Brian Bakst
Politics Editor
bbakst@mpr.org
Brian Bakst is the MPR News politics editor.
Recent Contributions
- Politics Friday: Minnesota Republicans gather for their state convention
- Politics Friday: It’s crunch time at the Capitol
- Politics Friday: Unfinished business at the Capitol
- Politics Friday: Changes are ahead on the Minnesota Supreme Court as one justice steps into retirement
- Minnesota Now: April 22, 2024
- Learn about Minnesota‘s newest Supreme Court Justices, Judges Theodora Gaïtas and Sarah Hennesy
- Politics Friday: How will the grow go? A look at Minnesota’s future with cannabis
- Marijuana party’s status on the line as Minnesota Supreme Court weighs challenge
- Politics Friday: The landscape of Minnesota education legislation and the outlook of business permitting across the state
- Politics Friday: The race is underway for Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District