Minneapolis
November 27, 2019
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Mayor Frey renews payment demand as costs from Trump rally are in

The city's path to reimbursement for the $542,733 spent is unclear.
Local
November 26, 2019
Sen. Amy Klobuchar D-Minn., speaks during the 37th annual HRC New England dinner on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2019 in Boston.

Amy Klobuchar mum on the $17,000 question: Who were the exes?

While the quip may be new to national audiences, the Minnesota Democrat has been using the line for years.
Minneapolis
November 26, 2019
FILE - in this Sept. 24, 2019 file photo, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Rep. Omar has filed for divorce from her hus

Groups call for Rep. Ilhan Omar to stop action on Minneapolis public housing plan

DFL committee's letter says residents need more clarity about plan.
Local
November 26, 2019
President Donald Trump makes remarks while signing an executive order, establishing the Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska

Trump signs effort to combat problem of missing and murdered indigenous women

Minnesota tribal leaders laud the federal initiative.
Politics
November 25, 2019
Apple Valley artist Sarah Bender is among the co-founders of the "Treat People Like People" campaign. She said people frequently make false assumption

New campaign highlights power of people with disabilities

Unlike many anti-abuse campaigns, which reduce victims to impassive caricatures, "Treat People Like People" features people with disabilities as fully actualized humans, with voices and dreams of their own.
Politics
November 25, 2019
DFL Chair Ken Martin says a pledge could help set the party apart from Republicans on a key election security issue.

Ahead of 2020, Dems wrestle with how to disavow disinformation tactics

State party leaders have urged the Democratic National Committee to adopt such a pledge, but others are privately worried that it would put the party at a disadvantage against a president who has repeatedly trafficked in doctored videos and retweeted false stories.
Politics
November 25, 2019
Rep. Nick Zerwas, R-Elk River

GOP Minnesota state Rep. Nick Zerwas of Elk River resigns

Local
November 25, 2019
Minnesota DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen said the proposal "does not appear it could meet applicable statutory requirements."

Minnesota tells feds it'll do own environmental review of Twin Metals project

The state's second copper-nickel mining proposal has generated huge debate over environmental risk.
Local
November 24, 2019
Hy Berman

Historian Hy Berman was in the thick of Minnesota politics

The new book, "Professor Berman: The Last Lecture of Minnesota's Greatest Public Historian," is full of his delicious insight.
Business
November 24, 2019

Internet companies prepare to fight the 'deepfake' future

Researchers and lawmakers worry the manipulated images could become a new method for spreading disinformation in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
Politics
November 23, 2019
Amy Klobuchar gestures to an audience at a breakfast event on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Klobuchar, along with Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker,

Presidential candidates, including Amy Klobuchar, vie for black vote

Voters now have a glimpse of at least one Klobuchar strategy to make inroads in the African-American community: a focus on voting rights.
West Metro
November 23, 2019
In this Oct. 8, 2019, photo, Associated Press journalists visit the Sustainability Pavilion at the under construction site of the Expo 2020 in Dubai,

Minnesota 'World's Fair' bid hinges on uncertain congressional backing

U.S. House cleared way for a Bloomington bid for 2027 World Expo, but it's mired in federal budget stalemate.
Politics
November 23, 2019
Gordon Sondland, the Trump administration's ambassador to the European Union, testifies during the House Intelligence Committee’s impeachment h

Analysis: In Trump's Washington, the rogue actors are the real players — and the experts are increasingly irrelevant

That lesson was driven home last week for Fiona Hill, Trump's top adviser on Russia and Europe, as she watched the impeachment hearings.
Politics
November 23, 2019
Horace Irvine House (governor's residence), 1911 Casiville Bullard

Renovation of Minnesota governor's residence under review

The 16,000-square-foot Tudor house on Summit Avenue in St. Paul is in serious need of repair, state officials say.
Politics
November 22, 2019
Kurt Daudt, in his first day as House Minority Leader, objected to new temporary rules introduced by the DFL majority that he said violated transparen

Minnesota House GOP leader joins D.C. area lobbying firm

Kurt Daudt will continue to serve in the Legislature and as GOP caucus leader, coming under fire from Democrats for a "massive conflict of interest."
Business
November 22, 2019
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will make $4.8 million available to study the impact of potentially dangerous PFAS.

EPA will offer $4.8 million to study effects of 'forever chemicals'

The agency said it will accept applications through Feb. 11.
Local
November 22, 2019
Minneapolis fire, police and Hennepin County paramedics responded to a First Student school bus/car crash in 2007.

Minnesota's Democratic members of Congress pen letter to agency over school bus safety

The federal officials want the NHTSA to step up efforts.
Local
November 22, 2019
New homeowners Stephen Davis and Kaycee Wabasha of the Lower Sioux Indian Community thanked the funding agencies.

Minnesota's affordable housing help gets a $259 million boost

It comes amid mounting pressure to curb low supply, rising rents, lost dreams.
Local
November 22, 2019
Governor Walz gestured a sign of respect to Ojibwe Elders and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan after he signed a bill to launch the first official m

'Not one more': Minnesota launches task force on missing and murdered indigenous women

Panel is set to issue recommendations by December 2020.
Politics
November 21, 2019
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., with committee staffer Daniel Noble at left, makes impassioned remarks at the conclusion

What are the next steps in the impeachment investigation?

Lawmakers aiming for vote before year's end, but the timeline is tight

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