11+ hour, 58+ min ago  (842+ words) The wind moved across the streets with the kind of cold only a Minnesota winter can deliver. Snow had hardened along sidewalks and street corners, and the sky still held the darkness of early morning. Yet long before sunrise, people…...

8+ hour, 15+ min ago  (180+ words) Senate File 3623, authored by Sen. Ann Johnson Stewart, DFL-Minnetonka, passed by a 67-0 vote and now heads to the House for consideration. "Today's bipartisan vote for this bill is for all Minnesota school students," said Sen. Johnson Stewart. "I'm glad that…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (963+ words) With eviction filings rising and housing instability deepening across Minnesota, Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate have introduced legislation to create a $40 million emergency rental assistance fund intended to help thousands of renters remain in their homes. Supporters of the…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (831+ words) Inside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, lawmakers are now attempting to answer that question. In early March 2026, the Minnesota House Taxes Committee advanced legislation that would establish a statewide Property Tax Task Force, a panel charged with examining…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (854+ words) At the center of those efforts is Steve Simon, the state's chief elections officer, who says Minnesota's election infrastructure is built with multiple safeguards intended to ensure ballots are cast freely and counted accurately. "Minnesotans should know that our system…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (542+ words) According to official meeting schedules and public notices dated March 7, 2026, the city's governing bodies will review several planning matters that shape how land can be used and developed across the community. These hearings are part of the city's routine land-use…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (739+ words) The hearing placed Minnesota's government under rare national scrutiny as lawmakers examined how large scale fraud schemes were able to operate within programs funded by federal taxpayers. At the center of the discussion was the massive fraud investigation involving the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1320+ words) In much of rural Minnesota, the hospital is more than a building. It is the place where children are born, where strokes are treated, where addiction recovery begins, where elderly residents receive the final care of their lives. Many of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago  (980+ words) The hearing arrives amid a growing confrontation between federal officials and several states over access to voter registration data and the scope of federal authority over election administration. Minnesota officials say the discussion is intended to evaluate how evolving federal…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1282+ words) The proposal, House File 3739, was introduced by Representatives Zach Stephenson, Erin Koegel, and Brad Tabke, lawmakers whose districts intersect with the communities Hortman represented for more than two decades. A companion measure, Senate File 4073, was introduced in the Minnesota Senate…...