Dana Ferguson
Senior Politics Reporter
dferguson@mpr.org
Dana Ferguson is a politics reporter covering the Minnesota Capitol and elections for MPR News. Prior to joining MPR, she covered Minnesota state government and politics for Forum News Service and has previously reported on Statehouse news in South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Ferguson grew up in St. Louis Park and now lives in St. Paul. She also speaks fluent Spanish and welcomes story ideas (as well as recipes and running tips) from MPR readers and listeners.
Recent Contributions
- Proposal requiring compensation, extra legal protection for ‘kidfluencers’ passes Minnesota House
- Sen. Mitchell returns to Capitol as her arrest looms over session’s final weeks
- Sen. Nicole Mitchell barred from committee, caucus meetings after arrest
- DFL says Equal Rights Amendment remains a priority, has a murky path forward as opposition organizes
- Minnesota Sen. Mitchell insists she won’t resign as demands for answers about arrest grow
- Minnesota lawmakers return from break to uncertainty after DFL lawmaker’s arrest
- Walz appoints Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy to Minnesota Supreme Court
- Minnesota House approves bill that attempts to speed up legal cannabis marketplace roll out
- ‘Minnesota Voting Rights Act’ nears governor’s signature after state Senate approval
- Hubert H. Humphrey could replace Henry Mower Rice in proposed congressional statue swap