Reporter

Jan covers national politics as well as healthcare and education policy from the Washington, D.C. bureau. She previously was the higher education reporter for the Globe, where her work has won the National Headliner Awards. She was also a finalist for the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists in 2010 and 2008.
The “Bay State boondoggle” is at risk as Congress considers a bill that would end extra payments for Massachusetts hospitals.
Under pressure from the insurance industry, the Obama administration decided not to adopt features of the Mass. plan advocates say have helped consumers.
The bill would require handgun manufacturers to personalize their weapons to make them impossible to fire if they fall into the wrong hands.
May 12
New members get the message quickly or they’re gone. It’s a fact of life in a gridlocked capital.