Jake Williams

Jake Williams is an award-winning publisher and journalist who currently serves as the associate publisher and director of strategic initiatives for StateScoop, where he focuses on technology initiatives and policies in state and local governments. Williams and his team at StateScoop are recipients of the 2018 Online Publication of the Year Award from the American Society of Business Press Editors.

As StateScoop’s associate publisher, Williams and his team have grown annual website traffic by more than 100 percent year-over-year. As a reporter, Williams covered the federal government, including the White House, Congress and several cabinet-level departments.

In addition to StateScoop and other Scoop News Group properties, Williams has been published in The Huffington Post, Campaigns & Elections Magazine, PoliticsPA.com and several local and regional newspapers. Williams graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in journalism.

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