Meet Peter Cox
Peter Cox is a general assignment reporter for MPR News. He is currently covering politics at the Minnesota Capitol and has worked at MPR News since 2014.
Peter started his career at local newspapers in Minnesota, including The Pilot-Independent in Walker, the Albert Lea Tribune, the West Central Tribune in Willmar and the St. Cloud Times.
He later worked as a general assignment reporter for the New York Post, a sports reporter at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and a freelance journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, for 2 ½ years.
Peter has a bachelor’s degree from St. Olaf College in Northfield and a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Peter is a native of St. Paul. His favorite Minnesota vacation spot is Leech Lake, favorite Minnesota season is winter, and favorite dog is Copper the beagle.
Recent Contributions
- Special session called for Monday for legislators to finish Minnesota’s next budget
- Budget bill slims future funding for nursing homes, disability services waivers
- Shutdown planning moves into picture amid upbeat talk of completing a Minnesota budget
- Corrections officials begin setting milestones, plans for closing Stillwater prison
- Minnesota lawmakers back K-12 ed spending plan amid worries over future cuts
- Minnesota legislators prepare for special session
- Special session looms as Minnesota lawmakers narrow remaining budget obstacles
- Minnesota lawmakers unlikely to finish budget ahead of window for worker layoff notices
- Minnesota lawmakers prepare for working weekend after blowing self-imposed deadline
- Inside the final day of the Minnesota legislative session