Washington, D.C. – For the first time since 2015, the Washington Post has published a list of outstanding state-based political reporters. The just-released 2020 list includes fourteen reporters from States Newsroom outlets in twelve states.

At States Newsroom, we pride ourselves on creating high-quality, non-partisan reporting and we are thrilled to see a number of our outstanding reporters recognized for their great work,” said Chris Fitzsimon, Director and Publisher of States Newsroom. “In 2015, States Newsroom didn’t even exist, and now our reporters are being nationally recognized and having an impact in more than 20 states. We are excited to see our team continue to put out excellent reporting in the years to come.”

The States Newsroom reporters honored in the The Fix’s 2020 list of outstanding politics reporters to follow in every state included:

• Jeremy Duda, Arizona Mirror
• Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch
• Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector
• Julie O’Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator
• Josh Kurtz, Maryland Matters
• Ken Coleman, Michigan Advance
• Andrew Roth, Michigan Advance
• Ricardo Lopez, Minnesota Reformer
• Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
• Tyler Buchanan, Ohio Capital Journal
• John Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
• Anita Wadhwani, Tennessee Lookout
• Graham Moomaw, Virginia Mercury

States Newsroom is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that is funded exclusively by the generous contributions of readers and philanthropists. States Newsroom is committed to supporting fact-based, non-partisan news to the public at no cost and ad-free.

A complete list of States Newsroom affiliates and partners are below.

• Arizona Mirror – https://www.azmirror.com/
• Colorado Newsline – https://coloradonewsline.com/
• Florida Phoenix – https://www.floridaphoenix.com/
• Georgia Recorder – https://georgiarecorder.com/
• Iowa Capital Dispatch – https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/
• Kansas Reflector – https://kansasreflector.com/
• Louisiana Illuminator – https://lailluminator.com/
• Maine Beacon – http://mainebeacon.com/
• Maryland Matters – https://www.marylandmatters.org/
• Michigan Advance – https://www.michiganadvance.com/
• Minnesota Reformer – https://minnesotareformer.com/
• Missouri Independent – https://missouriindependent.com/
• Nevada Current – https://www.nevadacurrent.com/
• NC Policy Watch – http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/
• Ohio Capital Journal – https://www.ohiocapitaljournal.com/
• Pennsylvania Capital-Star – https://www.penncapital-star.com/
• Tennessee Lookout – https://www.tennesseelookout.com/
• Virginia Mercury – https://www.virginiamercury.com/
• Wisconsin Examiner – https://wisconsinexaminer.com/

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