New regent Tadd Johnson makes Minnesota, university history
The University of Minnesota, founded on tribal land with a history of injustices against Native Americans, is now finding ways to reckon with that past.
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At public safety forum in north Minneapolis, Don Samuels promises more federal help
Samuels, who is trying to unseat U.S. Rep Ilhan Omar, pledged to take community members’ concerns to Washington.
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to lawmaker in Austin-area GOP primary race
Chief Justice Lorie Gildea said the people investigating Sen. Gene Dornink waited “long periods” between visiting his homes and waited too long before submitting their complaint ahead of the Tuesday primary election.
D.C. Memo: Senate to vote on Inflation Reduction Act
While Senate Democrats worked on getting the votes they need, senators approved bills that would support veterans and survivors of police officers who have died by suicide.
Walz, Jensen share stage at Farmfest, spar over pandemic and more
Farmfest has become the traditional first forum of state governor races, with candidates dressing down and often citing the most-recent relative who worked the land.
Minnesota Democrats in Congress split over support of Biden in 2024
Reps. Dean Phillips and Angie Craig say the party needs a “new generation” of leadership in 2024. Reps. Betty McCollum and Ilhan Omar say that kind of talk is distracting.
Weekend picks: There’s theater galore, with the Fringe Fest, zAmya’s ‘Second Chance’ and Pangea’s ‘Life Born of Fire’
Plus: ‘The Morning Dip,’ photography by Peggy Anderson at the Swedish Institute; reggae and more at a new music festival in Bloomington, and “Black Tongue” at Rosalux Gallery.
Thousands of Minnesotans to face health insurance premiums spikes unless Congress acts
A new bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, would extend the subsidies for another three years, at a cost to the federal government of $64 billion.
Election 2022
How the Minnesota GOP’s endorsement process pushes Republican candidates further to the right
Who’s running in Minnesota in 2022: Statewide offices and U.S. House
Who’s running for the Minnesota Legislature in 2022
Commentary and opinion
Add the coronavirus pandemic, and Minnesotans with chronic and terminal illnesses are even more isolated
‘Trumpism’ actually grew out of Newt Gingrich’s ’94 ascendance, argues Dana Milbank’s new book
Why it matters: a bill in Congress to help save local journalism
