Daniel Wheaton
Data Journalist, Midwest NewsroomDaniel Wheaton is the data journalist for the Midwest Newsroom, a collaboration between public radio stations in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri. Prior to joining, Wheaton was a graphics and data reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune and host of the paper's daily news podcast "The San Diego News Fix." Wheaton is based at Nebraska Public Media in Lincoln, Nebraska and can be reached at dwheaton@nebraskapublicmedia.org
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As President Biden visited the Midwest to tout the recently passed infrastructure measure, the Midwest Newsroom breaks down a regional “wish list,” and explains how some of the money will be spent.
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Research from Wichita State University's Center for Real Estate says the housing market will continue to favor sellers, but increases in construction are a sign more supply is on the way.
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Health and meteorology experts say the growing presence of wildfire smoke in parts of Kansas and Nebraska could pose health risks to those who breathe it in. That concern is compounded, given the likelihood that vast and intense fires from California and surrounding areas will persist.
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Republicans will control the redistricting process in Kansas next year. Right now, they face an uphill battle to convince residents in the suburbs of Kansas City that they won’t gerrymander the maps to supercharge Republican power.
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From cocktail bars to comic book stories, small businesses turned to social media to keep in touch with customers — giving researchers a glimpse at what was going on in their communities.
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A new data dashboard from Facebook reveals the trends of how small businesses posted during the pandemic, a new measure of how they communicated since March 2020.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released county-level data on COVID-19 vaccinations. Explore the differences across the region.
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Millennials are now the nation’s largest generation, who are aging into home buying just as already slow rates of home building were further slowed by the pandemic.