It has been quite the year for politics in Minnesota. In the last 12 months, we saw a historic presidential ticket with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a chaotic start to the legislative session with a boycott and tragedy this summer with the shootings of two lawmakers.

MPR News’ politics team has been through it all and joins Minnesota Now live from the state fair. Reporters Dana Ferguson, Clay Masters and Peter Cox give a peek behind the curtain of what it’s like to cover politics in Minnesota.