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Journalism Political Science

Report for America Corps MemberKansas Statehouse Reporter
Associated Press |
Revealed how only two complaints alleging racial bias against Kansas law enforcement agencies resulted in consequences for officers how a commission established by Democratic Gov Laura Kelly after George Floyds death didnt push publicly for action on its own recommendations and how task forces and town hall meetings convened after Floyd protests in Kansas didnt bring widespread change Contributed to coverage of Republican efforts to limit what public schools teach about racism revise election laws and move the liberal northeast Kansas city of Lawrence into a district with conservative central and western Kansas communities

Local Government Reporter
Bismarck Tribune |
Local Government Reporter Brought watchdog mentality to coverage of city and county commissioners and local businesses Reporting of local backlash to a proposal to continue accepting refugees in Bismarck led to attention from national outlets Uncovered how owners of an apartment in Bismarck whose low-income tenants were left without electricity due to an unpaid bill also owned a motel in Minot whose long-term tenants were left without water for weeks Exposed how a county commission chairman publicly cited the number of asylum seekers the United States expected to process while arguing against continuing to accept refugees in Bismarck despite receiving clarification from the Trump administration that the figure was unrelated to refugee resettlement