Minnesota Reformer

The Minnesota Reformer is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization covering state politics and policy. We focus on enterprise journalism — investigations, analysis, storytelling. We’re ferreting out corruption and watching out for corporate influence in government decisionmaking. We’re telling stories of people often left out of the usual media narratives. We’re getting policymakers focused on the most important problems and how to fix them. The Reformer is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers. It retains full editorial independence.

Current Position

Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

Beat: Economic mobility

Position:

Minnesota has created a top-notch quality of life, including plentiful high-paying jobs, good schools and health care, parks and cultural offerings. But a broad swath of Minnesotans have been excluded from that prosperity. This reporter examines the forces of income inequality holding back so many Minnesotans — and the policies we need to fix it. The beat requires some fluency with politics and policy. More important: The desire and ability to meet the people who are being left behind and tell their stories.

Reporter: Madison McVan