Having lost control of the Legislature and confronting a looming budget deficit, Democrats were forced to abandon plans to ...

Mankato and other Minnesota cities avoided cuts in state aid but saw previously promised revenue from future cannabis shops ...

Colleagues described Representative Melissa Hortman as a skilled, conciliatory lawmaker who was at once steely and warm.

Melissa Hortman’ s influence at the Minnesota Capitol and her power as a Democratic leader were a far cry from her job as a ...

A massive search is stretching into its second day for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a ...

Lawmakers reduced spending by $5 billion to help prepare the state for shortfalls expected later in the decade, but they also ...

“I will miss her, her mirthful eyes, her sharp humor and her partnership,” Senate Majority Leader Erin Murphy, DFL-St. Paul, ...

Melissa Hortman lived the deep partisan divide that Americans talk about every day as a Minnesota House member.

The 2025 special session for the House ended late Monday evening with a mixed bag of legislation that I will classify as both ...

Friends and neighbors, With the conclusion of the special session, Minnesotans now have a clearer picture of where our state is headed. After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the Legislature ...

Jason Adkins, executive director and general counsel of the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC) and Maggee Hangge, policy associate at MCC, invited The Catholic Spirit into the conference’s offices in ...

President Trump launched his tariff policy to bring back U.S. manufacturing, but the new levies have hurt many Minnesota ...