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Dana Ferguson

Minnesota Capitol Correspondent

Dana Ferguson is a former Minnesota Capitol Correspondent for Forum News Service. Ferguson has covered state government and political stories since she joined the news service in 2018, reporting on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the divided Statehouse and the 2020 election. She now works for MPR News.

Ferguson is a St. Louis Park native and a current St. Paul resident who enjoys getting to know fellow Minnesotans and telling their stories.

Prior to joining Forum Communications, Ferguson covered the South Dakota Legislature for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. In that position, she won several awards for her reporting on state government and health care issues.

The Minnesota Sentencing Guidelines Commission on Thursday, July 21, held a roundtable to discuss a proposal to eliminate a point that can be counted against an offender in custody or on probation.
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension officials said they'd collected an unprecedented amount of evidence during scaled-up enforcement efforts in the Twin Cities.
Check totals for the Minnesota benefits will be determined by how many people apply and are deemed eligible for the $500 million total.
Dozens of police officers from around the state met Tuesday to discuss violent crime in the state. And they urged lawmakers and local leaders pass new policies and funding to help them.
The march comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal constitutional right to access an abortion and days after a state district court blocked several restrictions on abortion in Minnesota.
Pro-abortion access advocates said they expect thousands would converge in St. Paul to demonstrate in support of safe, legal abortion services in Minnesota. The demonstration comes weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
The funding through the American Rescue Plan is expected to help extend broadband services to 8% of homes and businesses that still lack consistent high-speed internet access.
Jensen said the proposals were part of his broader plan to decrease energy prices for consumers and ensure the state's grid can meet demand.
The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension on Wednesday said it had finished the rollout of a technology that lets survivors review, in real time, where their sexual assault evidence kit is in the testing process.
The funding is set to go out to 42 schools and is the latest effort to prevent accidents involving motorists and school bus drivers and riders.