Alex Cox
Report for America corps memberAlex Cox is a corps member of Report for America, an organization that pairs journalists with local news organizations to help them serve their communities. They will be covering St. George's split from Baton Rouge and how it may impact marginalized communities.
Before coming to WRKF, Alex was a student at the University of Missouri, where they worked for the NPR affiliate for Central Missouri and a local paper for Columbia, Missouri. They've covered everything from state politics to health care access issues in rural Missouri.
When not on the job, Alex enjoys being a nerd playing Dungeons and Dragons.
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Changes made at the federal level to the food assistance program will cost millions in the coming years and make management of the program more complex. -
Voters will decide whether or not to grant new millages — essentially funding through property taxes — to both organizations this summer. -
Louisiana State Sen. Blake Miguez (R-New Iberia) has bowed out of the race to replace Sen. Bill Cassidy and has opted to join the increasingly crowded field to replace Rep. Julia Letlow in the U.S. House of Representatives. -
The nonprofit started in 2006 with a Christmas and back-to-school event for children. Today, it runs a free after-school program in the neighborhood. -
After Rep. Julia Letlow announced her candidacy, her seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is left up for grabs. The field is already getting crowded, as five Republicans have announced they’ll be throwing their hat in the ring so far. -
Letlow made her campaign announcement on Tuesday (Jan. 20). She joins an increasingly crowded field of republicans running to unseat Cassidy.
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A new proposal could help the East Baton Rouge Parish Library regain some funding it lost after the failure of Mayor-President Sid Edwards’ Thrive EBR plan in November. -
The approved budget includes 11% cuts to nearly every department and nearly 200 layoffs. Councilmembers also allocated some of their budget funds to impacted departments.
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Thrive EBR, the tax rededication plan meant to help pull East Baton Rouge out of a $21 million deficit, failed Saturday. Mayor-President Sid Edwards said employee cuts are unavoidable. -
Baton Rouge voters will decide Saturday whether to fill a $21 million budget deficit by redirecting taxes from the public library and two other agencies.
