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Janet Moore

Reporter
Transportation
Prior 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

Northstar Commuter Rail could be shut down

The train line between Minneapolis and Big Lake never recovered from the pandemic.
February 24, 2025
Business

Dozens of Minnesota federal workers fired in latest cuts, with no severance

The Minnesota Star Tribune talked to roughly two dozen workers who all said they were not the only ones in their departments to be cut.
February 20, 2025
Politics

Bill in Minnesota Legislature says only females at birth can participate on girls sports teams

Opponents say transgender athletes unfairly targeted.
February 20, 2025
Politics

Right-of-way robots could mow along Minnesota highways

Lawmakers weigh obscure bill for MnDOT to study autonomous mowing along state highways.
February 15, 2025
News & Politics

Bill seeks to halt Blue Line LRT extension until troubled Southwest light-rail line opens

A two-year delay would add $200 million to the Blue Line project.
February 13, 2025
The Hiawatha Light Rail Line is being rebranded as the METRO Blue Line. The Blue Line is the first of the Twin Cities METRO system of rapid transit lines which include METRO Red Line Bus Rapid Transit on Cedar Ave.
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

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
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
News & Politics

Bill seeks to halt Blue Line LRT extension until troubled Southwest light-rail line opens

A two-year delay would add $200 million to the Blue Line project.
February 13, 2025
The Hiawatha Light Rail Line is being rebranded as the METRO Blue Line. The Blue Line is the first of the Twin Cities METRO system of rapid transit lines which include METRO Red Line Bus Rapid Transit on Cedar Ave.
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

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
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
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