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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.)

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Percent by which a black drug-misdemeanor defendant in Manhattan is more likely than a white one to be sent to prison.
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Percent of Americans in the South Central region (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas) who support gay marriage, compared to 71 percent in New England.
Banks have received tacit approval from federal regulators to continue banking relationships with pot companies.
There have been problems with implementation of the Colorado law making those in the country illegally eligible for driver's licenses.
Why Google's self-driving car will probably fail.
Washington, D.C., Councilmember Jim Graham, who recently introduced a bill to ban people from riding bikes and Segways on sidewalks in areas where there are bike lanes. About 6 percent of D.C. roads have such lanes.
Nate Cohn, on the political irrelevance of Hispanic voters in virtually all states with contested House elections. null for more on whether Hispanics are likely to impact the governors races in November.
Three suits say the state denies prisoners access to proper medical care in order to save money.
Districts drawn to elect minorities may make it easier for Republicans to win in surrounding areas. That's helped the Republicans win and maintain majorities in Congress.
The battle for control of state legislatures has gotten a little more competitive in recent months, with Democrats still playing defense.