Special elections to decide whether DFL, GOP control MN Senate

With the two vacancies, the state Senate currently has 33 DFL and 32 Republican members. If the GOP candidate wins in both of ...
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Special elections to decide whether DFL, GOP control Minnesota Senate

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 ...

Tim Walz orders audit of Medicaid billing as fraud prosecutions continue

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

Outside Mayo Clinic Northwest, DFL rallies against Republicans, health care costs

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 ...
Post-Bulletin

John Cotton

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 ...
St. Cloud Times

BlackRock’s Minnesota Power deal splits DFL coalition as corporate giant seeks bigger targets

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 ...
Southern Minn

BlackRock’s Minnesota Power takeover splits DFL coalition as corporate giant seeks bigger targets

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 ...
inforum

In 6th District, DFL candidates mull ways to challenge Emmer, end GOP dominance

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 ...
Bemidji Pioneer

Beltrami County DFL to hold Oct. 15 game night

BEMIDJI — The Beltrami County Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party will hold monthly game nights every third Wednesday at the DFL office, 1510 Bemidji Ave. N. "Come join the group, where politics may or may ...
CBS News

Rep. Ilhan Omar endorses Omar Fateh for mayor of Minneapolis

Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New ...
Yahoo

What is the future of the Minnesota Republican Party?

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 ...