Alex Fitzpatrick

Albany

Data Editor at Axios

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Articles

Tens of thousands of children in San Diego County are going hungry

15 hours ago | axios.com | Kate Murphy |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: Feeding America; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosAbout 1 in 7 children in San Diego County (14.5%) live in food-insecure households, per new estimates shared first with Axios from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. That's more than 100,000 kids who don't have enough to eat or don't know where their next meal will come from.
Why Colorado's K-12 federal funding ranks among lowest in the U.S.

16 hours ago | axios.com | Esteban L. Hernandez |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosColorado receives among the least federal dollars per person for its K-12 public school systems, per new census data. Zoom in: Public schools in Colorado got $235 per person, significantly less than the $360 U.S. average. Only Utah ($220), Maine ($230) and New Hampshire ($234) received less money per person.
Salt Lake City's coldest winter temperatures are rising fast

16 hours ago | axios.com | Erin Alberty |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: Climate Central; Chart: Jacque Schrag/AxiosSalt Lake City saw one of the nation's biggest increases in average coldest temperatures since the 1950s. Why it matters: Shifts of this magnitude change which plants and insects can thrive here — along with the other impacts of climate change. Driving the news: Salt Lake's 30-year average yearly coldest temperature from 1995 to 2024 was 4.4°F — more than 8 degrees higher than the average from 1951-1980.
Mapped: Federal money for schools

17 hours ago | axios.com | Jason Clayworth |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosIowa public schools received $293 in federal money per student in the 2023 fiscal year, according to new census data. By the numbers: That puts Iowa 43rd out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and below the national average of about $360.
Map: Flouride in water in Minnesota

17 hours ago | axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: CDC; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosMore than 75% of Minnesotans are served by fluoridated community water systems, per the latest CDC estimates. Why it matters: Dental and public health experts have long argued in favor of adding fluoride to public water supplies to help prevent tooth decay. But fluoridation remains controversial among detractors who view it as a form of government making a personal health choice.
How MAHA is influencing Louisiana legislation

17 hours ago | axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick |Chelsea Brasted

Data: CDC; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosLouisiana lawmakers are considering a ban on fluoridated community water, increasing access to ivermectin and restricting schoolchildren's access to "ultra-processed" foods. The latest: The House of Representatives' education committee takes up Sen. Blake Miguez's "ultra-processed" food ban for discussion Wednesday morning.
Ohio uses fluoride in its water but that could change

18 hours ago | axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick |Troy Smith

Data: CDC; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosRoughly 80% of Ohio's population was served by fluoridated community water systems as of 2022, per CDC estimates. Why it matters: Fluoridation is once again becoming a political flashpoint, with Utah and Florida recently moving to ban the practice â€” a step encouraged by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
Tampa Bay's coldest days are getting warmer

18 hours ago | axios.com | Yacob Reyes |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: Climate Central; Chart: Jacque Schrag/AxiosThirty-year average coldest temperatures are rising across the country, including in Tampa Bay, a new analysis found. Why it matters: Such a shift can affect us in a variety of ways — changing which plants and insects thrive in our neighborhoods, for example, amid other impacts of climate change. Much of the U.S. was categorized into warmer plant hardiness zones with the latest USDA map update in 2023, as Axios' Jacque Schrag reported.
Childhood food insecurity across America, mapped

19 hours ago | axios.com | Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: Feeding America; Map: Kavya Beheraj/AxiosOver 40% of children in some U.S. counties live in food-insecure households, per new estimates shared first with Axios from Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks. Why it matters: Potential cuts or changes to federal food aid programs like SNAP and tariffs on imported foods could affect millions of Americans and exacerbate the childhood hunger crisis.
About 56% of Arizonans drink fluoridated water

1 day ago | axios.com | Jessica Boehm |Alex Fitzpatrick

Data: CDC; Map: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosAbout 56% of Arizonans were served by fluoridated community water systems as of 2022 — below the national average of 63%, per the latest CDC estimates. Why it matters: Fluoridation is once again becoming a political flashpoint, with Utah and Florida recently moving to ban the practice — a step encouraged by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.