Briana Bierschbach
Reporter
Politics and GovernmentBierschbach has spent the last decade covering Minnesota politics for various publications, including MPR News and MinnPost. She started her journalism career in college at the University of Minnesota’s campus newspaper, the Minnesota Daily, where she covered city hall. Bierschbach also has worked at the Pioneer Press, the Associated Press and the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. In her spare time, she teaches a class on state government at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and spends time with her husband, dog and two cats.
Latest from Briana Bierschbach
Minnesota Republicans emphasize mental health over gun restrictions in response to shootings
Democrats have said they’re open to exploring ideas beyond gun control to address mass shootings, but they insist mental health and security measures are not enough.
September 18, 2025
Gov. Tim Walz has told allies he's running again for governor
The Democratic governor and his campaign staff are telling wealthy donors and prominent DFL activists he’s running for re-election to a third term, after wavering earlier this summer.
September 10, 2025
Melissa and Mark Hortman eulogized as ‘extraordinary public servants’
Colleagues and friends celebrated Melissa and Mark Hortman. Here are selected portions of the eulogies and speeches from the funeral service at the Basilica of St. Mary.
June 28, 2025
From 'be meaner' to be civil: How Hortman shooting shifted Walz's political message
The governor’s call to tone down political rhetoric rings hollow for some Republicans, who say he’s been “raising the temperature” for months in his travels across the country.
June 19, 2025
'This is an uprising': An oral history of the 6 days after George Floyd's murder
Protesters, police, Gov. Tim Walz and neighbors chronicle the upheaval that changed Minneapolis and spread across the world.
May 19, 2025
Minnesota shortens distance for return-to-office exemption for state employees
A 75-mile distance exemption to the new policy is now 50 miles for state workers.
April 30, 2025
Enrollment is up in health care program for undocumented Minnesotans. GOP wants it to go.
Interest is higher than anticipated in a new program offering health care to residents who don’t have legal status.
April 30, 2025
Who’s looking to run for Angie Craig’s U.S. House seat now that she's running for U.S. Senate?
Craig's Second Congressional District seat is back on the radar of Republicans, with several candidates from both parties expected to jump into the race soon.
April 29, 2025
Elon Musk’s X sues Minnesota over law to criminalize sharing election-related deepfakes
The law makes it a crime to share a deepfake within 90 days of an election intended to influence results or harm a candidate’s reputation.
April 24, 2025
Ethics panel weighs whether Minn. Senate president violated rules
Bobby Joe Champion has asked committee for advisory opinion on whether he violated conflict of interest rules.
April 22, 2025
Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum joins call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to resign
The ranking member of the House Defense Budgeting Committee previously called for an investigation into the use of Signal to discuss strikes in Yemen.
April 21, 2025
Minnesota government workers live with uncertainty as federal government slashes aid to states
The state has seen its first layoffs trickle down from sudden cuts to funding from the Trump administration. More could be coming.
April 19, 2025
