Evan Lasseter
Evan Lasseter traces how local government decisions translate into concrete changes in housing, infrastructure, public safety and civic life, with a focus on what those choices mean for residents day to day. He covers the City of Savannah and Chatham County government for the Savannah Morning News, following council meetings, county actions and agency initiatives through to their implementation on the ground. His work combines policy detail with clear explanations and service-focused pieces, including back-to-school guidance that lays out what families need to know before classes resume.
City government, zoning and long-range plans
Lasseter reports closely on decisions made by Savannah City Council, particularly where zoning and land use are used to address housing shortages. He explains council debates around amendments that would allow new multifamily housing types in business and office districts, tracking how proposals evolve over several meetings and why they are ultimately approved or rejected. His coverage of new short-term rental regulations in Chatham County follows the county’s effort to reshape how these properties are managed, tying ordinance changes to broader questions about neighborhood character and tourism growth.
Long-range planning is another core strand, with stories that unpack the city’s newly adopted strategic plan and how it guides budget priorities. In that reporting, he lays out how key goals are set, how they connect to specific spending choices, and what timelines residents can expect for implementation. He also covers large public land acquisitions, such as a multimillion-dollar purchase of property by the state in Savannah, using those transactions to show how government strategy and real estate decisions intersect.
Canal District open house notices and related programming appear in his work as well, reflecting his attention to how planning processes are presented to the public.
Housing, development and the local economy
Housing and development coverage runs through many of Lasseter’s stories, where he links real estate deals and renovation plans back to local policy and community impact. He reports on apartment complexes sold to out-of-town firms and slated for major renovations, explaining what changes are planned and how they fit into the broader rental market.
His coverage of Savannah Mall redevelopment and related studies highlights the economic and planning stakes of transforming large commercial sites, including the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods and city finances.
Lasseter also tracks housing-related investments by major institutions, such as Georgia Ports’ efforts to support housing in the region. In those pieces he connects corporate or quasi-public initiatives to on-the-ground housing pressures and local government responses. His reporting on the Savannah area economy, including muted growth trends, situates these stories within a wider outlook on jobs, income and development, giving readers a sense of how policy and market shifts combine.
Infrastructure, safety and public services
Infrastructure and public safety form another major part of Lasseter’s beat, where he follows both planning work and immediate incidents. He covers new funding for flood modeling, describing the effort as critical and explaining how better data and modeling tools can help the city manage storm risks and protect vulnerable areas.
He reports on planned power outages, specifying timing, affected areas and the work being done, so residents understand both the inconvenience and the infrastructure upgrades behind it.
His government lens extends into transportation and school-related safety, with stories on accidents involving school buses and how county police respond. Coverage of fatal pedestrian crashes shows the intersection of policing, traffic safety and infrastructure design, and places individual incidents within the responsibilities of city and county agencies. In back-to-school coverage, Lasseter shifts into service journalism, laying out key information about school operations, transportation and timing so families can prepare ahead of the new term, while still grounding the piece in the role of local government and public services.
Elections and civic life
Lasseter’s political reporting focuses on how local electoral processes shape governance, rather than on personality-driven horse race coverage. He has detailed candidate fields for the Chatham County Board of Elections, listing contenders for multiple seats and noting their party affiliations and relevant experience. That work underscores how administrative bodies, such as elections boards, influence how voting is run and overseen in the county.
He also covers higher-profile contests that affect the region’s representation in state and national politics, including the Republican nomination for Georgia’s U.S. House District 1. In those stories he ties campaign outcomes back to governance, showing how shifts in representation may affect local priorities and relationships between city and county governments and broader political structures.
Across his political coverage, Lasseter treats elections, board appointments and policy votes as connected parts of civic life, using clear, factual reporting to show residents how these events shape the decisions made on their behalf.
4 more politics journalists.
A.D. Quig
A.D. Quig follows money and power through Chicago and Cook County government, showing how political decisions, taxes and public spending affect residents and businesses. At the Chicago Tribune, she covers city and county politics, municipal finance, tax policy, budgets and the structures shaping mayoral and council authority. She joined the Tribune in 2022 after covering politics for Crain’s Chicago Business and The Daily Line. Her work examines council power, ethics rules, police leadership, tax incentives, public agencies and pandemic aid. She has reported on data center tax breaks, property tax errors, federal relief spending and the fiscal effects of major development proposals. Quig combines insider government reporting with public accountability journalism. She uses public records, data and budget documents, follows committees and staff negotiations, and explains complex decisions in plain language with precise numbers and a direct link to everyday consequences.
Adam Daly
Adam Daly covers politics for amNewYork with a focus on the inner workings of city and state government and the low-profile forums where power is exercised and negotiated. He reports on commissions and panels that shape how New York is governed, treating charter reform and government efficiency as central political terrain. His coverage of moves to replace an Adams-era charter commission with a new government efficiency panel foregrounds mandate, authority, and what “efficiency” means in practice for agencies and services. He tracks who gains and loses influence when one commission supplants another and which constituencies are being answered to. Daly explains dense procedural questions in clear, reader-facing terms, using specific institutional details and occasional wordplay to connect jargon-heavy reforms to public spending, service delivery, and mayoral power.
Adam Pack
Adam Pack covers Capitol Hill through power struggles, investigations and ideological fights, focusing on how Congress intersects with Donald Trump’s agenda. He is a politics writer on Fox News Digital’s Capitol Hill team, covering Congress, federal elections, legislative battles, election rules, war powers, primaries and intraparty fights. He previously wrote for the Daily Caller News Foundation. His reporting examines deadlines, vote counts, bill language, campaign spending, court rulings, oversight reports, culture clashes and emerging issues such as AI-backed political groups. He has covered FISA reauthorization, defense spending, the SAVE America Act, housing policy, redistricting, candidate absences, primary spending and disputes over sex, gender, religion and race-based caucuses. He reports primarily through news features and investigative-style pieces built around documents, committee reports, court records, unearthed video and specific legislative details. He often co-writes complex Capitol Hill stories and publishes “FIRST ON FOX” exclusives.
Adam Sullivan
Adam Sullivan is a veteran politics reporter for WCAX who connects elections and party disputes to everyday life. He covers statewide races, party primaries, federal representation, political rhetoric, extremism, and accountability across the Upper Valley and neighboring states. His reporting includes Becca Balint’s victory over Molly Gray in the Democratic U.S. House primary to replace Congressman Peter Welch. He also reports when political controversies affect public safety, political culture, towns, and institutions, including a New Hampshire Libertarian Party post endorsing violence against elected Democrats. Sullivan follows cultural stories with civic consequences, such as Noah Kahan’s appeal to fans to stop stealing a Strafford road sign linked to his music. He writes straight news centered on concrete events, official reactions, political context, community impact, and what comes next.