Liz Essley Whyte is a reporter for the state politics team at the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom. Her investigative work on state opioid policies won awards from the National Press Club, Editor & Publisher, the Association of Health Care Journalists, the New York Press Club and others. Before joining the Center, she was the managing editor of a quarterly magazine focused on philanthropy and worked as a Washington Examiner reporter covering transportation. She graduated summa cum laude from Hillsdale College and earned a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University.