Business
No new taxes, government accountability among Senate GOP budget priorities
Gov. Tim Walz announces his budget plan Tuesday.
Local
To make state's schools safer, Minnesota lawmakers focus on student mental health
Bills seek to add counselors, beef up suicide prevention training and grant programs.
Local
Minnesota legislators and student groups push for free college
Most recent bill would cover first two years at any state school. The costs of proposal are unknown at this point.
Politics
Omar hits back at Trump, saying he has 'trafficked in hate whole life'
Trump said Tuesday that Omar should resign or at least leave her seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee after her tweet was decried as anti-Semitic.
Smaller tax refunds surprise those expecting more relief
Changes to deductions and the IRS withholding tables mean some filers are getting an unexpected bill, even though they may be paying less overall.
Local
New Minn. education commissioner brings 'solution-driven ambition'
Mary Cathryn Ricker upbeat as she takes on challenging role.
Politics
Trump calls Rep. Omar apology 'lame,' says she should resign
Asked by reporters about controversial Omar remarks, Trump says she should either resign Congress or from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Politics
Trump: Rep. Omar apology on Israel remark 'lame'
Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. But President Donald Trump on Tuesday called her apology "lame" and said she should resign from Congress or at least not be allowed to serve on committees.
Local
Federal election security funding due for Minnesota hits snag in Legislature
Minnesota is lone state to not yet access federally approved money to improve security.
Business
Walz says state will continue court appeal of Enbridge pipeline approved by PUC
Governor's decision that threatens Enbridge's $2.6 billion project draws fire and cheers.
Politics
Trump: 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with border deal
President Donald Trump says 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with a congressional compromise designed to avert a second government shutdown. A committee negotiating new border security measures tentatively agreed Monday night to dedicate $1.4 billion to Trump's border wall, far less than his $5.7 billion goal.
Trump calls Rep. Omar apology 'lame,' says she should resign
Freshman Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar has apologized for tweets suggesting that members of Congress support Israel because they are being paid to do so. But President Donald Trump on Tuesday called her apology "lame" and said she should resign from Congress or at least not be allowed to serve on committees.
Local
Klobuchar may find progressives to be holding out on her candidacy
Organizers in key voting bloc view Klobuchar as too centrist.
Local
AG Ellison sides with California effort backing immigrants with protected status
Minnesota among 22 states calling on federal court to uphold injunction.
Politics
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke leads rally against wall
In the first dueling rallies of the 2020 campaign season, Trump's "Finish the Wall" rally in El Paso went head-to-head Monday night against counterprogramming by Beto O'Rourke, a former Democratic congressman and potential Trump rival in 2020, who argued that walls cause more problems than they solve.
Politics
Trump at El Paso rally: 'Walls work'
President Donald Trump charged ahead with his pledge to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, skimming over the details of lawmakers' tentative deal that would give him far less than he's been demanding and declaring he's "setting the stage" to deliver on his signature campaign promise.
Local
Rep. Omar apologizes for tweet on Israel viewed as anti-Semitic
The freshman representative's statement came shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders called for an apology, saying she used "anti-Semitic tropes and prejudicial accusations" about Israel's supporters.
Politics
Stassen to Bachmann: A look back at Minnesota's past presidential candidates
A handful of home-grown politicians have run for the highest office in the land, but none have ever progressed to the Oval Office.
Most Read
- What to know about a possible Minnesota equal rights amendment on abortion rights
- Fact check: Controlled substances not part of senator's burglary case
- Omar faces pushback for calling some Jewish students 'pro-genocide' at Columbia
- Study: Minnesota's sex offender system is 'failed investment'
- DFL Sen. Nicole Mitchell returns to Capitol after burglary charge, casts votes amid criticism
Latest Videos
-
Rudy Giuliani blasts Joe Biden on his way out of court
- House approves impeachment inquiry into President Biden as Republicans rally behind investigation
- Federal Reserve keeps key interest rate unchanged, signals possible rate cut next year
- With Ukraine aid in peril, Zelenskyy joins Biden at the White House to make his case for more aid
- Hunter Biden indicted on 9 tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel investigation
- AP Explains: Santos storms off after expulsion from Congress
- Rep. George Santos is kicked out of Congress after groundbreaking expulsion vote
- Rosalynn Carter celebrated by family, friends, first ladies and presidents
- Biden hopeful cease-fire will last more than 4 days
- Presidents Biden, Xi hold first talks in a year
Minnesota Politics
Latest politics news from the Twin Cities, Minnesota and Washington, D.C., including Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Minnesota Legislature, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter.
