Ben Brasch

@benbrasch.bsky.social

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Local government reporter at City Cast DC (@citycastdc.bsky.social) but mostly other things

Caption: TROY, NC - MAY 28: Two old John Deere tractors sit in a field near a tiny campaign sign for President Donald Trump off the highway in Troy, North Carolina on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Logan Cyrus /For The Washington Post)
Caption: TROY, NC - MAY 28: A sign for deer processing and a “TRUMP WON” flag greets vehicle traffic near the city limits of Troy, North Carolina on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Logan Cyrus /For The Washington Post)
This photo shows students sitting in Amanda Henley's classroom, which is decked out in Harry Potter regalia.
Ravon Sheppard speaks about the loss of the grant money.
Katie Kimrey speaks about the loss of the grant money.
This is a screenshot of a press release titled "U.S. Department of Education Cuts Over $600 Million in Divisive Teacher Training Grants" that can be found at: https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-cuts-over-600-million-divisive-teacher-training-grants
Star Elementary Principal Janet Deaton reads the morning announcements.
This screenshot from the North Carolina Association of Educators website depicts a graphic showing that North Carolina in 43rd in the nation for teacher salaries.
This photo shows the certificate of operation issued by the state of North Carolina for the elevator in Montgomery County's administration building. The elevator was originally tested in 1989.
This photo shows an empty downtown with brick buildings and a red stoplight. Caption: TROY, NC - MAY 28: A view up Smitherman Street toward the intersection at Main Street in downtown Troy, North Carolina on May 28, 2025. (Photo by Logan Cyrus /For The Washington Post)
This screenshot shows the front of The Washington Post's Business section for March 2, 2025 that features a ring of coffee beans encircling the headline "Coffee prices are hyper-caffeinated. They're posed to only get higher"
This is a bar chart showing the countries from which America bought the most green coffee beans in 2023, according to a United Nations database.
This screenshot shows a line graph indicating the how the average retail price of ground coffee per pound in U.S. cities during the last five years has gone from $4.17 per pound in January 2020 to $7.01 per pound in January 2025.
A screenshot of a story in The Washington Post that says: Vietnam’s December export was down 39.5 percent compared with the same month in 2023 and marked the lowest December export number since 2014, according to a January report from the International Coffee Organization. Brazil’s December coffee exports were down 7.4 percent year-on-year, the report noted.
This is a double line graph showing how the price of arabica and robusta coffee beans. Arabica prices have risen from $1.93 per pound in December 2014 to $3.44 per pound in December 2024. Robusta prices have risen from 98 U.S. cents per pound in December 2014 to $2.37 per pound in December 2024.
A screenshot of a post from reporter Alex Horton on The Washington Post's liveblog about Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing. The post reads: "Pete Hegseth’s lapel pin, a sword alongside a shield, is the crest of 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Though he has wrapped much of his military identity in 3-187, Hegseth served as a National Guard officer who was attached to the unit for its Iraq deployment in 2005."
A front page of The Washington Post from Jan. 2, 2025. It includes stories about the vehicle attack in New Orleans.