While Democrats running for the U.S. House have an advantage this year, Stauber has positioned himself well in the Iron Range district.

The Legislature closed an exclusion in sexual assault law that made a distinction between ‘voluntarily’ or ‘involuntarily’ intoxication.

The Legislature closed an exclusion in sexual assault law that made a distinction between ‘voluntarily’ or ‘involuntarily’ intoxication.

Will Michele Tafoya’s efforts to link Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to fraud succeed, or will the Trump factor sink Tafoya in the Senate race?

Will Michele Tafoya’s efforts to link Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan to fraud succeed, or will the Trump factor sink Tafoya in the Senate race?

The state’s elderly and disabled face long delays in approval for care, shuttered clinics and fewer caregivers in the war on Medicaid fraud.

Plus: Eric Pratt campaign aide resigns over racist social media posts; Omar absolved of wrongdoing in financial disclosure; and more.

Plus: Eric Pratt campaign aide resigns over racist social media posts; Omar absolved of wrongdoing in financial disclosure; and more.

Minnesota ranchers angered by Trump’s decision to import cheaper beef would be able to process their own meat and go after the gray wolf.

Minnesota ranchers angered by Trump’s decision to import cheaper beef would be able to process their own meat and go after the gray wolf.

Tom Emmer backs Trump’s push for data center projects, but other GOPers are treading softly as the president criticizes those that oppose them

Tom Emmer backs Trump’s push for data center projects, but other GOPers are treading softly as the president criticizes those that oppose them

But Canada has been careful to level its most lethal attacks on states where Republicans are most vulnerable.

But Canada has been careful to level its most lethal attacks on states where Republicans are most vulnerable.

Ranchers in the state feel betrayed about plans to import 300,000 metric tons of beef in an effort to bring down prices before the election.

While Haitians in Minnesota face a tough choice, Somalis and Salvadorans are at risk for deportation, too.

Gov. Walz's order places the onus on the next governor and Legislature to continue or scrap the state’s side of permitting.

A progressive movement fueled by anger at Trump, reaction to Operation Metro Surge and other factors spurred Flanagan's win over Angie Craig.

Those helping Craig are spending more, but Flanagan has also gotten help as there are few guardrails on special interest spending in politics.

Those helping Craig are spending more, but Flanagan has also gotten help as there are few guardrails on special interest spending in politics.

Progressives want to replace the nation’s patchwork of health plans with one government-run program they are calling Medicare for All.

Minnesota among states suing the Trump administration over any new rule about mail-in-ballots. Plus: GOPers demand that Walz, Ellison resign.

The committee's chair, Rep. James Comer, had asked the vice president to continue to investigate Minnesota’s social service programs.

A GOP-led committee completed its probe into alleged social service fraud in Minnesota and urged Vice President JD Vance to take closer look.

The pushback to Operation Metro Surge impacted policy and congressional politics, it’s also redefined how Americans relate to immigrants.

Plus: Emmer calls Frey a criminal; Republicans split with Trump on Canada tariffs; a reader writes, and more.

Secretary of State Steve Simon and Attorney General Keith Ellison are among the Democrats weighing the opportunity.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., told NBC News what he expects to find in the files — and warned that a future president could charge DOJ officials who don't comply with the law.

Armed with a legal opinion to sheriffs from Attorney General Keith Ellison, the ACLU is suing Freeborn County to stop cooperation with ICE.

There's confidence the industry can be saved, but hemp supporters have already lost a lobbying war against cannabis and alcohol interests.

Democratic candidates Angie Craig and Peggy Flanagan are among those trolled by Tafoya on X as she weighs a bid to run against them.

The administration's policy is at loggerheads with activists who are carrying on the state's history of immigrant advocacy.

Popular CBD products, including ‘sleep gummies,’ tinctures, oils and capsules, contain more intoxicating THC than allowed by a new law.

Popular CBD products, including ‘sleep gummies,’ tinctures, oils and capsules, contain more intoxicating THC than allowed by a new law.

Plus: Bill funds payout to senators who sue over J6 probe; the FDA's sodium standard effort dropped; and more.

The end of the 43-day federal government shutdown does not end the fighting over food stamps, with millions of dollars at stake.

The marijuana and alcohol industries successfully lobbied Congress to shut down a hemp-based competitor they complain is unregulated.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison raised eyebrows for his support of a campaign to outlaw THC products that are ‘intoxicating.'

Updates on the federal government shutdown and its impact on Minnesota by D.C. correspondent Ana Radelat, data journalist Shadi Bushra and other MinnPost contributors.

Two rulings may bring some relief to Minnesota’s 440,000 SNAP recipients, though it’s not clear whether the Trump administration will comply.

Democrats say USDA has $5 billion to continue food stamp benefits while the agency insists the ‘well has gone dry.’

A Minnesota agency and three other nonprofits that run Head Start centers will be allowed to use state funds for their November operations.

A Minnesota agency and three other nonprofits that run Head Start centers will be allowed to use state funds for their November operations.