Indy’s housing agency hasn’t been paying some landlords, but that’s not your fault.
Author Archives: Emily Hopkins
Alma Mater: Boston University, Northeastern University
I’m an award-winning journalist who focuses on data and accountability stories. Before joining Mirror Indy, I completed a two-year investigative reporting fellowship at ProPublica. As part of The Indy Star's investigations team, I helped expose deep flaws in Indiana’s nursing home system that allowed county hospitals to access more than $1 billion in Medicaid funds meant for nursing home care while the facilities' residents suffered. The series prompted the resignation of Marion County’s top health official and led to major reforms to how the state regulates long-term care funding.
Outside the newsroom, I like to spend time chasing my annual reading goal, playing Dungeons & Dragons or seeing a movie at Kan-Kan Cinema.
My phone number is 317-790-5268 and my email address is emily.hopkins@mirrorindy.org.
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IHA failed renters it was supposed to protect. Here’s what you need to know.
Mirror Indy’s six-month investigation revealed a pattern of mismanagement at IHA.
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Broken Housing: How a breakdown with IHA put this man on the streets
The Indianapolis Housing Agency’s failures are ruining landlord relations and harming tenants.
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Broken Housing: How Indy’s public housing agency fuels a crisis
The Indianapolis Housing Agency’s failures are leading to evictions and homelessness.
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Should Indy have more early voting sites? Here’s who decides.
The three-person election board would need to vote unanimously to expand early voting.
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Indy finds human remains, graves as Henry Street bridge work begins
Contractors uncovered 20 grave shafts, human remains and a possible grave marker.
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Despite early voters, Indy turnout rate among lowest since 1988
Despite signs of high turnout in Marion County during the early voting period, far fewer voters cast a ballot compared to previous presidential elections.
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Live blog: See who won Marion County school board, Statehouse races
With all precincts reporting, most incumbents held onto their school board seats across Marion County.
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How to see your wait times at Indy vote sites
You also can submit your own data to the crowdsourced tool Indy Vote Times.
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Voter turnout is surging in Indy after new vote centers opened
Indy residents are waiting in line for hours to make sure their vote is counted.