Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway
House Democrats have boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session in an effort to stop Republicans from ...
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa Gov. Reynolds orders flags full staff for Trump’s inauguration
DES MOINES — Flags at the Iowa Capitol will fly full-staff Jan. 20 for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, then ...
Minnesota’s Legislative Session Opens Chaotically as House Democrats Boycott
A one-seat Republican majority in the Statehouse and a looming special election made for a tense start to a new era of ...
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University of Minnesota leads effort to track bird flu’s threat to Minnesota wildlife
With $1.267 million in funding approved by Governor Tim Walz on Jan. 3, researchers from the University of Minnesota’s ...
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Amid Ongoing Fraud Issues, Department of Human Services Commissioner Steps Down
(KNSI) — Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Jodi Harpstead is stepping down, effective February 3rd.
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Minnesota Legislature to open with two presidents and calm in the Senate, storm in the House
House Republicans say a vacancy in a DFL seat means they have a majority. Will there be an eleventh-hour agreement?
"Make Minnesota Iowa Again!" - Iowa lawmaker wants to buy MN counties
Seemingly taking a page out of President-elect Donald Trump's page of coveting property that belong to other governments, ...
After Loss, Tim Walz Faces Party’s Sinking Fortunes in Minnesota
Governor Walz’s party has lost control of the Minnesota Legislature and faces mounting criticism as a budget deficit looms.
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Minnesota’s Dept. Of Human Services Commissioner Is Stepping Down
The Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Human Services is stepping down. Jodi Harpstead will depart as commissioner ...
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The insurrection that rocked Minnesota
In 1859, lawlessness and injustice led to the first deployment of what would become the Minnesota National Guard.
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DFL walkout at the Legislature isn’t without precedent
He usually travelled by dogsled but, in the winter of 1857, scant snow meant that Rolette had to make the 400-mile trek from ...
DAVID CHEN & CAMPBELL ROBERTSON: The pitched battles for partisan control in state legislatures
A single vote can be momentous, even in states where one party dominates. In North Carolina, a legislator who unexpectedly switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican enabled GOP ...