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J.B. Wogan

Staff Writer

J.B. Wogan -- Staff Writer. J.B. covers public programs aimed at addressing poverty and writes the monthly human services newsletter. He has also written for PolitiFact, The Seattle Times and Seattle magazine. He is the co-author of Peak Performance: How Denver's Peak Academy is saving millions of dollars, boosting morale and just maybe changing the world. (And how you can too!)

In 2010, the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association named him "News Writer of the Year" for his work at The Sammamish Review, a community weekly east of Seattle. J.B. is a graduate of Pomona College and has a master's in public policy from Johns Hopkins University. 

More than 80 percent of voters approved amendments on the ballot in both states.
Proponents like Maine Gov. Paul LePage argue so-called asset tests save states money and shrink welfare rolls. New research suggests otherwise.
South Dakota's ballot measure, which failed, would have actually reduced the minimum wage for some.
New Mexico voters may have energized a national movement to reform the criminal justice policies that keep lower-income Americans locked up.
Discrimination doesn't always appear in the most obvious places. Many government policies and practices are seemingly unbiased and uncontroversial but actually disproportionately harm minorities.
The state's rare approach is meant to increase child support payments. But some say it will do the opposite.
Tax incentives aren't always the best way to lure businesses. Many are simply going where the talent is.
Many police chiefs are ordering their officers to work in pairs. But whether that actually makes cops -- and citizens -- safer is up for debate.
The city has a unique effort to improving the relationship between cops and citizens.
City officials across the country are using the gaming craze to educate and engage with the public -- and have some fun.