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.organd follow him on Bluesky at @zakcassel.bsky.social
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The announcement comes as state officials seek to address energy affordability issues. -
Here's your primary election voter guide for Indiana's 5th Congressional District. The election is May 5. -
Over 200 people turned out for Wednesday to hear the Democratic primary candidates vying for U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz’s 5th District seat. -
Indiana utility regulators heard complaints about rising energy costs and data centers at a Noblesville listening session, part of a statewide investigation prompted by record consumer complaints over utility bills. -
U.S. Representative André Carson joined the Damien Center to announce the funding, which is part of a larger package earmarked for projects around Indianapolis. -
Gov. Mike Braun committed Monday to overseeing enforcement of a new law that ties utility rate approvals to performance data, as the state's regulatory commission investigates rising electric bills. -
A new report by Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana finds that Marion County filed nearly 19,000 eviction cases in the first nine months of 2025. -
Indiana's utility regulatory commission opened an investigation into rising energy costs, questioning the state's five investor-owned utilities at a public hearing as customer complaints hit record levels. -
Legislation that would have restricted birth certificate gender marker changes failed the Indiana General Assembly this year. -
The Indianapolis and Evansville metropolitan areas rank in the top five of all U.S. cities.
