Politics
Sen. Amy Klobuchar to appear in Fox News town hall
Klobuchar is the latest Democrat to agree to a televised sit-down with a network disdained by many Democrats.
St. Paul
Lost soldiers remembered at Minnesota State Capitol
Sixty pairs of combat boots placed on the Capitol steps by David Peters, a U.S. Marine from Stillwater who is part of Operation: 23 to 0. The group's mission is to bring awareness to the suicide crisis among vets and effect change for those touched by the epidemic.
Politics
Bernie Sanders campaign challenges Klobuchar in her home state
Klobuchar's presidential candidacy hasn't deterred the Vermont senator and several other Democratic challengers from investing resources in Minnesota.
Local
Diversity concerns threaten process to pick four U regents
A governor has not had to elect regents since 2001. And the internal DFL divisions have added to concerns over legislative delays surrounding endgame budget and tax disputes in the Capitol.
Politics
Walz appoints Tarek Tomes commissioner of state IT agency
Cybersecurity, aging software and hardware will be major challenges.
Local
Omar shows strong fundraising; raises $830K for re-election campaign
The freshman Democrat's first-quarter fundraising outpaced many fellow members of Minnesota's congressional delegation.
Politics
Trump cites Minnesota economy as he touts tax cuts
Trump recited a number of GOP selling points for the tax cuts, which Democrats opposed for conferring most of its benefits on the wealthy and large corporations.
Politics
Trump celebrates Tax Day during Burnsville visit
President Donald Trump flew to Minnesota on Monday to highlight the $1.5 trillion package of corporate and individual tax cuts he signed into law in 2017.
Local
Appeals Court judges order release of Minn. voter information data
Voters Alliance says it needs the records to spot fraud; state officials plan to appeal.
Politics
Trump: Notre Dame blaze 'terrible sight to behold'
U.S. President Donald Trump has described the fire engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, as "a terrible sight to behold."
Local
Trump returns to Minnesota with eye on 2020 election
Burnsville visit is seen as an opening gambit in fiercely contested bid for the state in 2020.
Local
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Minn. lawmakers push tougher regulations for student loan companies
While the industry opposes state regulations, supporters argue that failing to act will have long-term consequences for the state's economy and workforce.
Local
Early DFL leader Marian Le Sueur was feminist, educator and socialist firebrand
Seventy-five years after the merger that formed the modern DFL, several men are credited as architects. But it wasn't an all-boys network.
Politics
Democrats launch ad campaign against GOP state senators, but will it work?
All are vulnerable Republicans in districts where a Democrat holds at least one of the House seats.
Politics
Analysis: Immigration has become Trump's failure and a conundrum for the Democrats
For Trump, immigration is a proxy for many issues — national security, domestic security, cultural change, nationalism, even nostalgia.
Politics
Gov. Tim Walz takes on push to create a diverse state workforce
He says he's building on Mark Dayton's work, but the executive branch still lags behind goal.
Curious Minnesota
Why does Minnesota tax Social Security benefits?
Minnesota is among a minority of states — just 13 — that impose a state-level tax on Social Security benefits. Why does Minnesota do that? The answer can be traced back to the overall design of our state's income tax system.
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