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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. 

Rental vouchers are only helpful if landlords are willing to take them. All too often, they're not. But what if the government made it less risky?
Voters in three states approved similar ballot measures last year, but critics say it's unnecessary and could gum up the criminal justice system.
It's rare to see a film featuring homeless people as main characters. "The Florida Project" focuses on the ones that few people notice.
The rising number of placements into state care is only partially to blame.
When destroyed by disaster, public housing has historically taken years to be replaced -- if at all. What happens to low-income residents in the meantime?
Irregular hours and unpredictable schedules have redefined work for many low-income Americans. States and cities are just beginning to regulate them.
Both propose cutting the food stamps program by at least $150 billion over 10 years.
The tax system isn't set up to help low-income people as much if they don't have children. There's a push in Congress and the states to change that.
In the term that starts Oct. 2, the justices will hear cases that could drastically alter the country's political, financial and social landscape.
It's one of the ways states are trying to address growing concerns about the cybersecurity of voting.