Michael Isaac Stein, Author at The Lens

Author Archives: Michael Isaac Stein

Michael Isaac Stein covers New Orleans' cultural economy and local government for The Lens. Before joining the staff, he freelanced for The Lens as well as The Intercept, CityLab, The New Republic, and Pacific Standard. He was recently awarded a fellowship from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, which he used to report on water scarcity, division, and colonialism in Cyprus.

State expected $5.6 million to go to the city. $7 million worth of applications are still being processed two months after state stopped taking new applicants.

Author Archives: Michael Isaac Stein

Suspended $24M state rental assistance program has only disbursed $115,000 in New Orleans

Convention Center has spent nearly $50 million from reserves to keep operations going

‘A very big rain event’: Mayor Cantrell warns that Hurricane Sally will impact New Orleans despite more favorable projections

How would libraries deal with a Cantrell-backed cut? Top official says shedding staff is one possibility

‘We’re looking at a lot of new homeless people’: Service providers report growing number of people on street as pandemic drags on

City allowed confederate monument supporters to appraise value of vandalized McDonogh statue, potentially upping charges for accused demonstrator

City Council advances proposal to cut library tax funding by 40 percent, claiming that the cut will come ‘without detriment to the library system’

Library to see 40 percent budget cut under Cantrell property tax proposal

A Metairie wedding venue has stayed open despite complaints about flouting coronavirus restrictions. Its paid consultant — Jefferson Parish Councilwoman Jennifer Van Vrancken — spoke to state officials on its behalf.

Landlord Joshua Bruno once again issues three-day eviction notices in apparent violation of CARES Act