WATCH: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Remembers Walter Mondale
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who knew Walter Mondale very well, will speak at his memorial service on Sunday.
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Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who knew Walter Mondale very well, will speak at his memorial service on Sunday.
The Minnesota Legislature pushed through a bill Friday to give bonuses to workers who were on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic and to replenish the state's unemployment insurance trust fund following months of negotiations.
Republican Michelle Benson said Friday she is suspending her campaign for governor.
Legislative leaders on Thursday announced a long-awaited deal on frontline worker bonus checks and replenishing the state's jobless claims fund to spare businesses tax increases, ending a political stalemate that lasted for months.
President Joe Biden is coming to Minneapolis Sunday to attend the memorial services for the late Walter Mondale at the University of Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Human Rights released the findings of its investigation into the city of Minneapolis and its police department Wednesday morning, finding a pattern of race-based discrimination over the last decade.
"I'm just so glad that the report came out before the search process got too far along," Sara Jones said. "This is all information that any police chief is gonna have to understand, absorb and be willing to take action on."
The Minnesota House on Wednesday approved a DFL-backed education package that includes more than $1 billion in new money for schools next year.
The Minnesota House has passed a proposal to create a new state flag and seal.
The Minnesota House has passed a bill to replenish the state's unemployment insurance trust fund and get bonuses to frontline workers, in a potential breakthrough after months of stalemate.
The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that tens of billions of dollars will need to be spent on infrastructure over the next 20 years.
As the deadline loomed, Donald Trump issued a not-so veiled threat Monday at Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. "Anyone calling themselves a Republican in Wisconsin should support the continued investigation in Wisconsin without interference," Trump said in a statement.
North Dakota's longest-serving state senator announced Monday that he would resign following a report that he had traded scores of text messages with a man jailed on child pornography charges.
President Joe Biden will be in the Twin Cities this weekend to honor man he called a "dear friend and mentor."
The Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate on Monday passed a public safety omnibus bill featuring provisions that were sharply different from Democrats' ideas on how to tackle crime, an issue certain to be key in this fall's midterm election.
