What I Cover
I’m drawn to stories at the nexus of health, money and government. As an Idaho journalist, I’m always looking at how the state is a laboratory for far-right conservative and “health freedom” policies. My current focus is Idaho’s coroner system and state policies that relate to child deaths.
My Background
I returned to my home state of Idaho after starting out as a reporter in Minneapolis, New York and Washington, D.C.
I spent a decade at the Idaho Statesman, investigating the health care industry, worker deaths, the criminalization of mental illness and more. My reporting there contributed to state legislation, a federal court case over public records, greater data transparency and the filing of criminal charges.
At the nonprofit Idaho Capital Sun, I covered all angles of COVID-19 and held leaders accountable for allowing health misinformation to flourish. That included a doctor, appointed to Idaho’s largest regional health board, who spread anti-vaccine misinformation. He was later disciplined by Washington’s state medical board. My work also contributed to a successful lawsuit against the Idaho lieutenant governorfor withholding records.
I’m a graduate of Columbia University’s journalism school and Hamline University. I live in Boise with my family.
