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...
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...
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...
The bald eagle officially became the symbol of the U.S. after centuries of being recognized as one.The bald eagle’s flight to becoming the official national bird ended when former President Joe Biden...
Former Minnesota Sen. Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis) died in December from ovarian cancer. She was 62 years old. Legislators remember her as a dedicated, hardworking lawmaker, and...
The DFL boycott in the Minnesota House is causing capitol event organizers, like the hosts of Black Entrepreneurs Day, to look for a workaround. As Minnesota House Democrats boycott the start of the...
A lack of funding for mental health services in Gov. Tim Walz and Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan’s 2025 proposed state budget disappoints Minnesota’s mental health advocacy organizations. Walz and Flanagan’s...
DFL-endorsed Doron Clark and Republican-endorsed Abigail Wolters are making education a key priority of their campaigns before Tuesday’s special election.Both Clark and Wolters are running to represent...
A tense legislative session has become more so as a death, forced resignation, burglary trial, threats of a temporary boycott and more are leading to major questions about party control in 2025.Former...
Former Senate Majority Leader Kari Dziedzic (DFL-Minneapolis), who represented parts of the University community, died in Minneapolis on Friday after a years-long battle with ovarian cancer. She was 62.Dziedzic,...
