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Enjoying some South African pizza and wine while on assignment in Johannesburg.
Hello! I am a multimedia reporter, writer and commentator of sorts. Currently I’m the healthcare reporter for GOVERNING magazine, covering the most important health issues impacting state and local governments.

My words can also be found at NYMag.com, NationalGeographic.com, The Atlantic, USAToday.com, Foreign Policy and various other corners of the internet.

I am originally from Li…

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The Reality of Data Center Jobs

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By Mattie Quinn
| GOVERNING Verified
The math sounds right. A data center campus can use 300 megawatts or more — the equivalent of the power needs of a small city. Surely it seems a facility that size would employ hundreds, maybe thousands, of people. The evidence is now in from some of the states that have been hosting data centers long enough to measure. What those states actually counted is considerably less than what most communities were promised.
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What Youth Aging Out of Foster Care Need: Supportive Housing

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By Jared Brey Verified, Mattie Quinn
| GOVERNING Verified
Every year in the United States, around 20,000 youths turn 18 and age out of the foster care system, and 20 percent of them immediately become homeless. That makes foster care one of the single largest pipelines into homelessness. Why? Because youth leaving foster care are offered very little support when it comes to finding housing, let alone a job or other support they need to build a stable adult life.
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Why College Sports Should Go Corporate

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By Carl Smith, Mattie Quinn
| GOVERNING Verified
The world of college sports entered uncharted and controversial territory last year when the University of Kentucky spun off its entire athletic department into a limited liability corporation. To many, this may represent another descent into the quicksand of professionalized college sports.
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