Mia Maldonado began working at the Oregon Capital Chronicle in 2025 to cover the Oregon Legislature and state agencies with a focus on social services. She began her journalism career with the Capital Chronicle's sister outlet in Idaho, the Idaho Capital Sun, where she received multiple awards for her coverage of the environment and Latino affairs. She has a bachelor's degree in Spanish and international political economy from the College of Idaho. Born and raised in the West, Mia enjoys hiking, skiing and rockhounding in her free time.
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Jerry Cornfield joined the Washington State Standard after 20 years covering the Olympia statehouse news for The Everett Herald. Earlier in his career, he worked for daily and weekly papers in Santa Barbara, California.
This article originally appeared on Oregon Capital Chronicle and is republished with permission.
covers local government, environmental conservation, farming and arts and culture. He has previously worked at papers in Arizona and Montana. He can be reached at jackson@tualatinlife.com.
has worked in news reporting and editing roles in five states, including as business editor for The Oregonian. An Oregon native, he has lived just outside Tigard for 25 years. Reach Ben at ben@tigardlife.com.
is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in magazines and newspapers nationwide. Most currently, she has focused on independent writing and college admissions editing.
is a member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, a consulting engineer, and a licensed Food for Life Instructor of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a public health nonprofit of more than 17,000 doctors. He resides in Oregon.
