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J. Patrick Coolican

J. Patrick Coolican

J. Patrick Coolican is editor-in-chief of Minnesota Reformer. Previously, he was a Capitol reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune for five years, after a Knight-Wallace Fellowship at the University of Michigan and time at the Las Vegas Sun, Seattle Times and a few other stops along the way. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and two young children Minnesota Reformer is part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.

From a Minnesota classroom to the White House: Who is Tim Walz?
By: - August 6, 2024

Gov. Tim Walz fused his everyman personality with an optimistic progressive message to win the most important audition of his political career the past few weeks, winning the quick admiration of Democratic activists — and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to announce Walz as her running mate Tuesday. Harris’ selection of Walz rockets […]