St. Paul, Wild scale back Xcel Energy Center complex renovations
The Minnesota Wild and city of St. Paul have scaled back their plans to renovate the Xcel Energy Center complex and slashed their state funding request to the Legislature.
State House spars over jobless benefits for hourly school workers
Employees like bus drivers and teacher aides weren't eligible for unemployment insurance during summer break until a 2023 law expanded eligibility. The newly empowered GOP in a tied House wants to repeal that law.
Affordable housing package could be on cutting room floor, lawmaker says
The tied Minnesota House on Tuesday approved its housing budget proposal on a bipartisan vote.
Proposal at Minnesota Legislature could repeal unemployment benefits for school workers
During a news conference Friday, workers impacted warned that any change would force them to quit in order to make ends meet.
X sues Minnesota AG, arguing "deepfake" law violates free speech
X, the Elon Musk-owned social media site formerly known as Twitter, is suing Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison over a state law regulating the use of "deepfakes" to influence elections.
Gov. Tim Walz calls sharply criticizes President Trump in State of the State address
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in his State of the State address on Wednesday called on the divided legislature to work together in the crucial final weeks of the session.
Dozens rally at Minnesota Capitol on Earth Day
Dozens of Minnesotans gathered at the state capitol on Tuesday for an Earth Day rally, urging policymakers to double down on curbing climate change and protecting Minnesota's natural resources.
Minnesota Legislature to return from break with budget battle looming
There is a budget battle brewing when the Minnesota Legislature returns to the state capitol on Monday after a week-long break, as the sprint to the finish line in mid-May begins.
Group rallies against proposed cuts to VA workforce
Two dozen people in Eagan, Minnesota on Thursday — many of them veterans themselves or who have family who served in the military — rallied against proposed workforce reductions in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
DEA on track to seize record amount of meth in Minnesota
A top official with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says agents could take a record amount of methamphetamine off of Minnesota streets this year if the current pace continues.
MN Legislature ethics rules face scrutiny amid conflict-of-interest concerns
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.
Minnesota bills aim to help federal workers targeted by cuts, layoffs
Democrats in the Minnesota Legislature introduced proposals to assist federal workers targeted by spending cuts in the Trump administration.
Minnesota proposal would impose tax on social media platforms
Large companies with more than 1 million users would pay $165,000 per month plus $0.50 per person on the sites.
Bill would define Hmong soldiers during Laos "Secret War" as veterans
Changing state law to define them as veterans would unlock state veterans benefits like the Minnesota GI bill or access to the state's veterans homes.
GOP files ethics complaint against Minnesota Senate president
Minnesota Senate President Bobby Joe Champion said he would temporarily step down as chair of the chamber's ethics committee in the wake of concerns that he did not disclose a conflict of interest.