Mark Brunswick
Reporter | State Capitol
Phone: 651-222-1636
E-mail: mbrunswick@startribune.com
Mark Brunswick covers state government and politics from the Star Tribune's state capitol bureau in St. Paul, focusing on statewide and congressional elections, social issues, state agencies, crime and corrections, and the National Guard.
Recent content from Mark Brunswick
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Emotional Franken vows to honor Wellstone
At a State Capitol rally, the state's junior senator said he will continue Paul Wellstone's work in Washington.
Jul 2, 2009 -
Franken mindful of 312-vote margin
For Al Franken, it has been a long road from radio provocateur who nearly incited fisticuffs at the 2004 Republican convention to standing on the brink of assuming his place in Washington as a U.S. senator.
Jul 1, 2009 -
Parents' pain helps change how police treat missing adults
A law that takes effect on Wednesday is a testament to the perseverance of two parents and an example of what is possible when the average citizen gets involved in the legislative process.
Jun 30, 2009 -
GOP meets to name its state leader and rework party's image
Three candidates vying to become Minnesota chair are trying to espouse messages to help restore the party's momentum.
Jun 13, 2009 -
Incentives fail to seal Vermilion park deal
Despite public assurances from DNR officials that no side deals with U.S. Steel were being worked on, documents show what state negotiators have offered, or at least considered, during the negotiations:
Jun 8, 2009 -
Analysis: The last of Pawlenty? Unlikely
Admirers and critics agree the likable governor always seems like a man on a perpetual political journey.
Jun 3, 2009 -
Pawlenty says he won't run for third term
Gov. Tim Pawlenty said that he would not seek a third term — a move widely seen as the first step in a possible presidential run.
Jun 3, 2009 -
Legislature adjourned with a lot of 'ifs'
Unallotment. Nanny state. Cocoa bean mulch. If none of those terms means much to you, you haven't been paying attention to the recently adjourned legislative session.
May 26, 2009 -
Analysis: Pawlenty’s stand has its risks
He's scoring with anti-tax proponents, but reduced services could rile constituents.
May 19, 2009 -
House sustains Pawlenty veto of health care program
A DFL effort to override the governor's line-item veto of $381 million in 2010 funding for the program for childless adults fell three votes short tonight. Meanwhile, Monday's deadline for legislative adjournment is looming.
May 17, 2009
