MN House convenes, elects Republican speaker, ending weeks-long partisan stalemate
Under the agreement announced by House leadership Wednesday night, Republicans will control the speakership until the end of ...
A new education direction, Due North, for Minnesota
Halfway into his four-year term, Governor Tim Walz announced Jan. 25 that after two years of conversations with educators, school leaders, education organizations, students, and families, it is ...
Minnesota joins coalition of 7 Midwest states deciding when to reopen economy
The governors of seven mostly Midwestern states, including Minnesota, have formed a coalition to coordinate easing restrictions to reopen the economies they’ve shuttered in response to the ...
Businesses across Minnesota open in defiance of executive order
Miss the gym? In rural Plainview, a commercial fitness center reopened to visitors as of May 1, despite a statewide executive order to the contrary. “There was no funding for small businesses, ...
Paul Thissen and Michelle MacDonald are running in an important but little known election for the Minnesota Supreme Court
All eyes are on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death Sept. 18 of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with tension over who will replace her and how that will play into the race for the presidency.
Opinion
COMMENTARY: What should Minnesota’s government do with its forecast surplus?
Minnesota Management and Budget announced that our state government will run a forecast budget surplus of $1.3 billion. At the end of the 2019 legislative special session, the state ...
Junior Hockey Championships coming to Twin Cities
USA Hockey has announced that the Twin Cities will serve as host of the 2026 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Hockey Championship. The 10-nation tournament features the best ...
Minnesota State higher education system considers tuition freeze
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to deliver a major financial blow to a Minnesota State higher education system already mired in a decade-long enrollment decline. The 30 public colleges and ...
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY: Biden wins Minnesota, McLeod County
The votes have been cast in the Minnesota presidential primary, and with 38.6 percent of the votes former Vice President Joe Biden will take the lion’s share of delegates: 38. The other top ...
Northeast Minnesota residents benefiting from tax credits averaging $7,700 per year
With just under two weeks left in the 2018 open enrollment period, MNsure reminds Northeast Minnesota residents of important money-saving tax credits. Though the statewide household average for ...
Get involved at the ground level. Party caucuses are Tuesday night in Minnesota
Whether you’re new to politics or have been a longtime party member, your voice is important say political pundits. Caucus night in Minnesota is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, though registration ...
Minnesota lawmakers to consider covering insurance costs for infertility treatment
Minnesota lawmakers will take another look this session at passing a bill to cover infertility insurance costs for residents.