New York Times hunts down Sen. Hawley’s prom date and middle school principal Print this article Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri recently offered an alternative to a national $15 minimum wage, proposing a system whereby tax dollars would be used to boost incomes for low-earning workers. It is a unique proposition, to say the least, one that deserves both criticism and praise on its merits. New York Times instead dispatched a team of reporters to hunt down his high school prom date and middle school principal for an expose titled “Josh Hawley Is ‘Not Going Anywhere.’ How Did He Get Here?”