East Metro Homicide 2015
Dan Bauman The Saint Paul Pioneer Press 🔗 The faces behind the saddest headlines: Those killed in 2015
∞ DATA REPORTING + VIZ
Police shooting deaths go unchecked by state
Dan Bauman and Tad Vezner The Saint Paul Pioneer Press 🔗 A Pioneer Press database: The people shot and killed by police in Minnesota since 2004 Three years ago, a St. Paul teen was shot multiple times and killed by Woodbury police during a tense standoff. A tragic case of mistaken identity, police confused Mark
GIFs
Accompanying story: Minnesota’s dual-language immersion programs serve growing student needs —————————————————— Accompanying story: At one suburban school, a 380% increase in poverty – and they’re not alone
Hmong child brides, by the numbers
Dan Bauman and Elizabeth Mohr Saint Paul Pioneer Press 🔗 ‘Open secret’ of child brides roils Twin Cities Hmong community BY THE NUMBERS 20% 1 in 5 visas issued by the U.S. to Laos nationals were K-1 visas, or fiancee visas, in 2014. That proportion is the largest of any country; Somalia was second. 35%
St. Paul paid out $10.4 million in staff overtime in 2014
Dan Bauman The Saint Paul Pioneer Press 🔗 St. Paul overtime payouts, in charts and graphics Overtime for St. Paul city workers topped $10.4 million in 2014, continuing a five-year upward trend. A Pioneer Press review of the city’s payroll data found overtime payouts rose last year more than 11 percent, from $9.3 million in
Legislator to lobbyist — a short leap in Minnesota
Dan Bauman and Rachel E. Stassen-Berger The Saint Paul Pioneer Press 🔗 Legislators to lobbyists: A database of their clients and cash 🔗 What other legislative bodies do The revolving door at Minnesota’s Capitol moves so quickly, it can be dizzying. Longtime Rep. Jim Abeler pushed through this year. On Jan. 6 he ended his 16-year run
Target in turmoil, in 7 charts
Dan Bauman The Saint Paul Pioneer Press
Shaken baby deaths
Dan Bauman The Medill Justice Project 🔗 Contributions to Shaken Science, a Washington Post major investigation U.S. SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME DATABASE Below is a visualization containing more than 3,000 U.S. shaken-baby syndrome cases, gathered and verified by The Medill Justice Project.
Tanks and grenade launchers on campus
Dan Bauman The Chronicle of Higher Education 🔗 The Equipment 117 Colleges Have Acquired From the Dept. of Defense 🏆Awards and recognition for this story National Finalist — 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards: In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students Finalist — EWA 2014 National Awards for Education Reporting: Data Journalism – Medium Newsroom Winner — 2015
U.S. Colleges Enjoy Jump in Gifts From Abroad
Dan Bauman The Chronicle of Higher Education 🏆Awards and recognition for this story Finalist — 2015 Region 7 SPJ Mark of Excellence Award: General News Reporting (Large Schools) An “accidental businessman.” That’s how Christopher Lund describes the turn his life took more than five decades ago. With degrees in literature—a bachelor’s from the University of
12
Dan Bauman 