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Minnesota legislators have set aside $325,000 to send a statue of one of its most-famous native sons, Hubert H. Humphrey, to ...
Melissa Hortman is the first woman to lie in state, according to the Minnesota House of Representatives. Next to the Hortmans ...
A manhunt is underway in Minnesota for the suspect in the shooting attacks of two state lawmakers at their Twin Cities homes that Gov. Tim Walz (D) called a "politically motivated assassination." The ...
Former Minnesota senator Justin Eichorn, accused of trying to solicit a minor, is arguing for his case to be dropped, saying he's being unfairly prosecuted because he was a public official.
It will be installed in one of eight niches that line the walls of the Senate Chamber, alongside similar sculptures of Frederick Douglass and former Presidents George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.
ST. PAUL — A power-sharing agreement in the tied Minnesota House and a narrow Democratic edge in the Senate will be put to the test this week as the Legislature searches for a budget agreement ...
The ethics standards in the Minnesota Legislature are facing fresh scrutiny after a prominent state senator didn't disclose a former legal client poised to benefit from a bill he sponsored.
Bids announced from Nisswa Mayor and former Minnesota Republican party Chair Jennifer Carnahan, spouse of current Minnesota representative and several previous candidates for the District 6 seat ...
Ed Krassenstein, an anti-Trump influencer with 1 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, wrote Sunday: "Minnesota Senate Republicans just introduced a bill to classify "Trump Derangement ...
More than a dozen states have passed paid family leave laws. Minnesota’s program will also allow workers to take paid time off after adopting a child as well as in other situations, including a ...
The law is set to take effect Jan. 1, 2026. The law, which passed largely on party-line votes in 2023, provides Minnesota workers with up to 20 weeks per year of paid time off to deal with family ...
Nearly 130 years after his passing, famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass made history once again. On his chosen birthday of Feb. 14, a bust of Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate ...