Minneapolis
Legislature OKs Vikings selling alcohol outside stadium on game days
Bill also would allow sales in the front lawn park and at Walker Sculpture Garden, Boom Island on occasion.
Local
League of Women Voters challenges Minnesota absentee voting witness rule
League of Women Voters says requirements for witnesses too restrictive.
Local
GOP Senate candidate Jason Lewis joins flurry of suits against Minnesota shutdown orders
The U.S. Senate candidate has made reopening the state a campaign focus.
Local
Minnesota, other states sue EPA for 'blanket waiver' as nation fights pandemic
Minnesota joins eight others in suit accusing agency of overstepping.
Local
Judge shuts down attempt to open Stearns County bar early
"I'm not standing here in tears because I'm happy to open," said Kris Schiffler, owner of Shady's Hometown Tavern. "I'm standing here in tears because the attorney general has just shut us down."
Local
Special session to pick up where the Minnesota Legislature left off
Lawmakers left behind reams of partisan priorities, but they expect to come back in June
Local
Hennepin County judge becomes Walz's fourth Appeals Court pick
Hennepin County judge heading to court where she once clerked.
Democratic leaders blame House GOP for blocking bonding bill
Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic legislative leaders blamed the top House Republican on Monday for the Legislature's failure to agree on a public construction borrowing bill during the regular session, but they said they'll keep trying to reach a deal in time for a special session expected to begin June 12.
Local
Ellison sues Minn. bar owner who planned to open early
GOP lawmakers criticized the move in a letter: "The reality is, when a Main Street business in rural Minnesota shuts down, it hardly ever reopens."
Local
'Flurry of negotiations' but no deal on final day of session
Minnesota lawmakers failed to reach agreement on a major construction package, tax relief and spending on economic aid during the COVID-19 pandemic as an end-of-session deadline passed Sunday night.
Local
Minnesota lawmakers exempt freelance hair and makeup artists from licensing
The measure reverses a 2018 decision by the state Board of Cosmetology.
Politics
Hacking suspected as technical difficulties stymie Minnesota GOP convention
State Republicans, meeting virtually for their state convention, had to postpone due to software problems.
Politics
Bonding bill in limbo, Minn. lawmakers race toward deadline
The uncertainty surrounding the $2 billion bill, couched by Democrats as a jobs initiative, is the latest roadblock in a legislative session completely upended by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politics
Rival Jason Lewis criticizes Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith over March stock sales
A Smith campaign spokesman said it was her husband, Archie Smith, who owned the stocks and decided to sell them.
Politics
At the Legislature, time to say goodbye
The departures will leave at least a dozen committee leadership posts vacant, setting the stage for high-stakes musical chairs in January.
Local
Walz makes Worthington judge his first state Supreme Court selection
Nobles County Judge Gordon Moore will replace the retiring Justice David Lillehaug.
Coronavirus
U.S. House passes new $3 trillion virus relief bill
Democrats pushed ahead the election-year measure, designed to brace the economy and health-care system.
Local
Senate leader, governor consider aid plan for Mall of America
A proposal to use a tax subsidy fund will have to overcome opposition from the city of Bloomington.
Local
Pandemic standoff clouds vote on Minnesota construction projects
The House will vote on a $2 billion bonding bill Saturday. GOP members have said they would block it.
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