The National Press Foundation is excited to welcome 23 journalists from 17 states to its Statehouse Reporting Fellowship in Austin, Texas, March 27-31. Experts will help these statehouse and regional reporters prepare for the 2022 midterm elections and beyond by providing nuanced information and instruction on redistricting, copycat legislation, campaign finance, disinformation and more. This year’s fellows hail from states encountering legislation on hot-button issues, including voting rights, abortion and transgender rights, and will bring what they learn back to their newsrooms to continue the important work of accurate, thorough and fair political reporting that is critical to the future of democracy.

The journalists are:

Daniela Altimari | The Hartford Courant | Connecticut

Kim Bojórquez | The Salt Lake Tribune | Utah

Joseph Bustos | The State | South Carolina

Andy Chow | Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau | Ohio

Jason Delgado | Florida Politics | Florida

Carmen Forman | The Oklahoman | Oklahoma

Blaise Gainey | WPLN-Nashville Public Radio | Tennessee

Uriel Garcia | The Texas Tribune | Texas

Brenna Goth | Bloomberg Industry Group | Arizona

Niki Griswold | Austin American-Statesman | Texas

Kate Huangpu | Spotlight PA | Pennsylvania

Mohamed Ibrahim | The Associated Press | Minnesota

Sameea Kamal | CalMatters | California

Ricardo Lopez | Minnesota Reformer | Minnesota

Meghan Lopez | KMGH/Denver7 | Colorado

Meredith Newman | The News Journal | Delaware

Alexander Nieves | Politico | California

Jessie Opoien | The Capital Times | Wisconsin

Emma Platoff | The Boston Globe | Massachusetts

Ian Richardson | The Des Moines Register | Iowa

Jasper Scherer | Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News | Texas

Linnie Supall | WPTV | Florida

DeArbea Walker | Insider | Texas

This fellowship is sponsored by Arnold Ventures. NPF is solely responsible for the content.