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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. 

A nonprofit founded by mayors is helping seven cities finance and organize community service projects to revitalize low-income urban neighborhoods.
Laura Zeilinger talks about why homelessness is on the rise in the district and what the Bowser administration is doing about it.
At a Congressional hearing, the Indiana governor, who could be a presidential contender, touted his state as a national leader and expressed his support for diminishing the federal role in schools.
The president's budget would be a boon in a host of areas but also includes cuts to popular programs.
Wealthy residents remain in the city at a higher rate than poor residents, according to a new D.C. government report.
In the nation's fastest-gentrifying neighborhood, some of the strongest affordable housing protections haven’t been enough to keep lower-income residents from being priced out of their homes.
A former D.C. housing official gives a hard look at what worked, and what didn't, in an award-winning redevelopment project.
New mayoral fellowships give graduate students city governance experience and mayors much-needed extra help.
A new GAO report says the nation's largest cash assistance program fails to incentivize states to help people find work.
Portland, Maine, is ignoring state instructions that could discourage people from seeking shelter beds.