departments are turning to customers to make up the revenue by increasingly rates and adding drought surcharges.
In a scathing audit, state tax officials slammed nonprofit health insurer Blue Shield of California for stockpiling "extraordinarily high surpluses" — more than $4 billion — and for failing to offer more affordable coverage or other public benefits.
The city is struggling to balance its desire to provide health care to all residents against its desire for people to sign up for the health care exchanges.
The flag’s removal from the grounds of the Capitol would bring a swift end to a debate that has been waged within South Carolina since the flag was raised above the State House dome during the civil-rights era. A vote could come Thursday.
When he announces for president next week, Scott Walker plans to run as the heartland’s favorite son. The problem is that he sometimes seems a little too regional.
The GOP race in the key state is unlike any in recent memory, but the Clinton-Sanders duel is utterly familiar.
For many, the drought has meant inconvenience. But in two rural valleys, it’s serious and personal.
Slavery’s role in the march to war remains a politically charged issue in Southern history classrooms.
The state's effort against teenage pregnancies is a startling success.