Tess Riski covers Miami City Hall. She joined the Miami Herald in 2022 and has covered local government and politics throughout Miami-Dade County. Her work has focused on campaigns, corruption, money, power and influence. She was part of the team that published the award-winning investigative series, Shakedown City, that revealed the Miami mayor’s ties to the Saudi government. Tess is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School’s Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism.