Reece Nations
Reece Nations is an alumnus of Texas Tech University with a B.A. in Journalism and two minors in political science and creative media industries. He is the former managing editor for The Hub@TTU, an award-winning independent online student publication. Nations’ work with The Well News primarily focuses on congressional affairs on both the state and federal levels. His awards include a Columbia Scholastic Press Association Certificate of Merit, two first-place awards for narrative news reporting from the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, and a Headliners Foundation of Texas scholarship for exemplary student journalism, and the Region 8 Mark of Excellence Award for Best Independent Online Student Publication. Nations joined TWN after interning with the publication during the Fund for American Studies summer 2020 program. In his exceedingly rare free time, he can be found practicing photography, collecting obsolete forms of media or enjoying obscure sporting events.
Recent Work
WASHINGTON - New legislation filed in the House of Representatives would designate June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness... Read More
WASHINGTON - New legislation filed in the House of Representatives would designate June 27 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Awareness Day and all of June as National PTSI month. The resolution, along with its companion legislation in the Senate, seeks to reduce the stigma surrounding mental... Read More
A top member of Pennsylvania’s state Republican leadership is stepping down amid claims his party withheld information concerning a GOP... Read More
A top member of Pennsylvania’s state Republican leadership is stepping down amid claims his party withheld information concerning a GOP representative's coronavirus diagnosis. Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai announced Wednesday he is leaving the Legislature before his term ends in November. Turzai, who had previously declared... Read More
WASHINGTON – As state governors continue to roll back restrictions on gatherings and business brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic,... Read More
WASHINGTON – As state governors continue to roll back restrictions on gatherings and business brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Gallup survey indicates at least two-thirds of Americans want to meet specific conditions before they are willing to fully restart the United States’ economy.... Read More
More From The Well
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has renewed a public health emergency declaration aimed at... Read More
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has renewed a public health emergency declaration aimed at curbing the nation’s stubborn opioid abuse crisis. The emergency, first declared by President Donald Trump during his first term, was... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week informed state and community health departments, as well as... Read More
ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week informed state and community health departments, as well as a host of international health organizations, that they won’t be receiving approximately $11.4 billion in funding previously allocated to their... Read More
WASHINGTON — The interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said this week he no longer plans to turn... Read More
WASHINGTON — The interim U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia said this week he no longer plans to turn over potentially discrediting information about police officers to judges or defense attorneys before the officers testify at criminal trials. The... Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s Department of Commerce awarded $45 million in Clean Buildings Performance Grant funding to 70 building... Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state’s Department of Commerce awarded $45 million in Clean Buildings Performance Grant funding to 70 building owners to allow them to make energy-efficient upgrades that support compliance with the state’s Clean Buildings Performance Standard. The department... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power.... Read More
WELLSTON, Okla. (AP) — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of... Read More
WELLSTON, Okla. (AP) — When Leslie Stewart moved to her home in a rural expanse of Lincoln County outside of Oklahoma City more than 20 years ago, she thought she'd found a slice of heaven. In a town of fewer... Read More
