For 20 days that July, the state laid off 19,000 workers. State parks and rest areas didn't get cleaned. Horse tracks ...

The Legislature's budget agreement calls for a ‘Blue Ribbon Commission’ to recommend how to chop special education funding in ...

Plus: Walz’s fishy visit to South Carolina; considering George Floyd's legacy; a reader dings the 'big, beautiful' bill; and ...

If there isn’t a state budget by June 1, thousands of state employees will start getting layoff notices warning of a ...

A bill to fund critical public works projects — including upgrading the state’s roads, protecting Minnesota’s drinking water ...

Gov. Walz urges resolution of Minnesota's state budget as layoff notices loom. Legislative leaders push for a special session ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including Elon Musk and the 2026 ...

With the trade war still raging on, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D, Minnesota) and Senator Kevin Cramer (R, North Dakota) joined a ...

The Legislature and Gov. Tim Walz say they have hit upon a deal to fund the Department of Human Services for the next two ...

Abrupt switch left Minnesota doctors concerned about impact on vaccine hesitancy, insurers uncertain about future vaccine ...

This is the first year Minnesota is providing undocumented workers with the state health insurance known as MinnesotaCare. Republicans at the State Capitol say they want to end the program ...

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990.