State Government
The 15 Minnesota House races (and one Senate race) to watch in 2018
A Senate special election puts both chambers in play this year.
Greta Kaul
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Economy
Mining is a small part of Minnesota’s economy. So why is it such a big political issue?
Mining is directly responsible for about 0.2 percent of Minnesota’s jobs and less than 3 percent of its economic output.
Politics & Policy
2018 Campaign Finance Dashboard
See the latest fundraising totals for governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House.
Politics & Policy
Across a range of measures, Minnesota’s American Indians fare worse than other groups. So why isn’t it talked about more?
The homeless encampment along Hiawatha Avenue in Minneapolis has brought new attention to a long-standing and widespread problem.
Politics & Policy
How to be a smart reader of political polls, illustrated
Sometimes polls don’t make claims as definitively as people make them out to do.
State Government
If early spending is any indication, the battle for the Minnesota House will be fought in the ’burbs
A look at where political committees are concentrating their efforts.
State Government
How Minnesota’s major independent expenditure committees have been spending their money on the 2018 election
The work of these political committees is most likely to show up on TV, radio, social media, on your doorstep and in your mailbox at some point between now election day.
National
Rochester’s growing. Is it growing fast enough to keep the First District blue?
Even as Rochester is getting bigger — and bluer — the rest of CD1 has been trending Republican.
Sports
Falling football, lacrosse ascendant: The state of Minnesota high school sports participation
We look at the latest data on what Minnesota’s student athletes are up to.
State Government
What the current population trends mean for Minnesota’s legislative district boundaries — and politics
Unlike the last round of redistricting, when the suburbs swelled, this decade core cities appear to be making the biggest gains.