Sophie Quinton

Stateline, March 2018

Farmland must be passed down to a new generation for agricultural communities to survive. That’s not easy — whether farmers have an heir willing to take over or not.

Republished by HuffPo, Christian Science Monitor, and The Chicago Tribune

Stateline, October 2019

Hemp CBD has become a nationwide health food craze — even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says businesses are unlawfully introducing drugs into the food supply.

Republished by The Washington Post, HuffPost and Reuters

Stateline, September 2018

Resort towns in Colorado are increasingly paying for work on federal land— including staff positions— in a bid to protect the natural resources that draw visitors there.

Republished by HuffPo, Governing, and The Washington Post

Stateline, October 2018

The Trump administration, states and local leaders — including many environmentalists — agree that more must be done to avert catastrophic wildfire, including thinning trees. But few timber companies have found a way to make a profit from the stewardship work land managers want. 

Republished by HuffPo, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun and The Sacramento Bee, among others.

Stateline, November 2016

Employers say they can't fill jobs because they can't find workers with the right skills. But there's a lot more to the story, as I explore in this three-part series that took me to Minnesota, Texas, and Kentucky. 

Republished by HuffPo, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Plain Dealer, The Austin American-Statesman and others. 

Politico and Stateline, February 2017

The Sacramento area's population already reflects the racial and ethnic diversity that will be the national norm by 2050. I traveled there to find out what the area can tell us about the future of health care. 

Republished by HuffPost, The Chicago Tribune, The Sacramento Bee.

Stateline, April 2017

Collie Thomas is an orderly at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a model employee. She doesn't seem like someone who's been to prison-- least of all for murder. 

Republished by The Washington Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, The Baltimore Sun, The Sacramento Bee, Governing and others. 

Stateline, March 2016

An ATM sits in the corner of each of Tim Cullen's three marijuana stores, because his business can’t process credit or debit card payments. Every day an armored car swings by to pick up the day’s revenue — all cash — and takes it away to be deposited.

States are looking to Colorado for answers to the marijuana industry's banking problem, but so far the state has few to offer.   

National Journal, January 2015

Evanston Township High School (ETHS) is the only public high school in Evanston, Illinois. In theory, it's a place where teenagers from all over town mix. But for generations, the student body has separated like oil and water. More affluent, white students tend to take honors and Advanced Placement classes. Lower-income, minority students do not. Now the high school is trying to change that. 

Republished by TheAtlantic.com.

Stateline, February 2016

At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the 11 students in Carol Jussely’s “Essential College Skills” class were talking about sex. 

Republished by Governing.

National Journal, February 2014

HIV, the sexually transmitted and blood-borne virus that leads to AIDS, can now be as manageable a condition as diabetes. The key word is "can."  In Florida, the HIV death rate is almost 10 times higher for African-American and Afro-Carribean residents than it is for whites.  

Republished by TheAtlantic.com. 

National Journal, June 2014

Twin Cities RISE!, a job training nonprofit, helps people who've fallen out of the job market climb back in. Minnesota was paying TCR for saving taxpayers money before such pay-for-success contracts were commonplace. I traveled to Minneapolis to find out why the model is so successful. 

Republished by TheAtlantic.com.

National Journal Magazine, June 2012

The mountain pine-beetle epidemic provides perhaps the most visual evidence of climate change in the United States. But the evidence, while arresting, remains circumstantial. Where does that leave Colorado?  

Republished by TheAtlantic.com, Yahoo! News.