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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. 

State Dream Acts have drawn passionate responses from both advocates and critics. But evidence suggests these measures have had limited impact.
The state's law banning welfare spending on entertainment and luxury goods and services sparked a national debate about how people use public assistance.
As more states consider photo requirements for food stamps, a new report finds Massachusetts' law to be ineffective in preventing fraud.
Grad students want to combat black boys' low reading levels by adding books that cater to them to barbershop waiting areas.
Cities have offered financial counseling to low-income people for years, but only recently have some tracked the impact of these services on clients' debt, credit and savings.
Massachusetts is the latest state to settle a legal battle over the failure of its welfare offices to meet federal voter registration requirements.
Most cities already freely share ideas with others, but some are starting to sell their best practices to other local governments.
Bloomberg Philanthropies and other organizations have poured an unprecedented amount of money into making cities more innovative and collaborative. What happens when the money runs out?
He's the first U.S. president in 20 years to address the National League of Cities conference.
Lawmakers in both states have reignited a century-old feud over the well-accepted claim that the Wright brothers were the "first in flight."