Amid a Housing Crisis, Oregon Issues Building Permits for Multifamily Units at the Slowest Pace in 12 Years
Investors are wary and public subsidies are not enough to move the needle.
Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social:
www.oregonjournalismproject.org/oregon-issue...
Why Oregon’s Governor Had to Intervene on Pumpkin Patches.
The latest rulemaking dispute is part of long-standing tensions over land use.
Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social:
www.oregonjournalismproject.org/farmstands
My first big article for @OregonJournProj is here! This was a really complex issue to distill and I'm forever grateful for the support from my editors and fellow reporter.
Read it here: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/farmstands
My first byline at my new job!
Jones calls himself conservative, but said he’s willing to look at both sides of an issue. He mostly tunes into Fox News and local TV stations. He said he still has a lot to learn about the transgender community, and he’s made that his mission for the next six months or so.
Wisconsin gives little compensation to those it wrongfully convicts, @krathore.bsky.social reports. The state typically caps payouts at $5,000 per year, totaling no more than $25,000. Many get less, and others don’t apply.
wisconsinwatch.org/2025/03/wisc...
Oh, this is terrible news. 538 has done invaluable, unique work for so long. I rely on their poll database constantly—a true public good.
Most of all, I feel terrible for all the folks there, especially @baseballot.bsky.social & @gelliottmorris.com, whom I've gotten to know a bit. Please hire them!
Me whenever I get a breaking news notification nowadays (pc: @catenpups on IG)
"Despite its flaws, Wisconsin’s PIT count shows that statewide homelessness has been increasing...the mostly rural homeless population increased from 2,938 individuals in 2023 to 3,201 in 2024, the highest number recorded since 2017." wisconsinwatch.org/2025/02/wisc...
“Obviously, having kids, getting married, buying a house, those are all, you know, great experiences. But this takes the cake.” -- Mike Crowley, kidney donor. A human-centered data story by @krathore.bsky.social
Ethanol consumption across all alcohol came out to 3.56 gallons in 2022, which is equivalent to 760 standard drinks in a year. That's the same as two standard drinks a day. The NIAAA recommends a daily limit of two drinks for men and one drink for women.
Spirits are significantly stronger than beer. According to the NIAAA, a standard drink of beer is 12 fluid ounces and for spirits is 1.5 fluid ounces. The consumption of ethanol (aka the active ingredient in alcohol) increased by 4% between 2012 and 2022.
From 2012 to 2022, beer drinking decreased by 20% in the 21+ population. Spirits drinking increased by 32% in the same time period. It seems marginal, but these changes show a lot more intensely when looking at the consumption of ethanol in drinks.
One of the things that shocked me the most during my move to Wisconsin was the drinking culture here. So I decided to put together a story and some graphics using data from NIAAA. Read the story here: wisconsinwatch.org/2024/12/wisc... Here are some of my favorite findings (a thread):
Did you park badly?
The true purpose of thick thighs is to be able to support a full kitten on them.
What percentage of people in your county are getting fluoridated water? In our latest DataWatch @krathore.bsky.social maps out Wisconsin using data from the CDC and EPA.
Today we’re launching Public Square, a photography series featuring your neighbors from across WI. @josephmtimmerman.bsky.social introduces your first neighbor: Arthur Kohl-Riggs, an optimistic practitioner of handstands who works as an investigator and once earned thousands of votes for governor.
Ummmmmm look how cute? Love animals 💝
In this edition of DataWatch, @krathore.bsky.social highlights findings about Wisconsin’s electorate, percentage of workers in “tipped” jobs, and post-pandemic school absenteeism.
Sometimes cold-calling is scary but then sometimes a person calls you back and is super nice and willing to share information. Rarely, but sometimes.
One day you're getting a virus from this
NEW: Come work with us!
The @thebaltimorebanner.com's award-winning data team is hiring a data reporter and a data visualization reporter!
Come produce amazing journalism for some of the best readers in the country!
Have questions? Reach out!
boards.greenhouse.io/thebaltimore...
Should I just become a dog posting account?
Meanwhile I have been ignored the daily updates from my GitHub to fix my senate scraper code (whoops)
I enjoy making little baby maps for my co-workers stories. Gerrymandering is such an interesting topic and being able to address it through the results of reversing it is very insightful for me.
wisconsinwatch.org/2024/11/wisc...
Tessa says she loves you (officially trying to be more active on BlueSky lol)
An Indian woman lays down with her eyes closed across a wooden bench seat with a green cushion on top. She is wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. She is holding the paw of a black Labrador. The Labrador's head is resting on top of the woman's face.
When the code breaks, you go lay down under a dog.
A yellow lab sits up in the backseat of a car. She is looking at the camera and is wearing a pink collar and a white and pink patterned bandana with a pink border.
She's judging you
A yellow Labrador lays on a red patterned carpet. Her head is on one of her front paws. Her left eyebrow is raised and she is looking off to the right.
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