Mary Ellen Klas is an award winning state Capitol bureau chief for the Miami Herald, where she covers government and politics and focuses on investigative and accountability reporting. In 2023, she shared the Polk award for coverage of the Gov. Ron DeSantis’ migrant flights. In 2018-19, Mary Ellen was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University and received the Sunshine Award from the Society of Professional Journalists.Please support our work with a digital subscription. Sign up for Mary Ellen’s newsletter Politics and Policy in the Sunshine State. You can reach her at meklas@miamiherald.com and on Twitter @MaryEllenKlas.