Democrats succeeded in passing both priorities, plus a few other gun control policies, all without Republican support.
The divide among Democrats this year is as much attitudinal as it is ideological.
The panel rejected a resolution that calls for an arms embargo on Israel and a recognition of Palestinian statehood.
Supporters of the change note that refugees and asylees can get permits to work, and that they have other sources of support.
If progressives stay home next year or even feel less inclined to volunteer, that could help Republicans achieve their first statewide win.
The group accused DFL leaders of overturning the will of Minneapolis delegates and setting a “dangerous precedent.”
Data centers with evaporative cooling systems, in particular, can consume vast amounts of water.
The Minnesota Democrats withdrew the Minneapolis mayoral endorsement from a socialist candidate often compared to New York’s Zohran Mamdani.
One out of every 10 prisoners is seriously and persistently mentally ill. Nearly half of incarcerated people are not there for crimes.
A resurfaced 2021 video and past campaign donations are drawing renewed attention to Omar Fateh’s ties to the $250 million fraud case.
Lax gun laws make political violence much easier and more deadly, and accordingly, gun safety reform is an essential tool in combating it.
McKinley hoped for 1,000 attendees at the prepper fair, but there were less than 100 in attendance on the convention’s second day.
A healthy democracy doesn’t suppress those disagreements or turn them into weapons — it channels them.
This is a cruel, fiscally irresponsible and wildly unpopular budget bill.
“In order to attack that threat, we need to get government back to the basics of what it was designed to do,” Slotkin said.
“We are disappointed the union is once again choosing to focus its efforts on organizing its members to walk away from their jobs.”
U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith honored Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman during remarks on the Senate floor.
Black children, especially, suffer when laws allow more guns to circulate, researchers found.
I once naively believed that the worst kind of loss in politics was at the ballot box.
Tweaks to paid family leave and earned sick time + Stricter rules on work breaks +$700 million infrastructure package and more.
No matter, the Murdoch media machine, specifically the New York Post, had their headline: “Former appointee of Tim Walz sought…”
“There were a lot of great people inside the first Trump administration that, in spite of the president, were doing good work,” Walz said.
Workers said they were absolutely willing to strike over Gov. Tim Walz's part-time return-to-office order that took effect this week.
The state Supreme Court found that Shogren Smith enlisted the plaintiffs without their consent or even any communication with them.
The conversation came as Minnesota utilities weigh proposals for thousands of megawatts of new data center capacity.
We may not be able to change the score on the field, but we can still fight for a future where that kind of progress isn’t easily undone.
Unfortunately, I worry that Minnesota workers are on the brink of meaningful progress, but susceptible to a sudden loss.
“State governments saw both their tax revenues and their spending increase in 2023 from the surge in immigration,” the CBO report said.
Tariffs are paid to the U.S. government by domestic companies and purchasers who buy goods from abroad.
Although workers often fear that buyouts are a precursor to layoffs, Grove wrote in the email that the company is instead seeking a refresh.
Those will still be in any final package, Rest said, but the “skinny” bill leaves out noncontroversial but nevertheless important policies.
A new budget deal will strip health insurance from undocumented adults who became newly eligible for the coverage on Jan. 1.
The lawmakers shouted “don’t kill immigrants” and “One Minnesota, right?” — a dig at the governor’s 2018 election slogan.
Minneapolis just made a change to its weed rules, and it could affect your next visit to the park.
The Senate will soon consider Daniel Rosen, who could bring a sharp shift in how immigration and fraud are prosecuted in Minnesota.
National Police Week starts soon, and a new report says Minnesota is one of the best places in America to be a cop.
But don’t be deluded into thinking it will deliver what we need.
The layoffs stem from what MDH called the Trump administration’s “unprecedented and unexpected” decision to cut $220 million from the state.
Federal authorities will seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, accused of killing Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
It was the perfect storm of opportunity and funding to expand their programming to bring more women into the workforce.