Nathaniel Minor
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Nathaniel Minor is a reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
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State budget forecast projects $2.5 billion short-term surplus, looming deficit
The forecast provided leaders of both parties a starting place for their work next session — and an opportunity to attack one another.
December 4, 2025
St. Paul, Woodbury House seats up for grabs in special elections
Both seats are in reliably Democratic districts and have drawn a crowd for the primary elections set for Dec. 16.
December 2, 2025
Trump administration to withhold some SNAP funding until Minnesota turns over data
But a judge’s ruling prevents the federal government from stopping benefits funding.
December 2, 2025
In its time left, Stillwater prison is experimenting with a new housing model
Inmates say the prison, which will close by 2029, feels transformed as the new “earned living unit” offers inmates more freedom. Staffers report fewer problems.
December 1, 2025
Minnesota Somali community grapples with fraud cases while pushing back against stereotypes
The largest Somali community in the U.S. is finding itself the subject of unwanted attention in the wake of criminal investigations and attacks from the Trump administration.
November 26, 2025
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Gov. Tim Walz’s bid for third term puts some Democrats on edge
Walz’s declining support outside the Twin Cities is a point of concern within the party, as are the fraud cases that have unfolded during his tenure.
November 23, 2025
Minnesota congressman’s chief of staff tallies travel expenses among highest in Congress
David FitzSimmons has expensed at least $40,000 a year while serving in Republican Rep. Brad Finstad’s office, putting him near the top for congressional staffers.
November 22, 2025
Third-party candidate Mike Newcome enters Minnesota governor’s race
Mike Newcome of Lake Elmo is hoping for a Jesse Ventura-style wave to carry him in 2026.
November 18, 2025
How one Minnesota swing-district Democrat decided to support an assault-style weapons ban
Judy Seeberger, a moderate legislator from Afton, is among a small group that wields the most power in determining whether gun control measures succeed or fail next year.
November 10, 2025
Democrats hold on to one-seat majority in Minnesota Senate
Two seats became open in the narrowly divided chamber after one senator died this summer and another was convicted of burglary.
November 5, 2025
How the federal shutdown will affect food stamps, heating assistance and more in Minnesota
Already, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on furlough or working without pay across the country. Now, some key benefits programs are set to be hit.
October 29, 2025
Control of Minnesota Senate up for grabs in suburban, rural special elections
Two seats are up for grabs Tuesday, one in the Woodbury area, the other a more rural Wright County seat. If Democrats win both races, it would widen their advantage in the chamber. A sweep for Republicans would put them back in the majority.
October 29, 2025
