About Us
Pluribus News is a groundbreaking new digital media outlet offering
the most comprehensive coverage of state-level public policy in America.
At a time of partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., state legislatures
are increasingly driving policy fights long before they reach Congress.
What happens in Sacramento or Austin or Albany today will come to 25
other states next year, and to Congress the year after that. Pluribus
News connects the puzzle pieces shaping today’s policy decisions – and
tomorrow’s national conversation.
Pluribus News is the destination for state-level lawmakers looking
for their next great idea, for legislative leaders identifying key
topics sure to emerge in future sessions, and for influencers and
thought leaders who want to stay ahead of the curve on tomorrow’s policy
fights.
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Our Staff
Reid Wilson is the Founder and Editor of Pluribus
News. Reid has been a staff writer at The Washington Post and The Hill
newspaper. He served as editor in chief of National Journal’s The
Hotline, and as the Tony Coelho Adjunct Professor
at The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political
Management. Reid is the author of “Epidemic: Ebola and the Global
Scramble to Prevent the Next Killer Outbreak,” published in 2018. In
2012, Comedy Central named Reid “The Greatest Political Mind of Our Time.”
Alison Friedrich is Pluribus News’s Publisher. She
joins from The Hill, where she managed national event and advertising
revenue as the highest sales performer. Alison previously worked at
Bloomberg Media and USA Today, where she was among the top revenue
producers. A lifelong Washingtonian, Alison lives in Kensington, Md.,
with her husband and three children.
Sheila Casey is the Chief Operating Officer of
Pluribus News. She joins after spending more than 20 years as Chief
Operating Officer at The Hill, where she managed one of Washington’s
largest political publications. Sheila served as Director of Finance at
the Texas Council on Family Violence, and worked for seven years as an
audit manager at Grant Thornton. Sheila is the Chair of the Board of
Governors of Blue Star Families, Treasurer of the Washington Press Club
Foundation and a member of the Board of Advisors for The Bob Woodruff
Foundation and the Military Child Education Coalition. She speaks
regularly to audiences on military spouse and family issues. Sheila
graduated with honors in accounting from the University of Colorado.
Kyle Trygstad is Managing Editor of Pluribus News.
Kyle has covered politics in Washington for 17 years, from the halls of
Congress to the campaign trail. He most recently served as politics
editor at Bloomberg Government, leading the publication’s coverage of
congressional elections and House and Senate leadership. He served as
editor in chief of National Journal’s The Hotline; features editor and
political reporter at Roll Call, and Washington correspondent for Real
Clear Politics. Kyle got his start in political journalism covering
Virginia’s General Assembly in Richmond as a stringer for small news
outlets across the Commonwealth.
Sophie Quinton covers economic, tax and regulatory
policy for Pluribus News. Sophie previously covered state fiscal and
economic trends for Stateline, a project of the Pew Charitable Trusts.
She started her career at National Journal, where she wrote about a
range of state and federal policy issues. Her work has appeared in The
Washington Post, USA Today, The Atlantic and other national and local
outlets. Originally from the United Kingdom and now reporting from
Denver, Colo., Sophie graduated from Yale University in 2010.
Austin Jenkins covers infrastructure and the
disruption industry for Pluribus News. Austin has spent nearly two
decades covering the Washington State legislature for the Northwest News
Network, a regional consortium of NPR stations, where his reporting has
been recognized with awards from the Association of Capitol Reporters
and Editors, Public Radio News Directors Incorporated and the Society of
Professional Journalists. Before joining the Northwest News Network,
Austin worked as a television reporter in Seattle, Portland, Boise,
Casper and Bozeman. He is a graduate of Connecticut College in New
London. He will report from Olympia, Wash.
Stephanie Akin covers health care policy for
Pluribus News. Stephanie joins from CQ Roll Call, where she covered
congressional politics and elections for six years. Before that, she
spent 10 years working at regional newspapers in New Jersey and
Massachusetts. She began her career in Berlin, Germany, where she wrote
for English-language publications and taught English as a second
language. Stephanie has master’s degrees in journalism and political
journalism from Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree from
Knox College in Galesburg, Ill.
Humberto Sanchez covers energy and environmental
issues for Pluribus News. Humberto joins from The Nevada Independent,
where he served as Washington Correspondent, covering Congress, the
White House and federal agencies. He has covered Senate leadership for
Roll Call and the federal budget and appropriations for National
Journal. Humberto began his career at States News Service before
covering the SEC for Dow Jones Newswires, where his byline appeared in
the Wall Street Journal. He has also covered tax, transportation and
infrastructure policy for The Bond Buyer. Humberto has a philosophy
degree from James Madison University, and he enjoys telling stories that
focus on the personalities that animate and humanize government, policy
and politics at all levels.
