Regina Mahone

Regina Mahone is a former vice president and managing editor for Rewire News Group, where she oversaw day-to-day editorial operations.

Previously, Regina was a staff writer at Philanthropy News Digest, a publication of the Foundation Center, where she covered the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Before that, she was a freelance writer and editor in Southern California. Regina is based in Kingston, New York. She earned her BA from The College of New Jersey, where she studied English, creative writing, and gender studies. She was a participant at the 2017 ASNE Emerging Leaders Institute and has presented at the ACES conference, Netroots Nation, and WAM!NYC. She has also moderated discussions with SisterSong and Black Lives Matter.

What Else Happened? A Bold North Carolina Campaign to End Shackling of Pregnant People

Regina and Kat discuss what the Trump administration is–and isn’t–doing to address domestic violence, how rural communities are disproportionately affected by toxic drinking water, and about the Catholic health systems looking to get into the drug business. Also, Kat talks with SisterSong's Omisade Burney-Scott about a campaign to end the practice of shackling pregnant people in North Carolina prisons.

What Else Happened? Intentional, Deadly Negligence in Orlando

Regina and Kat discuss the pollution crisis in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Orlando, Florida; a fight over installing elevators in New York subways; and how a Portland-based clothing company is taking abortion funding into its own hands. Also, Regina chats with Rewire editor Ali Stine about how snow days can cause major problems for Appalachian parents.

What Else Happened? Chicago Prioritized Religion Over Health Care

Kat and Regina discuss the disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality among women of color in Texas, the Trump administration's latest moves against trans students, and how Chicago is putting religious restrictions above patient access to care. Plus, Kat talks to Sonia Chopra about a Black student in Mason, Ohio, facing racist comments from his white social studies teacher—and what his mother is doing about it.