Meet Dana Ferguson
Dana Ferguson is a political correspondent 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.
Recent Contributions
- Gov. Walz questions $9B Medicaid fraud estimate, says he’ll take accountability
- Former Minnesota GOP chair David Hann joins U.S. Senate race
- Onset of Minnesota paid family and medical leave program viewed as new type of safety net
- Democrats Shelley Buck, Meg Luger-Nikolai emerge from primaries in Woodbury, St. Paul
- ‘Reminded of what we’ve lost’: Hortman tribute will be reminder to deescalate Capitol rhetoric
- State economic forecast shows near-term surplus, long-term deficit that is smaller than before
- Minnesota budget forecast will set the stage for 2026 legislative session
- Minnesota faces weight of Trump administration actions on multiple fronts
- Parents who welcomed children this year can soon apply for 2026 bonding leave
- Burgeoning GOP field for Minnesota governor grows again as attorney Chris Madel enters