Comings and goings in the Star Tribune's Minneapolis team

The team welcomes Maya Rao as our new City Hall reporter

By James Shiffer

January 24, 2012 at 8:27PM

If you're one of those readers who notices bylines, you may have already noticed some changes in the personnel reporting Minneapolis news. Two members of the team have moved on to different assignments - Corey Mitchell is now a correspondent in our Washington bureau, while Nicole Norfleet is a night GA reporter.

Last week, Maya Rao became the newest member of the Minneapolis team. She most recently covered the New Jersey statehouse for the Philadelphia Inquirer. She joins Eric Roper in our two-member team covering City Hall.

Here's the roster of the Minneapolis team, and how to reach us:

Steve Brandt (Minneapolis schools): steve.brandt@startribune.com, 612 673-4438

Randy Furst (housing and general assignment): randy.furst@startribune.com, 612 673-4224

Matt McKinney (police and public safety): matt.mckinney@startribune.com, 612 673-7329

Maya Rao (City Hall), maya.rao@startribune.com, 612 673-4210

Eric Roper (City Hall), eric.roper@startribune.com, 612 673-1732

James Shiffer (Minneapolis team leader), james.shiffer@startribune.com, 612 673-4116

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