Mike Kaszuba
Reporter | Politics and government
Phone: 651-222-1672
E-mail: mkaszuba@startribune.com
Mike Kaszuba has been a reporter at the Star Tribune for 29 years, and has covered a wide range of government agencies including the city of Minneapolis, Hennepin County and the state of Minnesota.
Recent content from Mike Kaszuba
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Pawlenty: Keep sex offenders in prison
The governor proposed doubling sentences as legislators debated expanding a treatment facility.
Feb 9, 2010 -
Minn. GOP feels party gathering steam
Buoyed by recent victories and fundraising, some Republicans say the time is ripe to regain the majority.
Feb 8, 2010 -
Pawlenty locks in on drunk driving
He seeks ignition interlock system or loss of license, plus lower blood-alcohol limit for penalties.
Feb 5, 2010 -
Session starts with $1 billion proposal
DFLers kicked off the 2010 legislative session with a public works proposal much bigger than Pawlenty's and lacking sex offender initiative.
Feb 4, 2010 -
Pawlenty hints at stadium solution
The governor floated the notion of directing some lottery proceeds to finance a new home for the Vikings.
Feb 4, 2010 -
Minnesota AFL-CIO to push for ambitious jobs bill
The AFL-CIO, one of the state's most influential unions, also supports a $12-an-hour wage subsidy program.
Feb 1, 2010 -
House DFL leaders propose tax relief plan
Package's centerpiece is a tax credit for high-tech and green industries, and it includes megamall expansion.
Jan 29, 2010 -
Stimulus funds for Vikings stadium in the suburbs?
Vikings' spokesman Lester Bagley told a real estate gathering in Minneapolis that private developers and local government officials have approached the team about a half dozen potential Twin Cities suburban sites.
Jan 24, 2010 -
Arts panel looks after its own for Legacy funds
More than half of the organizations represented on an arts panel crafting guidelines for who will share in more than $1 billion from the Legacy Amendment sales tax have already received money -- and they hope to get more.
Jan 11, 2010 -
Pawlenty made a swift call as H1N1 hit
Though CDC officials had advised otherwise, the governor ordered a state plane to rush Minnesota's first suspected specimen to CDC lab.
Dec 26, 2009
