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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 mayor of Oklahoma City declared war on obesity, launching health campaigns and implementing pedestrian-friendly new infrastructure. Is this one possible solution to the nationwide epidemic?
The Cyber Center of Excellence was created in San Diego to stay one step ahead of hackers.
Bill Walker says expanding the search for oil is necessary to cope with the damage caused by climate change.
As more states legalize either medical or recreational marijuana use, members of Congress are being asked to take positions. The results are often cringe-worthy.
A lawsuit could force the city to review what "displacement" means under the California Environmental Quality Act.
The report contained 30 recommendations for improving the department, which has more than 500 employees and a $10 billion budget and is characterized as "slow to change" and "beset by apathy."
The rally, which mostly bewildered passersby, was organized by the creator of the Instagram account Renoir Sucks at Painting, who wants the the museum to take its Renoirs off the walls and replace them with something better.
Interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May calls the special investigative report he ordered “salacious” and angrily denies wrongdoing.
After Alabama put into effect a tougher voter ID law, the state shuttered 31 driver's license offices due to a budget crisis. The closures will cut off access to one of the few types of IDs accepted.
While most California school districts offer sexual education courses, participation is currently voluntary. Under the new mandate students can only avoid the classes with parental consent. It will also update instruction relating to HIV and require educators talk about a range of gender identities.