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senior politics reporter @mprnews. NE→IA→MN
St Paul, MN
Joined November 2008
An absolutely outstanding journalist and an even better person. I could not be more proud of and happy for @Clay_Masters. And Minnesota listeners will benefit.
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Clay Masters has been covering state and national politics for MPR News since his arrival in January 2024. Before that, he worked for 12 years at Iowa Public Radio, 10 of them as a host of Morning...
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Iowa Poll: Kamala Harris leapfrogs Donald Trump to take lead near Election Day. Here's how https://t.co/4767zdTjyL via @DMRegister
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#northernlights lighting up the sky across much of Minnesota. Get out there! #mnwx Photo: Catherine Richert MPR News in Rochester.
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BREAKING NEWS: The national push to make it easier for former President Donald Trump to win all five of Nebraska's Electoral College votes has found new life. Some holdout senators sound like they might waver. From @NE_Examiner: https://t.co/PKXgncf9ah
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The GOP push to help former President Donald Trump win all of Nebraska’s Electoral College votes is ramping up again, and it might work.
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It was an absolute pleasure to talk to @Ruth_Terry and @currentpubmedia about Talking Sense, a project I've been very proud to work on this year with @braverangels. Check it out!
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Folks! Politics Friday is BACK for the run-up to Election Day! @Stowydad caught up with U.S. Senate candidates at the Minnesota State Fair and @Clay_Masters is in the hosting seat today.
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From their personal style to their policy positions, Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White have little in common. Coming up Friday at noon, listen to conversations with...
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The public has until Friday to comment on the MPCA's proposed wastewater permit for 3M's Cottage Grove plant. It's It will be the first time Minnesota has required an industry to limit PFAS in its wastewater, and could set a precedent for future permits.
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It will be the first time Minnesota has required an industry to limit PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, in its wastewater. 3M’s Cottage Grove plant, the epicenter of the global PFAS...
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The Minnesota delegation the moment the DNC ceremonially nominated @Tim_Walz for the VP nomination.
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Walz playing for the Carhenge fan and Runza eater voters in his home state of Nebraska.
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News: Former NPR chief John Lansing has died, just months after retiring from the network. Story to follow
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The moment it was announced Ilhan Omar won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House in Minnesota's 5th Congressional District. #APRaceCall #MN05
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Polls are closed in the MN primary. Rep. Omar and challenger Don Samuels were both out trying to get voters to the polls before they closed. Samuels is challenging Rep. Omar for the second time in #MN05, he came just 2 points from defeating her in 2022. #MNPolitics
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I definitely didn’t think I’d be using Gov. Walz handing out bars on the opening day of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session as a scene in a national profile on him running on the presidential ticket. But here we are...
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a series of progressive policies into law while in office. Democrats hope his record is a boon to the presidential ticket, but Republicans say he's too liberal.
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Justin Vernon playing with a traditional 3 piece band setup at this Eau Claire rally reminds me it’s been over 10 years since that wonderful Shouting Matches record came out.
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First factoid isn’t quite accurate. He was born in West Point, Nebraska… but he mostly grew up in Valentine, Neb., before moving to Butte, Neb. halfway through his time in High School. He taught in Alliance after graduating from Chadron State College.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz once said that as a former high school geography teacher, he never expected to make it so far in politics. He couldn’t have imagined that he'd some day run for vice president. 55 things to know about Kamala Harris’ VP pick🔽
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