I'm a Denver-based journalist who writes about how national, state and local policy affects people. Click on the images below to check out some of my work.
Stateline, June 2017
City leaders are pledging to do all they can to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But some may be hamstrung by Republican governors and state legislatures that are less supportive of policies that would reduce fossil fuel emissions.
Republished by HuffPost, The Sacramento Bee.
Stateline, June 2017
Sixty percent of public research universities now assess tuition based on students’ year of study, major, or both. Some policymakers and advocates for students worry that the surcharges will drive young people away from subjects important to the state economy, or shut low-income students out of majors that lead to lucrative jobs.
Reprinted by HuffPost, The Sacramento Bee, The Orlando Sentinel.
National Journal Magazine, August 2014
Summer study can help students not only to graduate early — but to graduate, period.
Republished by TheAtantic.com.
National Journal, January 2014
President Obama wants elite colleges to enroll more students from lower-income backgrounds. But elite colleges face powerful incentives to enroll disproportionate numbers of wealthy students.
Republished by TheAtlantic.com.
National Journal, December 2012
It’s unclear whether spending more federal money and attention on mental-health programs would have prevented Adam Lanza’s rampage in Newtown, Connecticut--or whether Lanza's actions were in any way connected with his mental health.
Republished by Yahoo! News.
National Journal, December 2012
Tying parts of the tax code and certain federal benefit programs to a new consumption metric, called the “chained CPI,” is an idea that almost everyone supports in theory but hardly anyone is willing to risk in practice.
Republished by Yahoo! News.
