Austin Jenkins covers infrastructure and the disruption industry for Pluribus News, a digital-only startup focused on emerging policy trends in states and state legislatures. Austin is also the longtime host of “Inside Olympia” on TVW, the state’s C-SPAN network. Previously, Austin spent nearly two decades covering the Washington State legislature and state politics for the Northwest News Network, a regional consortium of NPR stations. 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 earned his B.A. in government from Connecticut College and his Master in Communication from the Communication Leadership program at the University of Washington.