Meet Dana Ferguson
Dana Ferguson is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Before joining MPR News, Dana covered Minnesota politics and state government for Forum News Service. She has also reported on state legislatures in South Dakota for the Argus Leader and in Wisconsin for The Associated Press and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Dana has made appearances on MSNBC, C-SPAN, ABC News Live and NPR for her political coverage and insight. She has received numerous awards and accolades, including multiple awards from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists, a third-place award at the National Headliner Awards for abortion coverage and was named Outstanding Young Journalist by the South Dakota Newspaper Association in 2018.
Dana received a bachelor’s degree in communication and Spanish from DePauw University, where she was a member of the Media Fellows Program. She grew up in St. Louis Park and now lives in St. Paul.
Recent Contributions
- GOP ethics complaint alleges conflict by DFL Senate President Bobby Joe Champion
- Minnesota rolls out dashboard tracking federal funding cuts in the state
- Sen. Champion steps down as ethics committee chair amid conflict-of-interest questions
- Social media platforms could be in for a popularity tax in Minnesota
- Other DFL statewide officeholders break with Walz on return-to-office requirement
- Auditor reports that Minnesota muni liquor store profits up, in part due to THC offerings
- ‘Nobody likes them’: Spending cuts included in House, Senate budget blueprints
- DFLers at Minnesota Capitol rip Musk’s ideas while the GOP wants a closer look
- What we know about Minnesota’s government employee return to office plan
- Minnesota Republicans look to DOGE model for state government efficiency commission
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