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Taxpayers don’t know how many jobs PPP loans saved during the pandemic. No one counted
Los Angeles Times April, 1, 2021
Criminals stole billions in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. A new relief bill won’t prevent it from happening again
Los Angeles Times March 2, 2021
Food box deliveries to needy California seniors cut off because of USDA cheese rule
Los Angeles Times Sept. 10, 2020
Quirk in coronavirus relief law gives full $600 a week even to workers facing only cut hours
Los Angeles Times April 27, 2020
Newly eligible California workers in limbo over unemployment benefits
Los Angeles Times April 7, 2020
Child care is still the missing ingredient for a fast economic recovery
Los Angeles Times June 8, 2020
States are reopening from coronavirus shutdowns. What happens to frozen utility payments?
Los Angeles Times May 22, 2020
Past favorites
Families, U.S. face off over graveyard fence
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 24, 2015
Hope GI killed in ’68 laid to rest
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 15, 2015
The article ran with a full page of color photos I took at the funeral.
Cops: Imitation pot as bad as the real thing
The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2010
This story ran on the AP national wire and made its way to Taiwan. Soon after this story was published states began banning this synthetic cannabinoid.
Candidate in 4th District owes state 10 years of taxes
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette April 29, 2012
Before the 2012 Democratic primary I discovered that a candidate for Arkansas' 4th Congressional District had outstanding tax liens going back a decade. A similar series of articles during the 2010 governor's race found the Republican candidate had not paid personal, business or property taxes. The 2010 article won two awards and can be found here.
Taxpayers don’t know how many jobs PPP loans saved during the pandemic. No one counted
Los Angeles Times April, 1, 2021
Criminals stole billions in COVID-19 unemployment benefits. A new relief bill won’t prevent it from happening again
Los Angeles Times March 2, 2021
Food box deliveries to needy California seniors cut off because of USDA cheese rule
Los Angeles Times Sept. 10, 2020
Quirk in coronavirus relief law gives full $600 a week even to workers facing only cut hours
Los Angeles Times April 27, 2020
Newly eligible California workers in limbo over unemployment benefits
Los Angeles Times April 7, 2020
Child care is still the missing ingredient for a fast economic recovery
Los Angeles Times June 8, 2020
States are reopening from coronavirus shutdowns. What happens to frozen utility payments?
Los Angeles Times May 22, 2020
Past favorites
Families, U.S. face off over graveyard fence
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 24, 2015
Hope GI killed in ’68 laid to rest
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette May 15, 2015
The article ran with a full page of color photos I took at the funeral.
Cops: Imitation pot as bad as the real thing
The Associated Press Feb. 17, 2010
This story ran on the AP national wire and made its way to Taiwan. Soon after this story was published states began banning this synthetic cannabinoid.
Candidate in 4th District owes state 10 years of taxes
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette April 29, 2012
Before the 2012 Democratic primary I discovered that a candidate for Arkansas' 4th Congressional District had outstanding tax liens going back a decade. A similar series of articles during the 2010 governor's race found the Republican candidate had not paid personal, business or property taxes. The 2010 article won two awards and can be found here.
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