D.C. Bureau Team

Jane directs national coverage, managing staff in the nation’s capital and assigning and editing national as well as state and region-specific daily and enterprise stories. Before coming to States Newsroom, she was the editor for national education policy and the congressional budget and appropriations process for POLITICO. A native of Illinois...

Jacob covers federal policy and helps direct national coverage as deputy Washington bureau chief for States Newsroom. Based in Oregon, he focuses on Western issues. His coverage areas include climate, energy development, public lands and infrastructure. Before joining States Newsroom, Jacob was a national reporter for CQ Roll Call, where he covered...

Ashley Murray is a journalist based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage areas include domestic policy and appropriations. She has roots in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she began her first paid journalism gig in 2010 as a contributor to the local public radio show The Allegheny Front. Her bylines include Pittsburgh City Paper, Trib Total Media, Pittsburgh...

Jennifer covers the nation’s capital as a senior reporter for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include congressional policy, politics and legal challenges with a focus on health care, unemployment, housing and aid to families. Before joining States Newsroom, Jennifer covered Congress for CQ Roll Call for more than six years. As a budget and...

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her coverage areas include immigration, congressional policy and legal challenges with a focus on how those policies impact the lives of immigrants and migrants coming to the U.S. Before joining States Newsroom, Ariana covered public health and chemical policy on Capitol Hill for E&E News. As...

Shauneen Miranda is a reporter for States Newsroom’s Washington bureau. She previously covered breaking news for Axios, focusing on politics, business, health and technology. Prior to Axios, Shauneen worked for CNN, where she facilitated live news coverage assignments for the Washington bureau reporters. Her enthusiasm for digital storytelling took...

Jonathan Shorman covers democracy for States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization. Based in Kansas City, his coverage area includes elections and voting rights, fights over state and federal power, civil liberties and more. An alumnus of the University of Kansas, he previously covered politics for The Kansas City...