Kaye LaFond
Data JournalistKaye is an alumnus of Michigan Tech's environmental engineering program. She got her start making maps for the Traverse City-Based water news organization Circle of Blue, and, since then, she's been pretty devoted to science communication and data visualization.
She currently holds a half-time position at the NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, where she creates infographics, blogs, and tweets. She has done freelance work for various organizations.
She lives in East Jordan, Michigan with her husband and fur children. East Jordan is in fact about 4 hours north of Ann Arbor. She does a lot of working from home and makes bi-monthly trips downstate. She enjoys living in rural northern Michigan, and spends her free time running, kayaking, drinking wine, and hanging out with her fur kids.
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In early October, Antrim County Clerk Sheryl Guy learned she had to reorder the ballots for one of the precincts she oversees. A candidate for trustee in… -
This story is a Traverse City Record-Eagle data reporting project.Political tension surrounding Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Stay Home Stay Safe order boiled… -
Over the last couple of weeks, Michigan officials worked to slow the spread of COVID-19, take care of citizens and stay operational. The twelve… -
Michigan communities are organizing to help with needs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. More than a dozen informal, grassroots networks are operating... -
Update 03/17/2010: The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will close Kewadin Casinos by 03/22.Update 03/16/2020: Bay Mills Indian Community will… -
IPR is compiling a list of major coronavirus response actions by tribal governments in Michigan. Staff will update it as often as possible through the... -
Enbridge Energy is advancing plans for a bedrock tunnel for its Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac. The Mackinac Straits Corridor Authority met… -
Realtors and interest groups opposed to regulation are shaping septic system policies in Michigan's state and local politics. Realtors don't like the... -
President Donald Trump's proposed budget won’t fund a barrier to stop Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes despite recent remarks that he would… -
The City of Charlevoix is known for its beaches, lighthouse and fishermen. The Anishinaabe call it “Zhingwak Ziibing” or “Pine River.” It’s less well...
