Bret Jaspers
Bret worked as an organizer, actor, and New York City waiter before he began his career in radio. He has reported for NPR, WYPR News and The Signal. Past production work has been with WNYC’s On the Media, The Brian Lehrer Show and Soundcheck, as well as Wisconsin Public Radio.
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An NPR investigation shows that black and Latino neighborhoods in four large Texas cities have fewer coronavirus testing sites, leaving communities blind to potential COVID-19 outbreaks. -
After high turnout in the 2018 midterms gave Democrats big gains, several Republican-controlled states are considering changing the rules around voting in ways that might reduce future turnout.
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After Democrats surged to new levels of success in Arizona last fall, Republican state lawmakers there have proposed new voting laws that could make casting a ballot there more complicated.
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GOP Sen. Jeff Flake's retirement has set the stage for a showdown in Arizona. Republican Martha McSally and Democrat Kyrsten Sinema are neck and neck, according to recent polls.
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Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced Tuesday that former Sen. Jon Kyl will replace the late Sen. Jon McCain. One of Kyl's first orders of business will be to vote on a new Supreme Court justice.
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Republican Debbie Lesko won by 5 points in a district near Phoenix that President Trump won by 21 percent. National Republicans spent about $1 million to defend the seat.
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It's a congressional district that is considered as red as the sun is bright, but Democrats hope they can pull off another surprise upset like their victory in Pennsylvania last month.
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The election is for a U.S. House seat. While Republicans are taking nothing for granted in a conservative district, Democrats are hoping for another upset like the one last month in Pennsylvania.
