Jessica Huseman (ProPublica) & Daniel Desrochers (Lexington Herald-Leader), Author at 100 Days in Appalachia

The Curious Case of a Kentucky Cybersecurity Contract

When Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes hired a firm called CyberScout to address the state’s election security, she was putting her faith in a company...

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A Power Grab in Kentucky Sparks a Revolt

Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes expanded her sway over Kentucky’s election process with audacity, a willingness to fight — and a board that didn’t appear...

Politics3 weeks ago

A Onetime Rising Democratic Star Faces Questions About Voter Privacy

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, who attained national prominence for a failed Senate run against Mitch McConnell, is taking heat because her staff has...

100 Days in Appalachia

Jessica Huseman (ProPublica) & Daniel Desrochers (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Stories By Jessica Huseman (ProPublica) & Daniel Desrochers (Lexington Herald-Leader)

The Curious Case of a Kentucky Cybersecurity Contract

A Power Grab in Kentucky Sparks a Revolt

A Onetime Rising Democratic Star Faces Questions About Voter Privacy

Making a Living as a Traditional Weaver in Appalachia

Seniors’ Want to Stay at Home as They Age — But is That the Best Option?

Rural Drivers Can Save the Most From Clean Vehicles

West Virginia Coal Miners Rally For Black Lung Legislation

Kentucky Project’s Demise Linked to International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder

W.Va. Teacher: We Went on Strike to Fight Retaliation, Not Reform

Dapper Rappers Celebrate Homegrown Hip-Hop in Wheeling

West Virginia Teachers Enter Day Two of Strike with End Likely in Sight

Coach Kellie: A Tiny West Virginia High School is Making Football History

Appalachian Whiteness: A History that Never Existed

‘Tip Of the Spear’: As Customers Beg For Clean Water, Is a Crisis Looming In Appalachia?

West Virginia High School Seniors Might Not Vote the Way You Think

This Ohio Paint Production Experiment Creates Art — and Potentially Jobs — From Polluted Mine Sites

Farmington No. 9: The West Virginia Disaster that Changed Coal Mining Forever

20th Century America Is Never Returning

From an Urban Journalist: Times Prints Another Tired Stereotype of Appalachia