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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. 

Most politicians believe moderation doesn’t help Democrats much in the Deep South. Louisiana’s governor, who's trying to fix the state's finances, isn’t one of them.
They rarely collaborate. But Jenni Owen, the policy director for North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, is part of a growing relationship between government and academia.
Its new ordinance exemplifies a shift in how cities across the country are trying to target panhandlers.
The Trump administration has begun the process of tightening welfare programs. Many conservative states have been waiting for a moment like this for years.
It adds to the growing body of evidence that addressing homelessness saves money elsewhere.
Even if Congress passes a spending bill without the president's proposed cuts to programs that help the poor, it's likely to consider more serious changes next year.
The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness helped end veteran homelessness in some places and reduce overall homelessness. The White House and House Republicans want it gone.
The state joined a growing trend on Tuesday that critics say is unnecessary and could impede the criminal justice process.
Ballot language often spurs confusion and lawsuits. Some state election officials are trying to make them easier to understand.
“We cannot have 13 million hungry children in the United States of America,” says Dorothy McAuliffe.