Before joining The Associated Press, Turbay reported on immigration and the federal mass deportation campaign for the Chicago Tribune. She is a bilingual journalist with roots in Colombia and Texas where she grew up. Her journalism career began as a local reporter in the South Bronx for the student news outlet the Mott Haven Herald. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism in New York where she specialized in business journalism. She has reported for Crain’s Chicago Business and PublicSource in Pittsburgh.
Beat: Arkansas-based reporter
Arkansas has become a proving ground for efforts to scale back federal programs and entitlements, offering a look at policy shifts rippling across other states. This reporter covers how federal decisions translate into laws, regulations and real-world consequences in Arkansas as work requirements, Medicaid cuts and sweeping changes to health policy are reshaping care. This reporter will cover these issues through explanatory, accountability and solutions journalism that has national impact.