Reid Wilson

GovBeatWashington, D.C.

The latest from Reid

Ratings agencies have downgraded New Jersey’s debt five times since Christie took office.

  • May 5, 2014

Keystone’s last stand, GOP +4 on generic ballot, primary season begins, New Jersey debt downgraded - again.

  • May 5, 2014

Scott has changed positions on Medicaid expansion, medical marijuana and in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants.

  • May 2, 2014

The Democrat has proven an aggressive fundraiser, hauling in $2.7 million over the first quarter of the year.

  • May 2, 2014

Kerry in South Sudan, ACA grabs front page headlines, Rick Scott: Progressive, Lundergan Grimes makes first ad buy, Dems (still) have turnout problems

  • May 2, 2014

The legislature approved an increase by a single vote.

  • May 1, 2014

An Obama administration proposal could mean a lot more drivers pay tolls.

  • May 1, 2014

Messaging votes flying, shakeup at DIA, Paul parachutes into NC, Udall big on TV in Colorado, and could John Conyers miss the ballot?

  • May 1, 2014

Legislation is already advancing in Vermont and Minnesota.

  • Apr 30, 2014

Gov. Jay Inslee wants the legislature to take up a proposal to limit carbon emissions next year.

  • Apr 30, 2014

Keystone vote could come next week, outside groups running 6 in 10 ads, Cantor’s McAllister and Grimm meetings, and Rep. Dave Joyce gets primary help.

  • Apr 30, 2014

The RSLC has already begun spending to influence a North Carolina race.

  • Apr 29, 2014

A judge said Secretary of State Mark Ritchie overstepped his authority last year.

  • Apr 29, 2014

Obama’s Ichiro Doctrine, worrying poll for Dems, Tillis leads in N.C., party committees put up their walls

  • Apr 29, 2014

If you live in a wealthy suburban university community, odds are you’ve got a bachelor’s degree.

  • Apr 29, 2014

French teacher J.D. Winteregg was told the ad was the reason he won’t be allowed back at Christian college.

  • Apr 28, 2014

A proposal expanding pre-kindergarten programs passed the state Senate last week.

  • Apr 28, 2014

Welcome back Congress, Grimm surrenders, Love and Comstock win GOP nods, DHS’s ‘mission creep,’ Clooney’s tequila a victim of Obamacare.

  • Apr 28, 2014

Women are a larger percentage of the electorate than men and are more likely to vote in midterms.

  • Apr 27, 2014

Obama arrives in Seoul, Arkansas voter ID law out, Braley up with big Iowa ad buy, and a “woo-woo silly person“

  • Apr 25, 2014
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About Reid

Reid Wilson covers state politics and policy for the Washington Post's GovBeat blog. He's a former editor in chief of The Hotline, the premier tip sheet on campaigns and elections, and he's a complete political junkie. Reid is a Seattle native and a graduate of The George Washington University. He lives on Capitol Hill with his wife, Veronica.