Keya Vakil

Keya is a reporter at COURIER, where he covers healthcare, education, the economy, and the occasional story about millennials. Prior to joining Courier Newsroom, Keya worked as a researcher in the film industry and dabbled in the political world.

Voting Marcia McCoy drops her ballot into a box outside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Voting Trump Is Trying to Undermine Mail-In Voting. Here Are Five Ways to Ensure Your Ballot Is Counted.

If you’re one of the many people who wants to vote-by-mail, but is nervous about doing so after Trump’s attacks on the process, there’s some good news.

August 10, 2020 2:49 pm EDT
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Education Schools That Reopened Last Week Are Already Shutting Down Over COVID-19

School districts are facing coronavirus outbreaks as they begin to reopen without the federal funding necessary to do so safely.

August 10, 2020 2:42 pm EDT
Elections While Kanye West may no longer wear the red hat, his history with Trump is fueling speculation about the GOP's role in his candidacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Elections Race, Mental Health, and Dirty Politics: The Complex Web of Kanye West’s Presidential Campaign

Whether Kanye West’s presidential campaign is real, a distraction, or something more sinister, it is already a complex story of race, mental health, political tricks, and personal ambition.

August 10, 2020 2:13 pm EDT
Voting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Some clarity is beginning to emerge from the bipartisan Washington talks on a huge COVID-19 response bill. An exchange of offers and meeting devoted to the Postal Service on Wednesday indicates the White House is moving slightly in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's direction on issues like aid to states and local governments and unemployment insurance benefits. But the negotiations have a long ways to go. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Voting Here’s How the Trump Donor in Charge of the USPS Could Sabotage November’s Election

Elections experts and Democrats are concerned that Louis DeJoy, the new postmaster general and longtime Republican donor, is helping President Trump set the groundwork to dispute the validity of mail-in-ballots this November.

August 7, 2020 12:11 pm EDT
Law and Policy National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Law and Policy NRA Executives Accused of Misusing $64 Million of Organization’s Money

New York AG moves to dissolve the organization, citing Trump Foundation case as precedent.

August 6, 2020 2:45 pm EDT

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Coronavirus These 7 States Are Banding Together to Buy 3.5 Million Rapid COVID-19 Tests

The bipartisan state compact comes after months of testing shortages and delayed results, which have hindered many states’ abilities to reign in worsening outbreaks.

August 6, 2020 11:23 am EDT
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Politics ‘License to Kill’: McConnell’s Bill Gets Slammed for Protecting Nursing Homes From Lawsuits

“There's nothing that will be worse for the nursing home crisis than the liability shield that McConnell is pushing."

August 5, 2020 2:25 pm EDT