
SteveKoff
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SteveKoff
@SteveKoff
Music, politics, policy, travel, ice cream. Played bass in bands, then worked in journalism. Now retired, I'm back to bands.




I can't believe I need to say this, but if, as a journalist, you use my time, research & expertise without quoting me, don't be surprised if I never return your call.







Citizenship matters. The 14th Amendment recognized its value by bestowing this treasure on liberated slaves, not on anyone who could find a way hear or recruit a surrogate mother. If we need to amend the Constitution to make that clear, what an unfortunate situation…








Sen. Bernie Moreno says private equity giant Carlyle Group should return a $4.5 million state subsidy recently approved for Ark Data Centers to expand facilities in Akron and Independence. Via @SceneSallard. axios.com/local/clevelan…


As we first reported in last night's @semafor media newsletter, NOTUS is rebranding/dramatically expanding. In a memo to staff this morning, the organization said it plans to "launch this new version of NOTUS under a new name" and double staff from 50 to 100.




In the spirit of keeping our stakeholders informed and our top-1% transparency designation as a nonprofit, we have thoroughly reviewed and want to share the totality of our engagement with The Callout Podcast and its host by answering several of the questions received: THREAD 🧵

New: Politico founder Robert Allbritton has been discussing significantly expanding his publication NOTUS to fill the void in DC media left by Washington Post cuts. Allbritton has even considered a potential NOTUS name change, though plans are fluid. semafor.com/article/03/06/…

Honored to be on a team from The Marshall Project named as semifinlists for the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting. goldsmithawards.org/announcing-the…





