Janet Moore
Reporter
TransportationPrior to moving to Minnesota, she worked as a business reporter at the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal and Easton (Pennsylvania) Express-Times. She has a mass communications degree from Virginia Commonwealth University and was a Knight-Bagehot fellow in Business and Economics Journalism at Columbia University in New York.
Latest from Janet Moore
News & Politics
MnDOT reveals winners of ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest
A nod to our superstar, culture and, of course, our weather.
February 12, 2025
News & Politics
DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell faces second felony charge
Prosecutors allege she used a crowbar to enter Detroit Lakes home.
February 10, 2025
News & Politics![Construction equipment at the site of the tunnel in the Kenilworth corridor Wednesday afternoon, January 26, 2022 at in Minneapolis. Construction continued on the Kenilworth corridor section of the SWLRT project. The current $2.2 billion price tag of the Southwest light-rail line, the biggest public works project in state history, was expected to surge with an announcement by the Metropolitan Council Wednesday. ] JEFF WHEELER • Jeff.Wheeler@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/62RPJG4QW6IXIV7WV2KTL6BI54.jpg?&w=252&ar=3:2&fit=crop)
Final report into delayed Southwest light rail’s finances faces its own delays
Results of a probe into the $2.9 billion project’s finances is expected this spring.
February 9, 2025
Politics
TSA workers at MSP receive federal buyout offer
They’re among millions of federal workers offered buyouts by Trump administration in push to shrink government.
January 29, 2025
Politics
What does a Minnesota lawmaker do during a legislative boycott?
Lots of meetings with lobbyists, constituents, in cafes, on Zoom, and talk of what may come.
January 17, 2025
Politics
Boycott, special elections and quorums: What the heck is going on at the Minnesota Legislature?
Historic acrimony has cast doubt over whether any work will get done during the first month of session, which starts next week.
January 9, 2025
News & Politics
Ted Mondale to deliver a eulogy written by his father for President Jimmy Carter
Before Walter Mondale died in 2021, he wrote a eulogy for Jimmy Carter, who outlived the former vice president from Minnesota.
January 8, 2025
Elections
More than a dozen candidates file for special elections to determine control of Minn. House, Senate
Special elections will be held Jan. 28 to fill vacant seats in the closely divided Minnesota House and Senate. More than a dozen candidates filed for a Senate seat, while a half dozen filed for a House seat.
January 1, 2025
Politics
What does a Minnesota lawmaker do during a legislative boycott?
Lots of meetings with lobbyists, constituents, in cafes, on Zoom, and talk of what may come.
January 17, 2025
Politics
Boycott, special elections and quorums: What the heck is going on at the Minnesota Legislature?
Historic acrimony has cast doubt over whether any work will get done during the first month of session, which starts next week.
January 9, 2025
News & Politics
Ted Mondale to deliver a eulogy written by his father for President Jimmy Carter
Before Walter Mondale died in 2021, he wrote a eulogy for Jimmy Carter, who outlived the former vice president from Minnesota.
January 8, 2025
Elections
More than a dozen candidates file for special elections to determine control of Minn. House, Senate
Special elections will be held Jan. 28 to fill vacant seats in the closely divided Minnesota House and Senate. More than a dozen candidates filed for a Senate seat, while a half dozen filed for a House seat.
January 1, 2025