Select news clips from various places I've worked.
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Washington bureau chief
Washington, D.C.
August 2019 to present
In COVID-19 response, VA’s strengths and vulnerabilities come to the forefront
Bob Casey made health care his crusade. In 2020, he finds his party at a crossroads.
Senate clears President Trump of impeachment charges, but investigations likely to continue
Shrinking Senate floor time frustrates Sen. Pat Toomey. Now it jeopardizes popular bill to expand retirement savings
SPOKANE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW
Reporting intern
Spokane, Wash.
May to August 2014
Drought takes toll on wheat fields, farmers see stunted crops
Tracking trouble: Proposed rail bridges seek to decrease traffic
Missionaries don't let ‘Book of Mormon’ distract from work
Winds test fire crews: Zero containment on fast-moving fire
‘It’s all gone’: Fire prompts evacuations in central Washington
LEXINGTON HERALD-LEADER
Editorial intern
Lexington, Ky.
May to August 2012
Behind the scenes at the Miss Kentucky pageant
Picking up the pieces: How West Liberty came together after a freak tornado
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE
Business reporter
Pittsburgh, Pa.
October 2014 to July 2019
Why U.S. Steel is pouring $1 billion into the aging Mon Valley Works
'The Stars Aligned': Behind the $11B Wabtec-GE mega-deal
Sour milk: Dairy farms face crisis amid low prices as suppliers pull out
Why the United Mine Workers' training center is leaving coal behind
What does it take to grow a sheep herd in coal country?
With Ford and Uber in Pittsburgh, the talent war for engineers heats up
Follow the money: Ties to for-profit education in $60 million sale
STUDENT PRESS LAW CENTER
Editorial intern
Washington D.C.
January to April 2013
New form of campus activism as students tap into technology
The other side of student media independence: when your boss is a non-profit board
Confessions websites pop up, proving everyone has something to share
