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Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., waves to those who came out to support Amy Klobuchar’s presidential bid on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis.

Sen. Tina Smith will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026

by Jack O'Connor
Published February 13, 2025

Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) announced Thursday she would not seek reelection in 2026. Smith was first elected to the U.S. Senate in a 2018 special election to replace former Sen. Al Franken and won...

Three senators and University researchers hold a press conference to stop potential budget costs affecting important University of Minnesota medical research programs.

UMN researchers, state senators speak out against NIH funding cuts

by Maya Bell
Published February 13, 2025

Minnesota senators and University of Minnesota researchers attacked President Donald Trump's plans to significantly cut university healthcare funding at a press conference Wednesday.The press conference...

Minnesota Indian Women's Emergency Warming Center helps Minneapolis residents stay warm during the winter. Courtesy of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center.

City Council awards Minnesota Indian Women’s Center $100,000

by Maya Bell
Published February 12, 2025

Minneapolis City Council gave $100,000 to the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center to support their emergency warming site and other homeless advocacy efforts. According to the resolution passed...

The stalemate started at the beginning of the legislative session.

Minnesota House DFL, Republicans reach agreement ending boycott

by Katrina Bailey
Published February 11, 2025

The Minnesota House of Representatives DFL and GOP announced a bipartisan power-sharing agreement on Wednesday. The agreement explains that the Republicans will govern as the majority until the House...

Petrus has been a big part of the arts scene in Minneapolis. Courtesy of Junauda Petrus.

Minneapolis picks new Poet Laureate

by Katrina Bailey
Published February 10, 2025

Minneapolis’ Arts and Cultural Affairs department and The Loft Literary Center selected Junauda Petrus as the new poet laureate on Jan. 30. While the city’s first poet, Heid Erdrich, served for...

Price caps at the federal level protected by the Inflation Reduction Act could be frozen from funding by the Trump Administration.

Insulin costs capped at $35 per month in Minnesota

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published February 10, 2025

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk reached a settlement to cap insulin costs at $35 per month. The Novo Nordisk settlement reached on Jan. 27 resulted...

Spectaors pack into a skyway above to watch the pride parade.

Twin Cities Pride fundraises over $50,000 after dropping Target sponsorship

by Katrina Bailey
Published February 10, 2025

When Target dropped its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, Twin Cities Pride dropped them as a sponsor and began fundraising to make up the $50,000 lost from no longer taking Target donations.What...

Nicollet Mall debuted as the first pedestrian mall in the U.S. in the late 1960s.

Buses could disappear from Nicollet Mall by 2026

by Alexandra DeYoe
Published February 10, 2025

Efforts to remove bus routes and expand sidewalks to prioritize pedestrians along Nicollet Mall continue to drive by.The City let commuters and downtown residents give feedback on buses potentially...

President Donald Trump’s administration announced a freeze on federal grant money on Jan. 28. It was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

Uncertainty, worry remain in Minnesota higher education after funding freeze

by Grace Aigner
Published February 10, 2025

Uncertainty and worry remain in Minnesota higher education after President Donald Trump’s administration tried to freeze federal funds on Jan. 28.Sen. Doron Clark (DFL-Minneapolis), a member of the...

Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minneapolis City Council stand together to repeal Aliens Enemies Act as President Trump moves forward with his new policies

Ilhan Omar, Minneapolis City Council stand together on immigration

by Maya Bell
Published February 5, 2025

As President Donald Trump’s administration makes immigration changes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and the Minneapolis City Council voiced their support for limiting the president’s authority to deport...

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