Milwaukee Journal Sentinel statehouse reporter Patrick Marley will join The Washington Post in the newly created position of democracy reporter for the Upper Midwest, The Post reported Thursday.

Marley will focus on how state and local officials navigate pressures on the administration of elections, while tracking legislative and legal battles over voting rules and access to the polls. He also will be responsible for telling the stories of those who have lost faith in the electoral process, according to the announcement, which noted his reporting will focus on Wisconsin, Michigan and other parts of the Upper Midwest.

Mark Lewis, publisher and president for the Wisconn Valley Media Group, has been promoted to president of the Tulsa World Media Group. Lewis has served as publisher of The Times since 2009 and, following Lee Enterprises' acquisition of United Communications Corporation in 2019, his role of publisher was extended to the Kenosha News and Lake Geneva Regional News.

Stephanie Jones, editor of the Regional News and former editor of The Times, will oversee news as the southeastern Wisconsin regional editor. She will work directly with Adam Rogan, news editor of The Times, and John Sloca, news editor of the Kenosha News.

Alisyn Amant, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison has joined the Wisconsin Media Group team and will cover community news for The Oregon Observer.

A Baraboo native, Amant and earned undergraduate degrees in journalism and English from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During her time at UW-Madison, she covered film and TV for The Daily Cardinal student newspaper and volunteered as a reporter for the Goodman Community Center, writing for the Eastside News. She also has spent time reporting for the Tomahawk Leader.