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Brian Bakst

Brian Bakst

Political Reporter

bbakst@mpr.org

Brian Bakst is a politics reporter.

Recent Contributions

  • Lawsuit over Walz pandemic powers will continue
  • Bill to slow catalytic converter theft races forward at MN Capitol
  • Legislature passes funding for AG Ellison to hire prosecutors
  • DFL steams ahead at MN Capitol, GOP brands it ‘extreme’
  • Juneteenth is now a holiday in Minnesota
  • Bill making Juneteenth a MN holiday is headed to Walz
  • Voting-restoration bill gets House OK; Senate action due soon
  • Former Minnesota Sen. Dave Durenberger dies at 88
  • Blackout plates, popular in other states, may be headed for Minnesota
  • Walz pitches $3.3 billion public works plan