![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.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-04-at-1.16.04-AM-900x597.jpg)
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...
![Three senators and University researchers hold a press conference to stop potential budget costs affecting important University of Minnesota medical research programs.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-215400.png)
Minnesota senators and University of Minnesota researchers attacked President Donald Trump's plans to significantly cut university healthcare...
![Minnesota Indian Women's Emergency Warming Center helps Minneapolis residents stay warm during the winter. Courtesy of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mniwrc-1200x676.png)
Minneapolis City Council gave $100,000 to the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center to support their emergency warming site and other homeless...
![Rep. Ilhan Omar and Minneapolis City Council stand together to repeal Aliens Enemies Act as President Trump moves forward with his new policies](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/ilhancity-1200x800.jpg)
As President Donald Trump’s administration makes immigration changes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and the Minneapolis City Council voiced their...
![Mitra Kilali said she will be stepping down to focus on her health. Courtesy of Rich Ryan.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/RICHRYAN202401033-Edit-1200x960.jpg)
St. Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali (Ward 4) announced she will be stepping down from the City Council following this Wednesday’s...
![The stalemate started at the beginning of the legislative session.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/capitoll-1200x800.jpg)
The Minnesota House of Representatives DFL and GOP announced a bipartisan power-sharing agreement on Wednesday. The agreement explains that...
![Pi is a male eagle at the Gabbert Raptor Center.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/eagle-1200x760.jpg)
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...
![Petrus has been a big part of the arts scene in Minneapolis. Courtesy of Junauda Petrus.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-10-183118.png)
Minneapolis’ Arts and Cultural Affairs department and The Loft Literary Center selected Junauda Petrus as the new poet laureate on Jan. 30. While...
![Price caps at the federal level protected by the Inflation Reduction Act could be frozen from funding by the Trump Administration.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/insulin-1200x838.jpg)
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk reached a settlement to cap insulin costs at $35 per month. The...
![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.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-04-at-1.16.04-AM-900x597.jpg)
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...
![Three senators and University researchers hold a press conference to stop potential budget costs affecting important University of Minnesota medical research programs.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-13-215400.png)
Minnesota senators and University of Minnesota researchers attacked President Donald Trump's plans to significantly cut university healthcare...
![Minnesota Indian Women's Emergency Warming Center helps Minneapolis residents stay warm during the winter. Courtesy of the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center.](https://mndaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mniwrc-1200x676.png)
Minneapolis City Council gave $100,000 to the Minnesota Indian Women's Resource Center to support their emergency warming site and other homeless...