Catharine Richert is a Politics Reporter at MPR News. Covering Southeast Minnesota, she focuses on regional interests and world news, with a particular emphasis on energy policy and regulation, renewable energy, and sports, both team and individual. Catharine's work has been featured in various outlets including NPR, WFDD Public Radio, and the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
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The World Health Organization says it is deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the Ebola outbreak in Africa.
Whether you're renting, trying to buy your first home, or making a move — many people are finding that affordable housing feels out of reach.
By: Catharine Richert
The University of Minnesota Rochester wants to build a new, $10 million lab and classroom space near Mayo Clinic to train Rochester's future workforce. They say it would be a win for the growing university and the city.
The president of Rochester's NAACP chapter is running for mayor. Walé Elegbede said Thursday he will run on a platform of making Rochester more affordable, welcoming, safe and equitable for everyone living in the city.
By: Catharine Richert
On a chilly spring evening, Brea Schminski did what she's been doing quite often recently: knocking on doors on a quiet street in Hermantown, Minn., asking people to sign a petition.
Tarik Alduri, 24, is a DFL delegate He’s a recent political science and international studies graduate from St. Cloud State University and says he’s a relative newcomer to DFL politics — and it’s his first convention.
LaTonya Whitley Murck and her husband went to her first DFL convention.
By: Catharine Richert
“They’ve got to reach out to rural Minnesota, they’ve got to have a presence,” delegate Tom Schoper of Jeffers said. “It's more than FarmFest, it's more than your county fair, and it's more than Farm Bureau.”
After a late night, Democrats reconvened in Rochester with a plan to endorse a candidate for U.S. Senate.
By: Catharine Richert
As the candidate filing period comes to a close, the race to fill an open state Senate seat in Rochester is shaping up to become a critical battleground
