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J.B. Wogan

Governing staff writer

J.B. covers a number of beats including immigration, gun control, politics and more for GOVERNING magazine.

Civic Innovation
19 Communities Receive $5 Million in Knight Foundation Urban Innovation Grants
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is spreading its latest grants across 19 communities to support an outdoor office, a carpentry-based workforce program and more.
April 12, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
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Archive
Tech-Savvy Teens Launch App to Help Juveniles Clear Arrest Records
Most people don't know they can get their juvenile records erased. Thanks to a group of young people, there's now an app for that.
April 07, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
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Digital Communities
New Orleans Tests Text Message Effectiveness in Constituent Communication
Many cities are trying to use behavioral science to better communicate with citizens. New Orleans is testing the effectiveness of different text messages.
March 04, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
Infrastructure
States Caught in the Middle of Supreme Court Carbon Emissions Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court has put the Obama administration's plan to cut carbon emissions on hold.
February 11, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
Justice and Public Safety
L.A. County Uses Data Analytics to Keep Kids Out of Jail
Instead of waiting to help until kids get in trouble, Los Angeles County is using data analytics to help them before. So far, it's proving successful.
February 05, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
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Higher Education
Billionaires Donate Big to Overhaul Education, but it Doesn’t Change Much
Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have given millions to overhaul public education. But their cash has proven to be anything but free money or a remedy to systemic problems.
January 07, 2016
 · J.B. Wogan
Digital Communities
Bloomberg Philanthropies Names 13 More Jurisdictions in 'What Works Cities' Initiative
The organization is spending $42 million to help the selected cities improve their performance and services using data-driven decision-making.
December 10, 2015
 · J.B. Wogan
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Government Experience
How Did Instagram Fight Blight in Alabama?
Like many cities, Mobile, Ala., didn't even know how many blighted properties it had. Instagram offered a cheap and simple way to start figuring that out.
November 20, 2015
 · J.B. Wogan
Infrastructure
Boston Pilots Smart, Solar-Powered Benches
A Boston startup has installed benches that can charge phones, sense heat and count pedestrian foot traffic.
September 11, 2015
 · J.B. Wogan
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Infrastructure
How Technology Could Make Roads Safer for Chattanooga Cyclists
Most states have laws to protect bikers from cars, but they're hard to enforce. One city is testing a new device that makes it easier.
July 16, 2015
 · J.B. Wogan
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