Ryan Faircloth

Much has changed at the federal level since the state’s last economic forecast projected a $5.1 billion deficit in the 2028-2029 biennium.

In an interview with the New Yorker magazine, the second-term DFL governor also accused President Donald Trump of “building an authoritarian government.”

The group wrote U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer and other Minnesota Republicans in Congress “there is no practical way to accommodate some of the proposed massive reductions.”

Republicans say Mitchell violated conflict-of-interest rules in voting on a motion related to her possible expulsion.

As Gov. Tim Walz mulls a possible third term, several Republicans, including his 2022 opponent Scott Jensen, consider challenging him.

The state GOP wants to resolve intraparty feuds before the 2026 election. But some Republicans are calling for the party to cut out its fringe factions, not work with them.

Three-week impasse ends with deal that makes Republican Lisa Demuth speaker of the House for two years, gives GOP temporary control of committees.

Republicans continued to pressure House Democrats to return to the State Capitol on Tuesday, as the DFL’s boycott headed into its fourth week.

The DFL’s decision to back Curtis Johnson for a suburban House seat has haunted the party since a judge ruled Johnson didn’t live in the district, turning a tie into a 67-66 advantage for Republicans.

The 66 House Democrats have collectively been paid more than $130,000 during their boycott of legislative proceedings.