Zak Cassel
Data JournalistZak Cassel is a data journalist at WFYI, examining inequity in health, education and beyond. He comes most recently from a fellowship at Columbia Journalism Investigations.
Zak has published work in the Center for Public Integrity, The Intercept, Montana Free Press and The New York Times. He graduated from Columbia Journalism School and Wabash College.
Contact Zak at zcassel@wfyi.org and follow him on Bluesky at @zakcassel.bsky.social
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The number of counties with restrictions for data center developments is expanding. The policies range from bans and temporary moratoriums to regulatory ordinances to limit where the high-tech campuses can be built. -
A breakdown of the 2027 budget proposal for Indianapolis and Marion County. -
The companies and regulators say Google will pay all of the costs for the $737 million project, not existing AES Indiana customers. A consumer advocacy group is concerned that ratepayers could foot $74 million in transmission upgrades. -
After more than a year of controversy around data centers, a new Marion County committee hopes to shape public engagement as it studies the high-tech developments and considers regulations. -
All nine Marion County township judges are on the November ballot for four-year terms. Only Perry Township voters will choose from multiple candidates. -
Lawrence Township School Board member Shaila Mulholland was picked to fill a vacancy on the Indianapolis City-County Council for District 10. She resigned from the school board and was sworn in as the newest councilor. -
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will review how the rate increase AES is affected by a planned Google data center project and announced purchase of AES’s parent company by BlackRock and other investors. -
Indiana will take over regulation of 213 radioactive materials licenses form the U.S. Unclear Regulatory Commission as the agency rewrites radiation safety rules. -
State utility regulators will investigate NIPSCO’s preparation and response to August storms that knocked out power for more than 387,000 customers in Northwest Indiana. -
Five IMPD officers face fraud and misconduct charges for allegedly using Flock license plate cameras to track ex-partners and other people.
