Will Evans

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Money and Politics Reporter
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Bio

Will Evans is an investigative reporter for California Watch and the Center for Investigative Reporting focusing on money and politics. Will recently got back from traveling and freelancing internationally. Before that, Will worked as a staff reporter at the Center for Investigative Reporting. He covered money and politics and the federal judiciary. During the 2008 election, he tracked the money behind independent campaign ads for The Secret Money Project, a joint venture with NPR. He uncovered judicial conflicts of interest in a series for Salon.com. Will's work at CIR was also published by the Los Angeles Times, Politico, ABCNews.com and the CBS Evening News. Prior to joining CIR in 2005, Will was a reporter at The Sacramento Bee. He has also written for Chile’s national newspaper, La Tercera.

My priorities

I'll be working on government oversight and accountability projects, with a focus on the influence of moneyed interests.

Recent Spotlight Articles

Wal-Mart ramps up ballot threats to speed new stores
In a push to expand across California without interference, Wal-Mart is increasingly taking advantage of the state’s initiative system to threaten elected officials with costly special elections and to avoid environmental lawsuits.
BP collecting millions in government stimulus funds for California power plant
A joint venture involving BP has been awarded one of the largest stimulus contracts in California, even as the oil giant faces intense scrutiny and a criminal probe into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Struggling community’s residents torn on power plant plans
A power plant stimulus project involving BP has the potential to change things in Tupman, but residents don’t agree whether the change will be for the better.
Stimulus funds aiding companies accused of fraud, pollution
Large corporations working in California have reaped tens of millions of dollars in new federal stimulus funds, despite previous pollution violations, criminal probes, and allegations of fraud, a California Watch investigation has found.
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