Posted inState Government Minnesota isn’t likely to see many hotly contested primaries for statewide office. That’s exactly the way the parties want it. by Peter Callaghan 05/31/202202/08/2024
Posted inState Government Legislative leaders have wrestled with spending Minnesota’s historic surplus. Scott Jensen has some thoughts about that. by Walker Orenstein 05/24/202202/08/2024
Posted inState Government Minnesota Legislature adjourns 2022 regular session without passing tax cut, spending bills by Peter Callaghan and Walker Orenstein 05/23/202202/08/2024
Posted inState Government Walz spending plan consumes much of Minnesota’s current budget surplus — and the next projected surplus by Peter Callaghan 01/27/202202/08/2024
Posted inState Government Minnesota’s $7.7 billion budget surplus is big. But it’s not unique. by Peter Callaghan 12/13/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government How do you solve a problem like an extra $7.75 billion? by Peter Callaghan 12/07/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Why talk of special sessions of the Minnesota Legislature is a lot more common than actually holding special sessions by Peter Callaghan 11/29/202102/08/2024
Posted inPolitics & Policy Richard Painter sure sounds like he’s going to make an independent run for governor of Minnesota by Peter Callaghan 11/08/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Gov. Tim Walz kicks off a re-election campaign that is going to be all about Tim Walz by Peter Callaghan 10/19/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Why Gov. Tim Walz couldn’t impose a vaccine mandate for Minnesota — even if he still had emergency powers by Peter Callaghan 10/06/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Why 2,200 GOP convention-goers matter more in the Minnesota governor’s race than 320,000 Republican voters by Peter Callaghan 09/15/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government As temporary fencing returns to the Minnesota Capitol, state officials continue to debate permanent security measures by Peter Callaghan 09/02/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government Stumbling toward a finish: Legislature ends Walz’s emergency powers after aborted deal almost blows up final day of session by Peter Callaghan and Walker Orenstein 06/30/202102/08/2024
Posted inPolitics & Policy Even as they make progress on other budget bills, Minnesota lawmakers remain at odds over policing reforms by Walker Orenstein and Peter Callaghan 06/25/202102/08/2024
Posted inState Government As the pandemic winds down, so does the Minnesota Legislature’s battle over Tim Walz’s emergency powers by Peter Callaghan 06/17/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government Where things stand at the Minnesota Legislature, one week out from a special session by Peter Callaghan 06/07/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government Six takeaways from the Minnesota Legislature’s 2021 regular session by Peter Callaghan 05/24/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government What Monday’s $52 billion budget deal does — and doesn’t — mean for Minnesota by Peter Callaghan and Walker Orenstein 05/17/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government How new guidance on how Minnesota can spend ARP money could affect the Legislature’s budget negotiations by Peter Callaghan 05/17/202102/06/2024
Posted inState Government How far are GOP legislators willing to go to stop Walz’s ‘Clean Cars’ rules? by Walker Orenstein 05/14/202102/06/2024