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Reporter @wihealthnews

Joined December 2011
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Some professional news: Today’s my first day as a defense & natsec reporter for @CQnow/@rollcall. Hill folks, policy wonks, military watchers — let’s chat: [email protected]. I’m grateful to @insidedefense for the intro to DOD coverage & excited to join the CQ team!
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Breaking news here in Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Sheriff Earnell Lucas has resigned, effective immediately. On Monday he will start his new job as Fiserv's Vice President of Security for Wisconsin.
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Excited to share my @CapTimes COVER STORY digging into the troubled past of Wisconsin’s only maximum security women’s prison and steps the prison is taking now to ensure women incarcerated there are getting necessary mental healthcare.
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.@RoryLinnane being the best as always
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Proud graduate.
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Calling the Twitterverse: I'm looking for an expert who can chat with me about American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds allocation, the vetting process and some unique cases I've stumbled across. Thank you!
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Do you live in Milwaukee or the Milwaukee area and are concerned about paying gas and electricity bills? Drop in my DMs. I'd love to chat with you.
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If you or an elderly loved one struggled/are still struggling with neglect or getting access to quality senior care (whether at home or in a facility), I'd be interested in talking to you for a story I'm working on. DMs open, or [email protected]
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1/ Wisconsin: I'm looking to speak to direct support workers (eg. CNAs/PCAs) who care for people in their homes for a @CapTimes cover story. Do you know someone who's doing this work or left the industry in the last few years? I'm at (608) 492-1207 and nyahr AT captimes .com
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Check out this important series by @KellyMeyerhofer at the @WiStateJournal if you haven't already:
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Waukesha school administrators decide to offer free breakfast to all students, after eight schools have gone most of the year without the meal. Another 270+ schools in Wisconsin are not offering breakfast despite being eligible for federal funding. jsonline.com/story/news/educ…
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👋 Hey, investigative journalists!🔍 @WisconsinWatch is hiring a reporter/editor to lead our new statehouse bureau — watchdogging state gov't in a deeply polarized state where democracy itself is in peril. wisconsinwatch.org/2022/03/w…
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You can reply here, DM me, email me at nyahrATcaptimesDOTcom or call/text me at (608) 492-1207.
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I'm looking to write an in-depth @CapTimes story about the challenges facing home/personal care workers in Wisconsin, and what's being done to make those jobs better. Caregivers and people who've needed care, what don't we talk enough about when we talk about this work?
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