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David Chen

Legislatures and Policies Reporter at The New York Times

NYT National reporter covering state legislatures and policies. Previous gigs: NYT Sports, NYT Metro, Merc News, AP. On Threads: https://t.co/TxHBwJfrmU

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  • 2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | David Chen

    Share Like the children of many affluent evangelical families in Dallas, Elizabeth Carlock Phillips and her younger brother Trey Carlock spent their summers at a Christian sports camp in Missouri.

  • 2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | David Chen

    Ms. Phillips, a 37-year-old Dallas entrepreneur who runs a family foundation, cautioned that people may not always know what drove their loved ones to suicide. But she said that the enforced silence required by the NDA her brother signed had added to his despair. Kanakuk and its lawyers did not respond to requests to discuss the litigation and legislation.

  • 4 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Mullin |Tyler Pager |David Sanger |David Chen

    By PBS and NPR Prepare for Showdown With Congress, by Benjamin MullinTrump Downplays Signal Leak, Backing Waltz and Pointing Finger at Journalist, by Tyler Pager and David E. SangerIn Montana, Republican Lawmakers Target the Judiciary, by David W.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | David Chen |Will Warasila

    Even before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Montana lawmakers were determined to outlaw abortion, passing three laws restricting access. But a district judge in Yellowstone County later ruled that the laws were unconstitutional. In April 2023, Montana lawmakers banned gender-affirming care for minors, only to have the law blocked by a Missoula County district judge.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Danny Hakim |David Chen

    Clamoring to capitalize on the MAGA base's excitement over Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, Republican officials in more than a dozen states have moved to start their own versions. But they want everyone to know they've already spent years cutting costs. "We were DOGE before DOGE was cool," Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said recently. Or as Gov. Kevin Stitt put it in a social media post: "We've been DOGE'ing in Oklahoma before it was cool." Then there was Gov.

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David W. Chen
David W. Chen @davidwchen
26 Oct 24

Tyler calls it

Tyler Kepner
Tyler Kepner @TylerKepner

Hobbled Dodger at the plate as the winning run with 2 outs in the ninth in Game 1

David W. Chen
David W. Chen @davidwchen
2 Oct 23

Pitching change: I'm humbled to be part of an outstanding group of Sports colleagues who are now joining the National desk. My new beat will be covering state legislatures, state-level policy making, and the political forces behind them. https://t.co/U3mD9BYEis

David W. Chen
David W. Chen @davidwchen
26 Sep 23

RT @BenMullin: New York Public Radio, the parent organization of WNYC, is cutting its staff by about 12%, according to a note to staff from…