And hat’s off to Joe Turner
Joe Turner, The News Tribune’s irascible and terrific Capitol reporter, is hanging it up after three decades at his craft, including 20 years at the Statehouse. Turner, who was once described as a “blue-collar scribe”, has produced hard-hitting, no-nonsense coverage of state government, governors, legislatures and courts with one audience in mind: his legions of readers. Although all Capitol reporters are generalists, Joe also specialized in unraveling the mysteries of the state budget and covered transportation, prison policy, construction and…