Quinn Gorham

The Minnesota House convened Thursday for the first time since 2024. The start of the 2025 legislative session followed weeks of political stalemate at the Capitol, as the House DFL denied the chamber a quorum in an effort to force a power-sharing agreement with Republicans, who have a (likely) temporary majority.

Protestors from across the state of Minnesota joined a national protest movement on Wednesday, marching to the state capitol building to demonstrate.

Minnesota Senate Republicans will once again be the Minority party as early as next week. DFL Senator-elect Doron Clark will join the Senate, breaking a temporary tie that kicked off the legislative session in the Senate.

Minnesota’s Senate is back to 67 members after starting the year in a tie. The DFL regained its majority in the state Senate after a special election on Tuesday night.

A federal judge has blocked a federal funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration, but not before Minnesota leaders could react to its possible implications.

Many lawmakers in St. Paul seemed to think 2024 would finally be the year for a sports betting bill. Even with a rumored deal in the waning hours of the 2024 session, the bill failed to make it across the finish line.

The assembly took place in the state senate chambers in St. Paul, led by Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon.

The U.S. Senate recently passed a bipartisan bill to make the bald eagle the national bird, sending it to President Biden’s desk. Once signed by the president, the bird will be elevated to the role many already assumed it had.

The last major step will come on December 17, when the state’s electors will vote for the prevailing state presidential candidate in the electoral college.

Nestled in the heart of St. Paul’s Union Depot the annual European Christmas Market features more than 60 vendors, all selling foods, handmade crafts, or imported goods.