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.
Latest stories
US won’t mirror Mass. on health exchanges
By Tracy Jan , Globe Staff
Under pressure from the insurance industry, the Obama administration decided not to adopt features of the Mass. plan advocates say have helped consumers.
Tierney to introduce gun safety bill
By Tracy Jan , Globe Staff
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
For freshman in Congress, focus is on raising money
By Tracy Jan , Globe Staff
New members get the message quickly or they’re gone. It’s a fact of life in a gridlocked capital.
GOP halts action on nominee for EPA
By Noah Bierman and Tracy Jan , Globe Staff
Republican senators staged a surprise boycott of a committee meeting and stalled the confirmation of President Obama’s nominee, Mass. native Gina McCarthy.