My region of coverage includes Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, the Carolinas and Tennessee. My work includes anything from writing about the latest natural or man-made disaster, to figuring out the impact of the policies passed by state legislatures, and exploring the music, food and cultural trends of each state. I am especially interested in how national issues — inflation, the cost of housing and groceries, federal investments in infrastructure, climate technology and education — are playing out in these states.
Previously, I covered Congress, focusing on government spending, such as pandemic aid, the 2021 infrastructure law, and the Inflation Reduction Act. I also reported from the Capitol during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021, coverage that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. I have written dozens of stories about congressional elections and major policy and political debates.
I was born and raised in Miami, and graduated from the University of Florida. I now live in Nashville with my two cats, Hercules and Yuzu, and keep tabs on whatever Broadway musical is coming to town.
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In Huntsville, a city fueled by defense and aerospace, there is anxiety but also cautious optimism that federal investment may still come its way.
By Eduardo Medina and Emily Cochrane
“Vaccines should be treated with nuance, recognizing differences between seasonal vaccines and childhood immunizations,” Dr. Ralph L. Abraham, the state’s surgeon general, wrote in a memo.
By Tim Balk
The case could lead to a battle in federal court over whether states that support abortion rights can protect doctors who provide abortion services.
By Pam Belluck, Benjamin Oreskes and Emily Cochrane
It is the first ruling in a case challenging “shield laws” intended to protect doctors in states that support abortion rights who send abortion pills to states with bans.
By Pam Belluck and Mary Beth Gahan
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical practitioners in New York who prescribe and send abortion pills out of state.
By Benjamin Oreskes
Residents of Northeast Philadelphia looked on in disbelief after the crash on Friday night that also injured at least 19 people on the ground.
By Mark Bonamo, Jeré Longman, James Wagner and Emily Cochrane
The case opens a new front in the battle between states that ban abortion and states that support providing abortion anywhere in the country.
By Pam Belluck and Emily Cochrane
A week after a 16-year-old was shot at her high school in Nashville, her parents made the wrenching decision to send her body back to Guatemala.
By Christina Morales and Emily Cochrane
The legislature’s Republican supermajority left little room for debate, pushing through millions of dollars and sprawling policy changes in a special session that lasted just four days.
By Emily Cochrane
Sixty-seven people were killed after an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River.
By Isabella Kwai, Christine Hauser, John Yoon and Tim Balk