Stephan Bisaha
Stephan Bisaha is a former NPR Kroc Fellow. Along with producing Weekend Edition, Stephan has reported on national stories for Morning Edition and All Things Considered, as well as other NPR programs. He provided data analysis for an investigation into the Department of Veteran Affairs and reported on topics ranging from Emojis to mattresses.
Stephan has a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and concentrated in data journalism. He currently covers education forKMUWand the Kansas News Service.
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If the UAW strike leads to a win for the union, southern auto workers believe that will lead to a pay up at plants like Nissan and Mercedes. -
Jackson is the state capital, but it wrestles with poverty, infrastructural problems, including water issues, and a conservative state government. -
The vote count to unionize at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., has begun. The effort has attracted support from celebrities and politicians, but warehouse workers are scarce at pro-union rallies.
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Some Kansas teachers are returning to classrooms despite the pandemic. Otherwise, they may have to pay school districts thousands of dollars to find replacements or lose their teaching licenses.
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Attempts to lure more people into hunting have mostly failed. Kansas is working on a new plan to attract young people by focusing on what states stand to lose: conservation dollars funded by licenses.
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Twitch became a popular site for its constant live streams of people playing video games. Its latest addition is Twitch IRL: Same players, same streams, but without the gaming. -
Samurai Jack was a popular TV cartoon in the early 2000s. Despite acclaim, it ended unresolved in 2004. Now its creators aim to bring the story to a close.
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Emojis — those little cartoon figures used by some people on smartphones — have became popular as design motifs in the real world.
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While a new mattress was often a purchase put off as long as possible, consumers today are replacing their mattresses more often. -
Money from the Veterans Choice Act, which was meant to improve medical staffing levels at VA health centers, has had little impact on hiring numbers and how quickly vets get access to medical care.
