With the two vacancies, the state Senate currently has 33 DFL and 32 Republican members. If the GOP candidate wins in both of ...

Two special elections next Tuesday to fill vacancies in the Minnesota Senate will determine the balance of power in the narrowly divided chamber, where the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party holds ...

The pause in payments will help the state detect “suspicious billing activity and scrutinize the use of public funds,” the ...

Demonstrators gather for a rally held by the Minnesota DFL outside Mayo Clinic's Family Clinic Northwest on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, in Rochester. The rally was to call attention to health insurance ...

John Wilbur Cotton, 86, died on Friday, October 10, 2025 at Mayo Clinic Hospital - St Marys Campus. John was born on November 23, 1938 to Wilbur and Dorothy (Johnson) Cotton in Rochester, MN. He ...

Minnesota utility regulators unanimously approved the sale of Allete, Minnesota Power's parent company, to BlackRock and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. Supporters, including labor unions ...

A bitter regulatory battle that divided state government and fractured the Democratic-Farmer-Labor coalition came to an end Friday when utility regulators voted unanimously to approve the sale of ...

Minnesota congressional hopefuls Anson Amberson and Doug Chapin answered questions during a Saturday, Oct. 11, candidate forum in St. Cloud. Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District DFL candidates Doug ...

A forum at the Star Tribune’s inaugural North Star Summit discussed the future of the GOP party and how to win statewide elections. Former Governor Tim Pawlenty, the last Republican to win statewide ...

The Minneapolis DFL said Monday that it was under investigation for postcards it sent in August. The investigation started after the Minnesota DFL received a complaint about mailers featuring State ...