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Meet Clay Masters
Clay Masters is a senior politics reporter for MPR News.
Before MPR News, he worked for Iowa Public Radio newsroom for nearly 12 years, first as a statehouse correspondent and then moving on in 2014 to serving as lead political reporter and host of IPR's Morning Edition. Clay won numerous awards for his coverage of the Iowa caucuses including a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the podcast Caucus Land.
Clay is a native of Nebraska where he got his start in public broadcasting at Nebraska Public Media after graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
You can find Clay on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter).
Recent Contributions
- Minnesota voters can vote early beginning Friday. Here’s how to cast a ballot.
- Walz shakes up horse racing regulatory board with 2 picks tied to tribal gambling
- Rep. Ilhan Omar works to fend off a second challenge from fellow Democrat Don Samuels
- Gov. Walz responds to audit critical of administration’s handling of Feeding Our Future fraud
- Minnesota poll: Voters split on U.S. support of Israel’s war with Hamas, but it’s not a top issue
- New adult-use cannabis dispensary opens in Minnesota, closest to Twin Cities
- A new marijuana dispensary opening this week will be the closest to the Twin Cities
- Walz, Moriarty exchange harsh criticisms of each other over dismissed criminal case
- ‘Uncommitted’ voters see how far they can push Democrats or if it’s even worth trying
- Minnesota Legislature gavels out as focus on campaign for party control takes over