State house elections this fall will determine whether Minnesota continues to pass progressive laws on abortion and health care or if the GOP can stem the trend led by Gov. Tim Walz.

MPR News host Cathy Wurzer talks with senior politics reporter Dana Ferguson about covering Democratic Vice Presidential Nominee Tim Walz's campaign trail. MPR News helps you turn down the noise ...

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Dana Ferguson is a senior politics reporter for MPR News. Dana graduated from DePauw University in 2014 with a B.A. degree in Communications and Spanish. She was an active member of the Media ...

And as Minnesota Public Radio's Dana Ferguson reports, whether Republicans can change that could come down to one special election for a Senate district in the Minneapolis suburbs. DANA FERGUSON ...